How to Install Serendipity on Windows 10

Serendipity is a free and open-source blogging platform that offers features such as plugins, templates, and spam protection. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Serendipity on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

• A Windows 10 PC
• XAMPP or WAMP server installed
• Web Browser

Step 1: Download Serendipity

First, go to the Serendipity website at https://docs.s9y.org/ and click on the "Download" button. Select the latest stable version and download the zip file to your computer.

Step 2: Extract Serendipity Files

Next, extract the downloaded file into the web server's document root folder. For XAMPP, the default document root directory is C:\xampp\htdocs\; for WAMP, it is C:\wamp\www\. Extract the Serendipity files into the document root directory.

Step 3: Configure Database

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/. Create a new database using the "New" button on the left side of the page. Name the database whatever you want and set the collation to "utf8_general_ci".

Step 4: Configure Serendipity

Go to the Serendipity directory and rename serendipity_config_local.inc.php.sample to serendipity_config_local.inc.php. Then, open serendipity_config_local.inc.php in a text editor and scroll down until you see the database settings section.

Set the database name, username, and password to the values of your local MySQL server.

$dbHost     = 'localhost';
$dbUsername = 'root';
$dbPassword = '';
$dbName     = 'serendipity';

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Run Serendipity Installer

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/serendipity/. The Serendipity installer should automatically run. Follow the installer prompts to complete the installation.

Once the installation is complete, you can log in to the Serendipity admin panel by navigating to http://localhost/serendipity/admin.php.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Serendipity on Windows 10.