How to install Pico CMS on Windows 10

Pico CMS is a lightweight and easy-to-use content management system designed for small websites. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Pico CMS on a Windows 10 machine.

Step 1: Install XAMPP

To run Pico CMS on your Windows 10 machine, you'll need to install XAMPP, which is a free and open-source software package that provides an Apache web server, a MySQL database, and PHP.

  1. Download XAMPP from the Apache Friends website: https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html
  2. Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions to install XAMPP on your computer.
  3. Start the Apache and MySQL services by clicking the "Start" button next to each service in the XAMPP Control Panel.

Step 2: Download Pico CMS

  1. Go to the Pico CMS website: https://picocms.org/
  2. Click the "Download" button on the top right corner of the page to download the latest version of Pico CMS.
  3. Extract the contents of the ZIP file to the "htdocs" folder in the XAMPP installation directory. By default, this folder is located at "C:\xampp\htdocs".

Step 3: Configure Pico CMS

  1. Rename the "config.sample.php" file in the "content" folder to "config.php".
  2. Open the "config.php" file in a text editor.
  3. Edit the "base_url" and "timezone" variables to match your website's URL and time zone.
  4. Save the "config.php" file.

Step 4: Test Pico CMS

  1. Open your web browser and navigate to "http://localhost/pico/".
  2. You should see the default Pico CMS homepage. If you see an error message instead, check your XAMPP and Pico CMS configurations.
  3. You can now start creating your own website using Pico CMS!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've shown you how to install Pico CMS on a Windows 10 machine using XAMPP. We hope that this tutorial has been helpful for you and that you're able to use Pico CMS to build your own website.