How to Install YOURLS on macOS

YOURLS is a free, open source URL shortener that allows you to create and manage your own short URLs. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install YOURLS on your macOS.

Prerequisites

Before installing YOURLS, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A web server installed on your macOS
  • PHP version 5.6 or higher
  • MySQL/MariaDB database

Step 1: Download and extract YOURLS

First, go to the YOURLS website and download the latest version of YOURLS.

Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded files to the desired directory on your macOS.

Step 2: Create a MySQL/MariaDB database

Next, you need to create a MySQL/MariaDB database for YOURLS. You can create a new database using the following command:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE yourls;

Replace yourls with the name of your database.

Step 3: Create a database user and grant privileges

After creating the database, you need to create a new user and grant privileges to the database. You can create a new user with the following command:

CREATE USER 'yourlsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';

Replace yourlsuser with the name of your database user and yourpassword with a strong password.

Next, grant privileges to the database using the following command:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON yourls.* TO 'yourlsuser'@'localhost';

Step 4: Configure YOURLS

After creating the database and user, you need to configure YOURLS to use the database.

Open the user/config-sample.php file in a text editor and modify the database settings as follows:

define( 'YOURLS_DB_USER', 'yourlsuser' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_PASS', 'yourpassword' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_NAME', 'yourls' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_HOST', 'localhost' );

Save the file as config.php.

Step 5: Upload YOURLS files to web server

Now, transfer/copy the YOURLS files to your web server directory. If you are using Apache, you can copy the files to the /Library/WebServer/Documents/yourls directory.

Step 6: Access YOURLS from a web browser

Finally, open a web browser and go to http://localhost/yourls/admin/. You should see the YOURLS installation wizard.

Follow the instructions on the installation wizard to complete the installation. Once the installation is complete, you can start using YOURLS to create and manage your own short URLs.

That's it! You have successfully installed YOURLS on your macOS.