Installing ownCloud Enterprise Subscription on Windows with SQL Server and IIS

The most streamlined method of installing ownCloud on a Windows server is to use the Microsoft Web Platform Installer (WPI). Download this free utility from Microsoft Web.

Note

While ownCloud will run in any standard PHP environment, including IIS or Apache on Windows, there are known issues. For the basic sync and share capabilities of ownCloud, Windows web servers (Apache and IIS) will function properly. However, as apps like external storage are added, particularly SMB mounts, and non-English characters are used in filenames, some of the known Windows and IIS/Apache challenges start to appear as bugs.

ownCloud is not supported on the Internet Server Application Programming Interface (ISAPI).

For these reasons, while ownCloud server will run on Windows and is supported, it is not recommended at this time.

You also need the ownCloud package, which you can download from the ownCloud 8 Enterprise Edition for Windows Files folder in your account on Customer.owncloud.com.

Note

If you are upgrading an existing ownCloud installation, please refer to the Customer Advisory document in the ownCloud 8 Enterprise Edition for Windows folder in your account on Customer.owncloud.com. .

Installing IIS, PHP, and SQL Server

Note

Please note the last step on this page for protecting your server from data loss.

After downloading and installing WPI, open it. It looks like this:

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Navigate to the Products tab:

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Now install the following components by clicking the Add button next to each item:

HTTP Server:
 IIS Recommended Configuration
 IIS Static Content
 IIS Default Document
 IIS Directory Browsing
 IIS HTTP Errors
 IIS HTTP Redirection
 IIS CGI
 IIS ISAPI Extensions
 IIS ISAPI Filters
 IIS Server Side Includes
 IIS HTTP Logging
 IIS Logging Tools
 IIS Request Monitor
 IIS Tracing
 IIS Custom Logging
 IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
 IIS URL Authorization
 IIS Request Filtering
 IIS IP Domain Restrictions
 IIS Static Content Compression
 IIS Dynamic Content Compression
 IIS Management Console
 IIS Management Scripts and Tools
 IIS Management Service

PHP Frameworks
 PHP 5.4.14
 Windows Cache Extension 1.3 for PHP 5.4

SQL Server Database
 Microsoft Drivers for PHP v5.4 for SQL Server IIS

PHP Tools
 PHP Manager for IIS

After selecting all of these, click the Install button at the bottom. It will take a little time to install everything. When the installation is complete, the next step is to configure PHP.

Configuring PHP

It is important to enable all verbs in the PHP FastCGI settings in order for the sync to work properly. In the IIS Management application, double-click Handler Mappings.

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Then double-click on the PHP FastCGI Settings.

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If there are any spaces in the filename in the Executable (optional) field you must enclose the filename in quotation marks.

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Then click the Request Restrictions button.

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Now navigate to the Verbs tab and verify that All Verbs is selected, then click OK.

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You will be prompted to create a FastCGI application; click Yes.

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Then restart the IIS service to apply all changes.

Installing ownCloud

Unzip your ownCloud archive (downloaded from your account on Customer.owncloud.com), which unpacks to a single owncloud folder containing all ownCloud files. Place this in your Web root, typically C:\inetpub\wwwroot\, so you have C:\inetpub\wwwroot\owncloud. Set permissions on C:\inetpub\wwwroot\owncloud so that your IIS user has read-write access.

Installation Wizard

Now point a Web browser to your new ownCloud installation, for example http://inetpub/wwwroot/owncloud. This launches the Installation Wizard, which completes the final steps for configuring your new ownCloud server. See Installation Wizard for instructions on using the Installation Wizard.

Protecting Your Server from Data Loss

Under certain circumstances, running your ownCloud server on IIS could be at risk of data loss. To prevent this, follow these steps.

In your ownCloud server configuration file, owncloud\config\config.php, set config_is_read_only to true.

Set the config.php file to read-only.

When you make server updates config.php must be made writeable. When your updates are completed re-set it to read-only.