How to install Novius OS in XAMPP Windows 11

Novius OS is an Open Source PHP Content Management System. It was first launched by Novius on December 2011. Its last stable release was on July 30, 2014 with the 5.0.1 (Elche) version. It can also be used as blog software. And for this tutorial we are going to create a free website out of it.

Requirements:

• xampp-windows-x64-5.6.40-1-VC11-installer [download here]
• novius-os.5.0.1-elche [download here]

Assuming that you downloaded the files above, continue to the tutorials below.

Table of Contents

• XAMPP Installation
• Opening Novius OS and running Apache and MySQL
• Copying and pasting Novius OS folder inside htdocs
• Creating needed database for Novius OS installation via phpMyAdmin
• Installing Novius OS website using localhost via web browser
• Opening Novius OS website homepage
• Accessing Novius OS website admin page

Here are the steps on how to install Novius OS website using XAMPP in Windows pc

XAMPP Installation

1. Open the XAMPP file that you downloaded. In the Warning regarding User Account Control, just press OK to proceed.

2. Under Setup - XAMPP, press NEXT to continue.

3. In the Select Components, just leave it and press NEXT to proceed.

4. In the Installation folder, do not change it and press NEXT to continue.

5. In the Bitnami for XAMPP, just leave it and uncheck the "Learn more about..." and press NEXT to proceed.

6. XAMPP is ready to be installed. Press NEXT to start.

7. Wait for the installation to finish.

8. When done, click Finish to exit the installer.

Opening Novius OS and running Apache and MySQL

1. To run XAMPP, go to This PC > C drive > xampp > find and open xampp-control.exe file.

2. Inside XAMPP Control Panel, click the Start buttons for Apache and MySQL.

3. Apache and MySQL are both running now if you see 2 Stop buttons under Actions.

4. If there is a Windows Security Alert, just press Allow access.

Copying and pasting Novius OS folder inside htdocs

1. Extract the Novius OS zip file that you downloaded and rename it as "novius-os". When done, copy your novius-os folder and go to This PC.

2. Inside This PC, click your C drive.

3. Inside C, click xampp folder.

4. Inside xampp, click htdocs.

5. And inside htdocs, paste here your novius-os folder.

Creating needed database for Novius OS installation via phpMyAdmin

1. We need a database to install Novius. To create one, open your web browser and go to 127.0.0.1 and press ENTER.

2. Inside, click phpMyAdmin.

3. Then click on Databases.

4. Under Create database, name it as "noviusos_db" and next to it set charset to utf8mb4_unicode_ci and press Create.

5. In the Create table, name it as noviusos_table and set columns to 4. Press Go to continue.

6. In structure, name it as noviusos and set INT as Type.

7. Under Collation, set it to utf8mb4_unicode_ci and leave all the other fields blank.

8. Save your database.

Installing Novius OS website using localhost via web browser

1. We are now going to start Novius OS installation. Open your web browser and go to 127.0.0.1/novius-os/install.php and press ENTER.

2. In the Novius OS installation welcome page, just press "I'm ready proceed to step 1 'Test the server'" to proceed.

3. Under Test the server, just press "Perfect, proceed to step 2 'Set up the database'" to proceed.

4. In the Enter the database details, do the following: MySQL server - localhost. MySQL username - root. MySQL password - blank or none. Database name - noviusos_db. When done, press "Save and proceed to step 3 'Create the first user account'".

5. In the Create the first user account, do the following: Name - Administrator. First name - Admin. Email - enter a valid email address. Password - your desired password (do not forget it). When done, press "Save and proceed to the final step 'Set up the website'".

6. In the language selection for your site, just select English (en_GB) and press "I'm done, finish the installation" to proceed.

7. You have successfully installed Novius OS and created a website.

8. You now need to remove or rename the install.php file inside your novius-os folder.

9. Just go to This PC > C drive > xampp > htdocs > noviu-os > find and delete or rename the install.php file. In my case, I just deleted it.

Opening Novius OS website homepage

1. To open your website homepage, just go to 127.0.0.1/novius-os or localhost/novius-os. Below is an example of Novious OS site with defautl homepage.

2. Below is an example of edited homepage. I personally edited it using the admin account.

Accessing Novius OS website admin page

1. To access your admin account, just go to 127.0.0.1/novius-os/admin.

2. Enter your email and password and press "Let's get started" button to proceed.

3. Below is an example of Novius OS administration page.

That's it! I hope you have learned a lot while doing this tutoria. If you have a question, just leave a comment below. Cheers!