Drupal on Windows

Working group discussing best practices for Drupal development and deployment on Microsoft Windows.

Since there are so many combinations of web server and database server be sure to clarify in your posts whether you are talking about IIS, Apache, SQL Server, or MySQL.

Topics of interest are:

  • Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • WAMP tools (WampServer, XAMPP, etc)
  • Development environments (Visual Studio, Komodo, Eclipse, NetBeans, etc)
  • PHP
  • Integration with enterprise servers
melbs's picture

Drupal on Windows - WAMP?

I'm not sure if there is a separate group for this type of question but what environment on windows are you guys running? Are you using a program like WAMP? Are you even using mysql, apache? I'd just like to get a feel for what specific environment on windows drupal runs best on? And if there are any warnings when using WAMP?

Also, would this place be the best place for windows specific questions? Is there any documentation with FAQ or anything?

Thanks!

Anyone solve civicrm permission problem?-web-server needs to be granted write access

Anyone had problem with Civicrm installation?
"default/files folder writeable? error"

I saw people resolved the problem by doing
attrib -r default /s /d
attrib -r files /s /d

or

using unixtool chmod 777 mathod.

I even did
icacls sites\default /grant IIS_IUSRS:(M)
icacls sites\default /grant IUSR:(M)
icacls sites\default\files /grant IIS_IUSRS:(OI)(CI)(M)
icacls sites\default\files /grant IUSR:(OI)(CI)(M)

Also I tried GUI giving all the permission(check everything for thedefault folder) to IUSR AND IIS_IUSR

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greggles's picture

Disable execution of PHP in the files/ directory

SA 2006-006 makes it impossible to execute php inside the Drupal files directory on Apache servers. This is a defense in depth mechanism along with things like file_munge_filename and file extension limits in php.

Windows doesn't benefit from that change since the change was in .htaccess.

Is there a way to prevent IIS from executing files inside a specific directory? Is there some way we can bundle that up and ship it with Drupal like the web.config?

Multisite Setup Locally with Drupal 7 / MS SQLSRV / IIS 7.5

Drupal 7 / MS SQLSRV / IIS 7.5 (on localhost)

I'm trying to create a multisite setup on my localhost account with Drupal 7, and it's not been as easy as I had hoped. The biggest issue is that all of the tutorials on setting it up are for Apache and/or hosted setups.

This is what I need:

http://localhost (main install)
http://localhost/site1
http://localhost/site2
http://localhost/site3

Does anyone either know of a great tutorial or documentation on how to do this? If not, some basic steps on accomplishing this would be great. Thanks for any help.

Folder permission issue IIS 7.5 regarding "Update manager" failing

Hi

I run window server 2008 with IIS 7.5 without much knowledge on the system but running many websites.

I just entered the world of Drupal since last month.
I read so many posts and Q&A on the net but didn't find the right solution for me.

I install Drupal 7 very well. Site is running fine.
BUT when I go "update module" with update manager...
After downloading files and installing...updating...
I get errors like this-example.

ctools

Error installing / updating
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DAMP Stack on Windows 7 - symbolic links?

I'm using the Acquia Dev Desktop (DAMP) Stack, so we've go apache running. I imported my originally-linux-based website and sql successfully.

However, I've linked symbolically so that 'site/default/files' can be reached at 'ppi'. So files like myfile.pdf are linked at 'ppi/myfile.pdf' instead of 'site/default/files/myfile.pdf'.

Unfortunately, my symbolic links from linux broke when I imported, even though I used.

Have I missed something? Is there a way to re-enable symbolic linking in Windows 7 with DAMP?

Loading drush into Git BASH

If your project requires working with Windows and you have both mysysgit and propeople drush installed, it would be really helpful to be able to do something like:

drush | grep super-awesome-drush-function

...yes, you can do this inside ProPeople\Drush\ with Git BASH, but how do you load drush into Git BASH - somewhere outside Drush install directory? Like a drupal web root for instance!

