How to Install Bolt CMS on Windows 10

Bolt CMS is a popular open-source content management system written in PHP. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Bolt CMS on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, you will need the following:

  • Windows 10 installed on your computer
  • PHP version 7.2 or higher installed on your computer
  • MySQL or MariaDB installed on your computer
  • Apache server installed on your computer

Step 1: Download Bolt CMS

Go to the Bolt CMS website (https://boltcms.io/) and click on the "Download" button. Once the download is complete, extract the zip file to a directory of your choice.

Step 2: Configure PHP

Open the PHP configuration file (php.ini) and make the following changes:

  1. Uncomment the line extension=pdo_mysql to enable the PDO MySQL extension.
  2. Set the date.timezone parameter to your timezone.
  3. Increase the max_execution_time and memory_limit parameters to avoid any execution or memory issues.

Save the changes and restart your Apache server.

Step 3: Create a Database

Log in to your MySQL or MariaDB server and create a new database for your Bolt CMS installation.

Step 4: Configure Bolt CMS

Go to the directory where you extracted Bolt CMS and locate the file app\config\config.yml. Open this file in a text editor and make the following changes:

  1. Set the database.driver parameter to pdo_mysql.
  2. Set the database.host parameter to the name or IP address of your MySQL or MariaDB server.
  3. Set the database.port parameter to the port number of your MySQL or MariaDB server (usually 3306).
  4. Set the database.name parameter to the name of the database you created in Step 3.
  5. Set the database.user and database.password parameters to the username and password you use to access your MySQL or MariaDB server.

Save the changes and close the file.

Step 5: Install Bolt CMS

Open your command prompt and navigate to the directory where you extracted Bolt CMS. Run the following command to install Bolt CMS:

php app/nut setup:sync

This command will create the necessary database tables and install Bolt CMS.

Step 6: Access Bolt CMS

Once the install process is complete, you can access Bolt CMS by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost/bolt/ (assuming you installed Bolt CMS in the htdocs directory of your Apache server).

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Bolt CMS on Windows 10. If you followed the steps correctly, you should now be able to access Bolt CMS and start using it to create and manage content on your website. Good luck!