How to Install Bugzilla on macOS

Bugzilla is a web-based software which is used for bug tracking and testing management. In this tutorial, we will see how to install Bugzilla on macOS.

Prerequisites

  • An updated version of macOS
  • Perl 5.10.1 or higher
  • MySQL 5.5.3 or higher
  • Apache web server version 2.x or higher
  • A user account with administrative privileges

Steps:

  1. Download the latest version of Bugzilla from the official website https://www.bugzilla.org/.

  2. Extract the downloaded Bugzilla archive file and move it to the desired location.

  3. Rename the extracted folder with a name of your choice.

  4. Edit the "localconfig" file located in the "Bugzilla" folder. If you are not comfortable with command-line editing, you can use a text editor like TextEdit.

  5. Set the following variables in the "localconfig" file:

    $db_driver = 'mysql';
$db_host = 'localhost';
$db_name = '<database name>';
$db_user = '<database username>';
$db_password = '<database password>';

    Replace <database name>, <database username>, and <database password> with your own values.

  6. Create a new database and a new user using the MySQL command line interface.

    mysql> CREATE DATABASE <database name>;
mysql> CREATE USER '<database username>'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<database password>';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON <database name>.* TO '<database username>'@'localhost';

  7. Install the required Perl modules using the "checksetup" script located in the "Bugzilla" folder.

    $ cd Bugzilla
$ perl checksetup.pl --check-modules

  8. Install the missing modules if any. Use the following command to install modules using CPAN.

    $ sudo cpan
cpan> install <module name>
cpan> q

  9. Repeat step 7 and 8 until all the required modules are installed.

  10. Run the "checksetup" script again to initialize the database.

    $ perl checksetup.pl

  11. Start the Apache web server.

    $ sudo apachectl start

  12. Navigate to the Bugzilla installation URL in your web browser.

    http://localhost/<Bugzilla folder name>

    Replace <Bugzilla folder name> with the name you chose in step 3.

  13. Follow the Bugzilla installation wizard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Bugzilla on your macOS machine.