How to Install Phabricator on Windows 11

Phabricator is a popular web-based software development tool that offers a variety of features to help manage software development projects. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Phabricator on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

  • Windows 11 operating system
  • PHP 7.3 or newer installed
  • MySQL 5.5 or newer installed
  • Git installed
  • Administrator access on your system

Steps

Step 1: Download and Install Dependencies

  1. Download the Phabricator Windows installer from the official website: https://files.phabricator.org/windows/Phabricator.tgz
  2. Extract the downloaded file to a location on your hard drive, such as C:\Phabricator.
  3. Install PHP on your system if not already installed. You can download PHP for Windows from the official website: https://windows.php.net/download/
  4. Install MySQL on your system if not already installed. You can download MySQL Community Server for Windows from the official website: https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/
  5. Install Git on your system if not already installed. You can download Git for Windows from the official website: https://git-scm.com/download/win

Step 2: Configure MySQL

  1. Open the MySQL Command Line Client by running mysql.exe located in the bin directory of your MySQL installation.
  2. Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
  3. Create a database for Phabricator by entering the following command: CREATE DATABASE phabricator;
  4. Create a MySQL user for Phabricator by entering the following command: CREATE USER 'phabricator'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; and replacing password with a strong password of your choice.
  5. Grant the new user all privileges on the new database by entering the following command: GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phabricator.* TO 'phabricator'@'localhost';
  6. Exit the MySQL Command Line Client by entering the command: exit;

Step 3: Configure Phabricator

  1. Open the config directory located in the C:\Phabricator directory using a text editor of your choice.
  2. Copy the config.sample.php file and rename it to config.php.
  3. Open the config.php file in a text editor and modify the configuration options as needed. You will need to provide the MySQL database details and configure other options such as authentication and SSL.
  4. Save the config.php file.

Step 4: Start Phabricator

  1. Open a command prompt with Administrator privileges.
  2. Navigate to the C:\Phabricator directory using the cd command.
  3. Start the Phabricator web server by entering the following command: sudo -u www-data ./bin/phd start If you receive an error, check that you have PHP and Git in your path.
  4. Wait for the server to start. You can verify the server is running by visiting the URL http://phabricator.local/ in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Phabricator on Windows 11. You can now use Phabricator to manage your software development projects.