Installation of SuiteCRM onto windows 7 PC

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Hi. I have read the installation instructions but don’t fully understand them. Can anyone give me some guidance on how to install this CRM software onto my PC.

2

Hi

it’s better if you link to the instructions you’re following, and tell us at which step you’re having problems.

But you can start by installing an AMP stack (apache-mysql-php), if you’re on Windows then I suggest either Bitnami

https://bitnami.com/stack/suitecrm/installer

or XAMPP

https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html (I would choose the one with PHP 7.1)

Note that the first link installs the stack AND SuiteCRM, while the second link installs only the stack, then you have to install SuiteCRM on top of it.

3

Hi. That’s great thanks. That did the trick and I now have it installed.

4

Hi PGR. Having installed SuiteCRM using bitnami.com/stack/suitecrm/installer how do i now access it? Sorry to appear really dim!

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Well, you have documentation here
https://docs.bitnami.com/installer/apps/suitecrm/

But basically you just point your browser to your installation. From the same computer where you installed, this could be sufficient:

http://localhost

or

http://localhost/index.php

Or replace localhost with your computer name, or address, or your domain if you are live on the Internet.

6

Thanks again. That was very simple - ideal for a simple person!
Now for further embarrasment. The username and password I set up when i carried out the installation don’t work. I am sure I have made an error somewhere, however, is there a way to reset the username and password or do I have to re0install the software?

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You can reset the password with this
https://support.sugarcrm.com/Knowledge_Base/Password_Management/Resetting_the_Administrator_Password_From_the_Database/index.html

Or if you need to reinstall, go into config.php, change

  'installer_locked' => true,

to

  'installer_locked' => false,

and point your browser to

http://localhost/install.php