How to Install Attendize on Windows 11

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Attendize for Windows 11. Attendize is an open-source event management system that allows you to create and manage events.

Prerequisites

Before we continue, make sure you have the following installed on your system:

  • PHP 7.3 or higher
  • MySQL 5.5 or higher
  • Apache 2.4 or higher

If you don't have these installed, please follow the respective installation guides for each software.

Step 1: Download Attendize

First, download the latest version of Attendize from the official website: https://www.attendize.com/.

Step 2: Extract the Zip Archive

After downloading Attendize, extract the Zip archive to an accessible location on your computer.

Step 3: Configure PHP

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

  • Enable the "extension=mysqli" extension by uncommenting the line ";extension=mysqli"
  • Increase the "max_execution_time" to 300
  • Increase the "upload_max_filesize" to at least 128M
  • Increase the "post_max_size" to at least 128M

Save the changes and close the file.

Step 4: Create a MySQL Database

Create a new MySQL database for Attendize to use. You can do this using an application like phpMyAdmin or the MySQL command-line interface. Make sure to note the database name, username, and password.

Step 5: Configure Apache

Open the httpd.conf file for Apache and make the following changes:

  • Change the "DocumentRoot" to the path of the Attendize extracted files. For example, "DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs/attendize"
  • Change the "Directory" directive to match the new "DocumentRoot". For example, "<Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/attendize">"
  • Add the following lines to the end of the file:
<Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/attendize">
 Options FollowSymLinks
 AllowOverride All
 Order allow,deny
 Allow from all
</Directory>

Save the changes and close the file.

Step 6: Install Attendize

Open your browser and go to http://localhost/install - this will launch the Attendize installation page.

Follow the installation prompts until the installation is complete.

Step 7: Start Using Attendize

After the installation is complete, you can start using Attendize to create and manage events.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Attendize on Windows 11. Attendize is an easy-to-use event management system that will help you create and manage successful events.