How to Install Live Helper Chat on macOS

Live Helper Chat is an open-source live support chat system that allows website visitors to chat with website administrators in real-time. If you're a macOS user and want to install Live Helper Chat on your system, follow the steps below.

Prerequisites

Before installing Livehelper Chat on macOS, make sure you have the following:

  • A macOS system
  • MAMP server
  • Apache server
  • MySQL database

Step 1: Download Live Helper Chat

The first step is to download the Livehelper Chat package from the official website at https://livehelperchat.com/download.

Step 2: Unzip the Package

Once the download is complete, unzip the package to a directory /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/LiveHelperChat.

Step 3: Create a Database

Create a new MySQL database named livehelperchat.

Step 4: Create an Apache Virtual Host

Create an Apache virtual host by opening the Apache configuration file located at /Applications/MAMP/conf/apache/httpd.conf using a text editor.

Add the following code at the end of the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/LiveHelperChat"
ServerName yourservername.com
<Directory "/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/LiveHelperChat">
AllowOverride All
Allow from All
Options +Indexes
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace yourservername.com with your own domain name.

Save the changes and restart the Apache server.

Step 5: Install Live Helper Chat

Open a web browser and go to http://yourservername.com/setup/install/.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install Live Helper Chat.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Live Helper Chat on macOS. You can now use it to provide real-time support to your website visitors.