How to Install PhpSysInfo on macOS

PhpSysInfo is a PHP script that displays information about your system, including hardware and software configuration.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install PhpSysInfo on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before you start the installation process, you need to have the following:

  • A macOS computer
  • Apache web server installed
  • PHP installed

Step 1: Download PhpSysInfo

  1. Visit the PhpSysInfo website at https://phpsysinfo.github.io/phpsysinfo/.
  2. Click on the "Download" button to download the latest version of PhpSysInfo.

Step 2: Extract PhpSysInfo Archive

  1. Launch the Terminal app on your macOS computer.
  2. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the PhpSysInfo archive using the cd command. For example: cd Downloads.
  3. Extract the archive by running the following command: tar -xvzf phpsysinfo-x.x.x.tar.gz. Replace x.x.x with the version number you downloaded.
  4. Rename the extracted directory to something simpler using the mv command. For example: mv phpsysinfo-x.x.x phpsysinfo.

Step 3: Configure Apache to Serve PhpSysInfo

  1. Open the httpd.conf file by running the following command: sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf.
  2. Uncomment the following line: LoadModule php7_module libexec/apache2/libphp7.so
  3. Find the following line: DirectoryIndex index.html. Add index.php to the end of the line, separated by a space. It should look like this: DirectoryIndex index.html index.php.
  4. Save and close the httpd.conf file by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, and then Enter.
  5. Restart Apache by running the following command: sudo apachectl restart.

Step 4: Move PhpSysInfo to Apache's Document Root

  1. Move the PhpSysInfo directory to Apache's document root directory by running the following command: sudo mv phpsysinfo /Library/WebServer/Documents/.
  2. Change the ownership of the PhpSysInfo directory to Apache's user and group by running the following command: sudo chown -R _www:_www /Library/WebServer/Documents/phpsysinfo.

Step 5: Access PhpSysInfo in the Browser

  1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/phpsysinfo.
  2. You should now see the PhpSysInfo dashboard showing information about your system.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PhpSysInfo on your macOS computer.