Install OctoberCMS on Windows 7 x64 ( XAMPP 7.0.9 + php7 ) - Part 2/2

Trabla: Install OctoberCMS on Windows 7 x64 ( XAMPP 7.0.9 + php7 ) - opensource PHP content management system - Part 2/2

 OctoberCMS - is a free, open-source, self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. A simple and modular CMS that grows with you, with a precise and beautiful interface that comes as second nature.

This tutorial explains how to install OctoberCMS on Windows 7 x64 operating system using XAMPP 7.0.9 with apache, php7 and MariaDB ( MySQL clone ).

Solving - Part 2 ( Part 1 ):

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7. "Administrator" page of OctoberCMS  opensource PHP CMS   web installation

- type your data
- click "Continue" button

8. "Getting started" page of OctoberCMS  opensource PHP CMS   web installation

- click "Start from a theme" button

9. "Start from a theme" page of OctoberCMS  opensource PHP CMS   web installation

- choose theme you want
- click "Install" button
- click "Continue" button

10. Installation ... 

11. "Congratulations! " page of OctoberCMS  opensource PHP CMS   web installation

- open website, address
http://localhost/octobercms

- open Administration area
http://localhost/octobercms/backend

12. Delete installation folder -

C:\xampp\htdocs\octobercms\install_files\

and file
C:\xampp\htdocs\octobercms\install.php

Hooray !!! Enjoy OctoberCMS  opensource PHP CMS  !!!

Install OctoberCMS on Windows 7 x64 ( XAMPP 7.0.9 + php7 ) - Part 1/2

Trabla: Install OctoberCMS on Windows 7 x64 ( XAMPP 7.0.9 + php7 ) - opensource PHP content management system - Part 1/2

 OctoberCMS - is a free, open-source, self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. A simple and modular CMS that grows with you, with a precise and beautiful interface that comes as second nature.

This tutorial explains how to install OctoberCMS on Windows 7 x64 operating system using XAMPP 7.0.9 with apache, php7 and MariaDB ( MySQL clone ).

Solving - Part 1 ( Part 2 ):

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1.  Download and install XAMPP 7.0.9 from official site:
https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html

2.  Download October CMS   installer from official site:
https://octobercms.com/

3. Create folder \octobercms XAMPP htdocs folder

C:\xampp\htdocs\octobercms

and copy all files from downloaded October CMS   .zip source

4. Run XAMPP Control Panel 

- open php.ini file ( Apache ->  Config-> PHP(php.ini) )

- change max_execution_time value
from max_execution_time=30 to max_execution_time=600

- save  & close php.ini
- start Apache
- start Database

5. Open in browser following url to start  OctoberCMS   web installation

http://localhost/octobercms/

"System Check & License Agreement" page
- scroll down
- click "Agree & Continue"

6.  "Database" page of OctoberCMS   web installation

Now we need to create Database for OctoberCMS  opensource PHP CMS

1) Open phpMyAdmin in new browser tab (or window :) ) -

 http://localhost/phpmyadmin

2) Open SQL tab
3) Execute following query

CREATE DATABASE `octobercms` 
DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;

CREATE USER 'octobercms-owner'@'localhost'; 
CREATE USER 'octobercms-owner'@'127.0.0.1';
CREATE USER 'octobercms-owner'@'::1';

SET PASSWORD 
FOR 'octobercms-owner'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('octobercms123$%');
SET PASSWORD 
FOR 'octobercms-owner'@'127.0.0.1' = PASSWORD('octobercms123$%');
SET PASSWORD 
FOR 'octobercms-owner'@'::1' = PASSWORD('octobercms123$%');


GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON 
`octobercms`.* TO 'octobercms-owner'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON 
`octobercms`.* TO 'octobercms-owner'@'127.0.0.1' WITH GRANT OPTION;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON 
`octobercms`.* TO 'octobercms-owner'@'::1' WITH GRANT OPTION;

Go back  to OctoberCMS  opensource PHP CMS installation page

- type Database Name -  octobercms
- type MySQL Login -  octobercms-owner
- type MySQL Password - octobercms123$%

- click "Administator>" button

NEXT - Part 2 

Install October CMS on windows

Trabla: Install October CMS on windows ( XAMPP 5.6.21 )

 OctoberCMS - is a free, open-source, self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. A simple and modular CMS that grows with you, with a precise and beautiful interface that comes as second nature.

Latest tutorial - Install OctoberCMS on Windows 7 x64 ( XAMPP 7.0.9 + php7 )
- https://codingtrabla.blogspot.com/2016/10/install-octobercms-on-windows-7-x64.html



Solving:

1.  Download and install XAMPP 5.6.21 from official site:
https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html

2.  Download October CMS   installer from official site:
https://octobercms.com/

3. Create folder \octobercms XAMPP htdocs folder
C:\xampp\htdocs\octobercms
and copy all files from downloaded October CMS   .zip source

4. Run XAMPP Control Panel 
- open php.ini file ( Apache ->  Config-> PHP(php.ini) )
and change value
from
max_execution_time=30
to
max_execution_time=120
+ save file.

- start Apache
- start Database

5. Open in browser following url to start  October CMS   web installation
http://localhost/octobercms/

"System Check & License Agreement" page
- scroll down
- click "Agree & Continue"

6. "Database" page

Now we need to create Database for    October CMS

1) Open phpMyAdmin in new browser tab (or window :) ) - http://localhost/phpmyadmin
2) Open SQL tab
3) Execute following query

CREATE DATABASE `octobercms` 
DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;

CREATE USER 'octobercms-owner'@'localhost'; 
CREATE USER 'octobercms-owner'@'127.0.0.1';
CREATE USER 'octobercms-owner'@'::1';

SET PASSWORD 
FOR 'octobercms-owner'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('octobercms123$%');
SET PASSWORD 
FOR 'octobercms-owner'@'127.0.0.1' = PASSWORD('octobercms123$%');
SET PASSWORD 
FOR 'octobercms-owner'@'::1' = PASSWORD('octobercms123$%');


GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON 
`octobercms`.* TO 'octobercms-owner'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON 
`octobercms`.* TO 'octobercms-owner'@'127.0.0.1' WITH GRANT OPTION;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON 
`octobercms`.* TO 'octobercms-owner'@'::1' WITH GRANT OPTION;

Go back  to October CMS installation page

- type Database Name - octobercms
- type MySQL Login - octobercms-owner
- type MySQL Password- octobercms123$%
- click "Continue" button

7. "Administrator" page

- type your admin credentials
- click "Continue" button

8. "Getting started" page

- select option you need. "Start from the theme" is used in this tutorial.
- select theme
- confirm selection

9. Installation ...

10. Installation completed.

11. Post-installation steps

- delete file install.php , full path C:\xampp\htdocs\octobercms\install.php
- delete folder \install_files full path C:\xampp\htdocs\octobercms\install_files

Enjoy  October CMS  !!!

Site Url: http://localhost/octobercms

Administrator Url: http://localhost/octobercms/backend