How to Install Mibew on Windows 11

Mibew is an open-source communication platform that allows users to chat in real-time. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Mibew on your Windows 11 computer.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

  • A Windows 11 computer
  • PHP installed on your computer
  • MySQL installed on your computer
  • Web server installed on your computer (e.g., XAMPP)

Steps

  1. Download Mibew from https://mibew.org/download

  2. Extract the zip file to a folder in your web server installation directory, e.g., C:\xampp\htdocs

  3. Rename the extracted folder to mibew

  4. Create a MySQL database for Mibew. You can do this by opening phpMyAdmin, selecting the “Databases” tab, and entering a name for your database in the “Create database” field. Remember to select the “utf8_general_ci” collation.

  5. Create a MySQL user for Mibew with full access to your new database. You can do this by opening phpMyAdmin, selecting the “Users” tab, and entering a username, password, and host for your new user. Remember to select the “Grant all privileges on database” option and select your new database from the dropdown.

  6. Configure Mibew by editing the mibew/configs/config.yml file. Replace the values of database host, database name, database user, and database password with the details of your MySQL database and user.

database:
    type: mysql
    port: null
    server: 'localhost' # Your database host
    database: 'mibew' # Your database name
    login: 'root' # Your database user
    password: 'password' # Your database password
    options: {}
    persistent: false
    prefix: 'mibew_'
  1. (Optional) To enable email notifications for new chats or offline messages, configure the SMTP settings by editing the mibew/configs/config.yml file. Replace the values of smtp.host, smtp.username, and smtp.password with your SMTP server details.
email:
    use_smtp: true
    smtp:
        host: smtp.gmail.com
        port: 25
        auth: true
        username: [email protected] # Your SMTP username
        password: yourpassword # Your SMTP password
        tls: 'tls'

  1. Access the installation page by going to http://localhost/mibew/install/index.php

  2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. You will need to enter your MySQL database, user, and password details, as well as select an administrator username and password.

  3. Once the installation is complete, delete the mibew/install folder to prevent unauthorized access to the installation script.

  4. Access Mibew by going to http://localhost/mibew/

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mibew on your Windows 11 computer. You can now start using Mibew to communicate with your website visitors in real-time.