How to Install REDAXO on macOS

REDAXO is a content management system (CMS) that allows you to create and manage websites easily. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps necessary to install REDAXO on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following:

  • A macOS device
  • A web server (such as Apache or Nginx)
  • PHP installed on your local machine
  • MySQL database installed

Step 1: Download REDAXO

First, download REDAXO from the official website https://www.redaxo.org/en/download. Choose the latest stable version to ensure the best performance.

Step 2: Extract REDAXO

Once the download is complete, go to your Downloads folder and extract the redaxo_x.x.x.zip file. Move the extracted folder to /Library/WebServer/Documents/ and rename it to a name of your choice (e.g. mysite).

Step 3: Set up a Database

REDAXO requires a MySQL database to store website data. If you don't have a MySQL database installed yet, download and install it from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/.

Once you have a MySQL database set up, create a new database for REDAXO to use. You can do this through the command line by running the following commands:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE redaxo;

Replace redaxo with the name of your database.

Create a new MySQL user account and grant it all privileges to the newly created database:

CREATE USER 'redaxo'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON redaxo.* TO 'redaxo'@'localhost';

Replace redaxo and password with the desired username and password for your MySQL user.

Step 4: Configure REDAXO

Navigate to the my site folder you created in Step 2 and locate the redaxo folder. Rename the redaxo/include/config.inc.php.sample file to config.inc.php.

Open the config.inc.php file in a text editor and update the following variables:

$REX['SERVER']       = 'localhost';        // MySQL server
$REX['DBNAME']       = 'redaxo';            // MySQL database name
$REX['DBUSER']       = 'redaxo';            // MySQL database user
$REX['DBPWD']        = 'password';          // MySQL database password

Replace localhost, redaxo, and password with the desired values you set for your MySQL database.

Step 5: Install REDAXO

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/mysite/redaxo. Follow the installation steps to complete the REDAXO installation process.

Conclusion

After completing these steps, you should have a fully functional REDAXO installation on your macOS device. You can now start building your website with REDAXO's easy-to-use CMS features.