How to Install PurritoBin on Windows 11

PurritoBin is a simple, open-source self-hosted pastebin application. It allows you to store and share text snippets. Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to install PurritoBin on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following:

  • A Windows 11 computer with administrative access
  • Git installed on your computer

Steps

Follow these steps to install PurritoBin on your Windows 11 computer:

  1. Open the command prompt as administrator. You can do this by typing cmd in the Windows search bar, right-clicking on Command Prompt, and selecting Run as administrator.

  2. Navigate to the directory where you want to install PurritoBin. You can do this by using the cd command. For example:

    cd C:\inetpub\wwwroot

  3. Clone the PurritoBin repository from GitHub using the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/PurritoBin/PurritoBin.git

  4. Install PHP and the required PHP dependencies. You can use XAMPP or WampServer to install PHP and its dependencies.

  5. Copy the config.example.php file in the PurritoBin root directory to config.php and modify the settings to suit your needs. For example, you can change the site title, set a custom URL, and choose a different database name.

  6. Create a MySQL database for PurritoBin. You can use phpMyAdmin or any other MySQL client to create a database.

  7. Import the schema.sql file from the PurritoBin root directory into your MySQL database.

  8. Start the Apache and MySQL servers using XAMPP or WampServer.

  9. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/PurritoBin (or the URL you specified in step 5). You should see the PurritoBin homepage.

Congratulations! You have now installed PurritoBin on your Windows 11 computer.

Conclusion

PurritoBin is a handy tool for storing and sharing text snippets. By following the steps in this tutorial, you’ve successfully installed PurritoBin on your Windows 11 computer. You can now start using PurritoBin to store and share your code snippets or any other text data.