Installing Pligg in Windows

[surfsup]

I'm new to MySql, PHP, etc, but I was able to get Pligg working on my Windows machine so I thought I'd post how I did it for other newbies out there.

1. Download xampp lite and extract to c:\xampplite
xampp lite is a distribution that contains Apache, MySql, and PHP

2. Run c:\xampplite\setup_xampp.bat
Confirm setup with xampp-portcheck.exe
Run xampp-control.exe
Start Apache and MySql

3. Browse to http://localhost
Click phpMyAdmin under Tools on the left. Click Databases. Create a new database called pligg.

4. Copy pligg dir to c:\xampplite\htdocs\pligg
Rename settings.php.default to settings.php. Do the same for /libs/dbconnect.php.default.

5. Browse to http://localhost/pligg/install

That should do it.

[kbeeveer46]

I also wrote up a similar tutorial on how to use WAMP. I like using WAMP over XAMPP http://www.pligg.com/forum/showpost....53&postcount=2