Getting started with Kirby

Kirby 3 Solved ✅
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Hi there,

I’m new to Kirby and have installed PHP and MAMP on Mac. I can access the Kirby installation via localhost://8888/kirby however, I only see a list of files and folders in the browser. When I click on panel I only see files and folders. I downloaded the Kirby starter kit, extracted the files and copied the Kirby folder into the htdocs folder. Kindly let me know if that’s the way to go. Many thanks :slight_smile:

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If you put all the files directly into the htdocs folder, the Starterkit should be accessible under localhost://8888, without the kirby path

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Thank you for getting back to me. I copied all files that were inside the Kirby folder into the htdocs folder and typed localhost://8888 but I get a message saying that Safari cannot make a connection.

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I use MAMP on my Mac and this is the message that shows in Safari after typing localhost://8888:

Willkommen bei MAMP

Wenn Sie diese Seite sehen, dann bedeutet dies, dass MAMP erfolgreich eingerichtet und gestartet wurde. Sie können jetzt Ihren Web-Inhalt hinzufügen, diese Platzhalter-Seite1 sollten Sie ersetzen bzw. löschen.

Server-Software: Apache/2.4.54 (Unix) OpenSSL/1.0.2u PHP/7.4.33 mod_wsgi/3.5 Python/2.7.18 mod_fastcgi/mod_fastcgi-SNAP-0910052141 mod_perl/2.0.11 Perl/v5.30.1
Server-Name: localhost
Document-Root: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs
Protokoll: http
PHP 7.4.33

1 Datei: index.php

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For the latest Starterkit, you need at least PHP 8.

When you say kirby folder, I guess you mean the complete contents of the Starterkit you downloaded, not just the kirby folder that was inside?

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I put the folder Kirby inside the htdocs now and the following shows when I type localhost://kirby I see a list of the files

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No, only the files inside the Kirby folder

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You need to have the following files in your htdocs folder, the kirby folder alone is of no use:

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That is, everything that was inside the starterkit folder you got when you unzipped the download.

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Alight, I see. I just followed your instruction. I moved all the files inside the starter kit to the htdocs and typed localhost://8888 and I’m seeing the same message.

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Which version of Mamp do you have, standard or Pro? And as I said above, you need PHP 8+, not 7.4.33 which is showing in the above message.

Also, make sure that you copied the .htaccess file.

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I see, where do I find the .htaccess file?

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It’s in the folder you downloaded. since it is a file with a prepended dot, it might not be visible by default.

You can toggle visibilty with CMD + Shift + .

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Many thanks indeed. Everything went well. I apologize for the belated reply.

14

I’ve tried to install Kirby on my webhost but received the following message:

The panel cannot be installed
The panel installer is disabled on public servers by default. Please run the installer on a local machine or enable it with the panel.install option.

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I only see " Try again"

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screenshot

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Have you added the option I linked above to your config?

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This is how I put it inside the config.php file:

<?php /** * The config file is optional. It accepts a return array with config options * Note: Never include more than one return statement, all options go within this single return array * In this example, we set debugging to true, so that errors are displayed onscreen. * This setting must be set to false in production. * All config options: https://getkirby.com/docs/reference/system/options */ return [ 'debug' => true, ]; return [ 'panel' =>[ 'install' => true ] ];
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Looks like you have muliple retrun statements there

the whole file should look like…

<?php
return [
  // Debugging
  'debug' => true,
  'panel' =>[
    'install' => true
  ]
];