Installation of TestLink

Follow the steps mentioned below step by step to install all the required system requirements for installing and using Testlink in Windows:

Step 1: Download XAMPP

To install TestLink we have to download the XAMPP software so that we can launch a local server, to download the XAMPP software, go to the link https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html and click on the Windows option to download XAMPP for Windows:

Step 2: Installing XAMPP

The next step is to run the file that we have downloaded in the step above and install it, just double-click on the file and a window will pop up for installing the XAMPP software, simply click on next and install:

Step 3: Select Components which you want to Install.

Finally, once click on the next option it will show the list of components we want to install within the system, here select all the components as all are required for the Testlink software and click on next.

Step 4: Start Apache and MySQL Server.

Once the installation is completed, simply open the XAMPP control panel by going to the start menu and opening it, after enabling the Apache and MySQL services by clicking on the “start” button:

Once the system requirements are completed and components are installed successfully we can begin the installation for Testlink as well.

Now that the system requirements are successfully installed we can begin installing the test link in the Windows system, The following are the steps required for installing the TestLink software in Windows:

Step 5: Download TestLink.

Download the testlink software for installation by going to the following link: https://sourceforge.net/projects/testlink/ and download testlink from the website for the installation.

Step 6: Copy and Paste TestLink File.

Once the file is downloaded copy it and go to the C:/Xampp folder where the XAMPP is installed by default, here a folder named htdocs is located, go to the folder paste the testlink file, and extract it.

Step 7: Edit config.inc.php File.

The next step is to edit the config.inc.php file which is located inside the test link folder that we have just extracted, so open the folder and open the particular file named “config.inc.php“

Now we need to make the following changes to it:

update path available as “$tlCfg->log_path” to the following −

$tlCfg->log_path = ‘C:/xampp/htdocs/testlink/logs/’;

This is also shown in the image below:

and “$g_repositoryPath” to the following path:

$g_repositoryPath = ‘C:/xampp/htdocs/testlink/upload area/’;

This is also shown in the image below:

Step 8: Open TestLink in Localhost:

Once the steps are completed, go to http://localhost/Testlink and click on the new installation button when it opens:

Step 9: Accept Terms and Conditions and Continue:

The next step is to click on the accept terms and conditions checkbox and then click on the continue button.

Step 10: Automatic Installation Checks.

After clicking on the continue button, the system will perform its checks for the installation to see if the test can be installed or not, after seeing this option click on the continue button again:

Step 11: Create DB User and Password:

The next step is to create a DB user and also create a password for the user, leaving everything else as the default unless any change is required.

Step 12: TestLink Installed Successfully:

Once the process Testlink Setup button is clicked it will set up the test link in the Windows system and install the test link successfully, if it redirects to the login page similar to the one below then we can say that testing is successfully installed in Windows:

Testlink is a web-based software that is used for test management which helps to check for QA or quality assurance, the testlink software is developed by the team. it is a software that offers various features such as test cases, test plans, and test projects and also offers reports and statistics for the quality assurance checking of software.