How to Install Phabricator on Windows 10

Phabricator is a robust software development platform that offers several tools for code management, project management, and team collaboration. While it was initially designed for Linux, it is also possible to install Phabricator on Windows 10. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps required to install Phabricator on a Windows 10 machine.

Prerequisites

Before you proceed, make sure that you have the following software installed on your system:

  • PHP 7.3+
  • Apache
  • MySQL 5.5+
  • Git

Step 1 - Download Phabricator

Visit the official website of Phabricator http://phabricator.org/ and download the latest stable version.

Step 2 - Extract the Files

Extract the downloaded files to a folder named phabricator inside C:/xampp/htdocs/

Step 3 - Configure the Database

Open PhpMyAdmin and log in. Create a new database called phabricator.

Step 4 - Configure Phabricator

Open the phabricator/phabricator-config-template.php file in a text editor and make the following changes:

  • Uncomment the line that begins with phabricator.timezone.

  • Set your timezone in the phabricator.timezone field.

  • Find the mysql.host, mysql.port, mysql.user, mysql.pass, and mysql.database fields and set them to the following:

    'mysql.host' => 'localhost',
'mysql.port' => 3306,
'mysql.user' => 'root',
'mysql.pass' => '', // leave it empty
'mysql.database' => 'phabricator',

  • Save the phabricator-config-template.php file as phabricator.conf in the same folder.

Step 5 - Configure Apache

Add the following virtual host configuration to your httpd-vhosts.conf file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName phabricator.example.com
    DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs/phabricator/webroot"
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteRule ^/rsrc/(.*)     -                       [L,QSA]
    RewriteRule ^/favicon.ico  -                       [L,QSA]
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$          /index.php?__path__=$1  [B,L,QSA]
    <Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/phabricator/webroot">
        Require all granted
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace phabricator.example.com with your preferred hostname.

Step 6 - Start Apache and MySQL

Start Apache and MySQL from the XAMPP control panel.

Step 7 - Access Phabricator

Open your web browser and navigate to http://phabricator.example.com/ (or your preferred hostname). Phabricator should now be running. Follow the instructions in the web installer to complete the installation.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Phabricator on Windows 10. You can now use this versatile platform to manage your code, organize projects, and collaborate with your team.