How to install Composr in XAMPP Windows 11

This is the 3rd CMS (Content Management System) that I will be posting tutorial for installation via XAMPP in Windows 11 pc. I am already done with Backdrop and CMSimple. As you can see, the same steps apply with Composr installation to your local web server.

Composr is a combination of a Web content management system and Online community software. Composr is licensed as free software and primarily written in the PHP programming language and was developed by ocProducts Ltd. Its initial release was on June 20, 2004. This CMS is quite old but its features are good.

Now let's start Composr installation!

Download requirements on how to install Composr in XAMPP using Windows 11 pc

• XAMPP, download here [via Mediafire]
• Composr 10.0.43 CMS, download here [via Mediafire]

Assuming that you already downloaded XAMPP and Composr, continue doing the tutorials below.

Table of Contents

• XAMPP installation on Windows 11
• Running XAMPP Control Panel's Apache and MySQL
• Copying Composr installer to HTDOCS folder
• Creating Composr Database
• Composr installation via Localhost or 127.0.0.1
• Accessing Composr website ADMIN account
• Viewing website created via Composr

Here are the steps on how to install Composr in XAMPP using Windows 11 pc

XAMPP installation on Windows 11

1. After downloading XAMPP using the given link above, open it. For the antivirus related question, just ignore it and press the YES button to proceed.

2. On the warning message regarding User Account Control (UAC) just ignore it also and press the OK button to continue.

3. In the Setup Wizard for, just click on NEXT.

4. In the Select Components, just leave it and press NEXT again.

5. In the Installation folder, leave it also as it is and press the NEXT button.

6. In Language, English is pre-selected, just leave it also. You can also change it to your own local language if you want to. Press the NEXT button to continue.

7. Your XAMPP is now ready to install. Press the NEXT button to proceed.

8. Wait for the Installing to finish.

9. When done, uncheck the "Do you want to start the Control Panel now?" and press FINISH to exit.

10. Done! You have successfully installed XAMPP on your pc. Continue to the next tutorial below.

Running XAMPP Control Panel's Apache and MySQL

1. Open Start in your pc and search for xampp. Right-click XAMPP Control Panel and click on Run as Administrator.

2. Inside XAMPP, press the two Start buttons for Apache and MySQL.

3. To confirm that your Apache and MySQL are running, you will see green-colored background on both. When done, press X to hide the panel to system tray.

4. If there is a Windows Security Alert produced by Windows Defender Firewall, just click the Allow access button to exit.

5. Done! You just ran XAMPP on your Windows 11 pc and started the Apache and MySQL services. Continue to next tutorial below.

Copying Composr installer to HTDOCS folder

1. Now, after downloading the composr_quick_installer-10.0.43.zip file using the given link above, you need to extract the zip file. After extracting, you need to copy the Composr folder to the XAMPP's htdocs folder. First, open Start and search for "this pc". Click This PC to open your Computer drive.

2. Inside This PC, click on your C drive.

3. Inside c drive, find and click on xampp folder.

4. Inside xampp, click on htdocs folder.

5. Now, paste your Composr folder inside htdocs.

6. Done! You just copied your Composr installer folder to the c:\xampp\htdocs directory. Continue to the next tutorial.

Creating Composr Database

1. Open your internet browser. In the address bar type 127.0.0.1 or localhost and press ENTER.

2. Find and press phpMyAdmin to continue.

3. Inside phpMyAdmin press Databases tab.

4. In the Create database, name your database as composr_db and next to it utf8mb4_general_ci is already selected by default (just leave it). Press the Create button to proceed.

5. In the Create new table, name your table as composr_table. Leave the number of columns as it is which is 4. Press the Create button to proceed.

6. For Structure name it as composr and leave the Type as INT.

7. For the Collation select utf8_unicode_ci and leave all fields blank.

8. Save your Database. Continue doing the next tutorial.

Composr CMS installation via Localhost or 127.0.0.1

1. Open your internet browser again. In the address bar type the 127.0.0.1/composr/install.php or localhost/composer/install.php and press ENTER.

2. For the Welcome page, just click the Proceed button to continue.

3. In the agree to terms in the license, just leave it and press the I agree button to continue.

4. For the Forum software and Forum version (see image below) just leave the default values as well as for the Database. Click the Proceed button again to continue.

5. In the General settings: Domain = 127.0.0.1 for Base URL = http://127.0.0.1/composr, for Master password = type your password and confirm it (do not forget). Leave the other as default.

6. For Member settings, type admin for username and then your admin account password and confirm it also.

7. For Database settings, Database name = composr_db, hostname is 127.0.0.1, username is root, and password is blank. Table prefix is cms_.

8. Press the Install Composr button to proceed.

9. Just press OK in the 127.0.0.1 says.

10. During installation, you do not need to press anything. Just wait.

11. When done you should see step 10 of 10. See image below.

12. Now, you need to delete the install.php file inside your Composr folder in the htdocs.

13. Go to your C drive > xampp > htdocs > composr and delete the install.php file.

14. Here is the sample screenshot of your unconfigured Composr website homepage.

Accessing Composr website ADMIN account

1. We need to access the admin page of your Composr website to setup your website. Type 127.0.0.1/composr/adminzone in the address bar of your internet browser and press ENTER. Type your username and password that you created earlier during installation. Press the Log in button to proceed.

2. Inside, click the Setup Wizard link.

3. For Step 1 of 10, just click Proceed.

4. Click Proceed again for Step 2 of 10.

5. For the next step, for Install profile set it to N/A and for Site name, just name your site with anything you want. Leave the other fields alone and click the Proceed button to continue.

6. For the addons just leave it and do not do anything.

7. Do the same for Features, leave it alone.

8. And for Structure, leave it as well. Click Proceed to continue.

9. For Blocks selection Home, do not do anything.

10. For Panels, leave it also. Click Proceed again.

11. For Rules select Balanced rules. Click Proceed again.

12. Uncheck the Closed site. Click Proceed to continue.

13. And the Setup Wizard is completed.

14. Inside your admin account you will see the Pages that contains links for Add Comcode, Go to main website, Go to Content Management Zone and Go to Admin Zone.

15. Sample screenshot of Content Management Zone page. You need to login your admin account to access this page.

16. Sample screenshot of Admin Zone page.

Viewing website created via Composr

1. Sample screenshot of your Composr website homepage.

Done! If have successfully created a Composr website using XAMPP in your Windows 11 pc. If you have question, leave a comment below. Cheers!

IMPORTANT:

• To view your Composr website homepage go to: http://127.0.0.1/composr/index.php
• and to login your admin account, go to: http://127.0.0.1/composr/adminzone