How to Install Mautic on Windows 11

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Mautic, the open-source marketing automation platform, on Windows 11 operating system.

Prerequisites

Before installing Mautic, you need to have the following components installed on your Windows 11 computer:

  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Apache

If you don't have these components installed, follow the steps below to install them:

Install PHP

  1. Download the latest version of PHP from the official website https://windows.php.net/download/
  2. Extract the contents of the downloaded file to a folder of your choice, for example, C:\PHP
  3. Rename the file php.ini-development to php.ini
  4. Edit php.ini file and uncomment the following lines:
extension_dir = "ext"
extension=mysqli
  1. Save the file and exit

Install MySQL

  1. Download the MySQL Community Server installer from the official website https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/
  2. Run the installer and follow the prompts to install MySQL
  3. During the installation, you will be prompted to create a root password. Make sure you remember this password.

Install Apache

  1. Download the Apache HTTP server from the official website https://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi
  2. Extract the contents of the downloaded file to a folder of your choice, for example, C:\Apache24
  3. Open a command prompt with administrator privileges and navigate to the bin directory of Apache installation. For example, cd C:\Apache24\bin
  4. Run the command httpd -k install to install Apache as a Windows service.

Install Mautic

Once you have installed PHP, MySQL, and Apache, you can proceed with installing Mautic.

  1. Download the latest version of Mautic from the official website https://www.mautic.org/download/
  2. Extract the contents of the downloaded file to the htdocs directory of your Apache installation. For example, C:\Apache24\htdocs\mautic
  3. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/mautic/ to start the installation process.
  4. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

During the installation, you will be prompted to enter the MySQL database details, including the database name, username, and password. Make sure you enter the correct details.

Once the installation is complete, you can log in to Mautic using the default username and password, which are:

  • Username: admin
  • Password: mautic

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Mautic on your Windows 11 computer. You can now start using Mautic to manage your marketing campaigns and automate your email marketing tasks.