Install Pico 1.0.6 CMS ( flat-file, no DB ) on Windows 7 localhost via XAMPP 7.1.8 ( PHP 7 )

Trabla: Install Pico 1.0.6 CMS ( flat-file, no DB ) on Windows 7 localhost via XAMPP 7.1.8 ( PHP 7 )

Pico is a stupidly simple, blazing fast, flat file CMS. That’s definitely a mouthful, what does it even mean? In the most basic sense, it means that there is no administration backend or database to deal with. You simply create markdown files in the content folder and those files become your pages. There’s much more to Pico than that though.
Let’s get this out of the way: Pico is not a turn-key solution. Pico trades one-click setups and complex management interfaces for blazing speed, flexibility, and a lightweight footprint. If a little bit of reading and some basic configuration sounds like too much then Pico is probably not for you.
That being said, Pico is incredibly extendable and customizable. With a very small amount of configuration, you’ll find yourself with a very personalized experience. There’s also a growing community creating ready-to-go themes and plugins for Pico. It is very possible to get started with Pico even with no prior knowledge of HTML. You’ll find however that a little bit of coding knowledge will get you a long way.

Pico CMS Official Site - http://picocms.org

Solving:

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1. Download and install XAMPP 7.1.8 ( with PHP 7 )
from official site - https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html

2. Download Pico 1.0.6 flat-file CMS  source code

- goto Pico CMS official site : http://picocms.org/

- click on "Download Now" button

- click on "Download Pico 1.0.6"

- click on link pico-release-v1.0.6.tar.gz

3. Unzip Pico 1.0.6 CMS archive using 7zip application

- open archive via 7zip

- in 7zip application double-click on pico-release-v1.0.6.tar

- in 7zip application click on "Extract" button

- in dialog type folder name pico

and click OK button

- Extracting ... please wait

- Result - folder /pico with files

4. Copy /pico folder  into xampp /htdocs folder ( C:\xampp\htdocs )

5. Run XAMPP Control Panel

- start Apache 

6. Open Pico CMS in browser

- open browser
- goto http://localhost/pico

Hooray !!! It's alive !!!

7. Now let's add new page into Pico CMS

- create file helloworld.md  in directory C:\xampp\htdocs\pico\content-sample\sub

- open file helloworld.md and copy following text ( using any text editor )

---
Title: Hello World !!! :)
---

## This is a HelloWorld Page

HelloWorld CodingTrabla Tutorials :)

 - save file

- reload Pico CMS page in browser

Hooray !!! Enjoy Pico 1.0.6 Flat-File Content Management System ( CMS ) !!!