TIA

Downloaded Commerce Guys Drupal v7.2, but receiving "security update" message for v.7.12?

My install is a local install with Windows+IIS+MSSQL, which was mentioned here: http://groups.drupal.org/node/121629.

I downloaded the Commerce Guys Drupal 7 download from http://microsoft.com/web/drupal, and it's working great. But as soon as I downloaded v.7.2 and installed it, I started seeing a "security update" message stating the following:

There is a security update available for your version of Drupal. To ensure the security of your server, you should update immediately! See the available updates page for more information and to install your missing updates.

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alexpilotti's picture

Drupal on IIS 7.x Free Training at DrupalCon 2012

Start: 
2012-03-19 (All day) America/Denver

Hi Guys,

There will be a FREE full day training on Drupal on Windows at DrupalCon 2012 in Denver.

Topics will start from the basic deployment via WebPI on IIS 7.x and go up to the configuration of a full load balanced web farm using Application Request Routing!
There will be a lot of stuff indeed.

Attendance fees are sponsored by Microsoft and places are limited, so please register early! :-)

Here's the URL of the event at DrupalCon 2012

And here are some details:

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digodrupal's picture

How to seach text from .txt file

i need this help on drupal.

i have a text file and file name is C:\wamp\www\mysite\sites\default\files\abc.txt. in this file is;

aaaaa bbb
ccccc ddd
eeeee fffff

if i type aaaa in the search box and hits enter means the output should come with the node containing the word aaaa and this this text document also.

This will be shown in search output

is there any module available for that?

thanks.

How to set up https on IIS 6

Hello Every one

How do I setup HTTPS for drupal on iis 6 ?
just to secure the login form ?

thanks taking time to reply

General Error Setup on WAMP (IIS7)

We have Drupal 7 up and running on Windows IIS 7. But we are getting some errors right now that we are finding difficult to troubleshoot (they are not site wide, just specific to editing content types, and editing specific pieces of content).

These are internal server errors, but we have been unable to log these or get a more verbose error message to display. We've edited the php.ini and our web.config, but nothing seems to work.

How are people logging these in general, or how would you to get the a verbose error to display.

Thanks for your help

Web Developer - Atlanta, GA | Oldcastle Building Products

Employment type: 
Full time
Telecommute: 
Not allowed

Looking for a creative, savvy and self-motivated web developer to join a small, energetic in-house marketing team. The selected individual will partner with marketing managers, a marketing coordinator and a small in-house creative team to plan and execute the programming of large, medium and small web sites as well as various miscellaneous old, current and future web initiatives. Should take initiative and seek opportunities to learn new web standards and capabilities.
Responsibilities:

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Drupal Developer | eDynamic LLC

Employment type: 
Contract
Telecommute: 
Not allowed

We need Drupal Developer for 3+ months contract at NYC. Please connect with me asap.

Location: New York City
Start: ASAP
Duration: 3+ months

Drupal Developer:-

a. 3+ years development experience
b. PHP development experience (would be a plus)
c. Must have built a least one large Drupal Site
d. Developed Drupal custom modules
e. Familiarity with Drupal theme layer
f. Knowledge of native Drupal hooks and functions

PHP LAMP Architect | eDynamic LLC

Employment type: 
Contract
Telecommute: 
Not allowed

We need PHP Architect for 3+ months contract at NYC. Please connect with me asap.

Location: New York City
Start: ASAP
Duration: 3+ months

PHP LAMP Architect:-

a. 5+ years development experience using PHP
b. Data Architecture Experience
c. Experience working in LAMP based environment
d. Apache Configuration Experience
e. Varnish, Mem Cache, or APC (would be a plus)
f. Experience providing architecture / consulting on application stacks, including server and database configuration

Need help - Dynamic pages not rendering fine

Hi,

I recently installed Drupal 7 on Windows with Apache Web server (2.2) and PostGres DB. When I try to access the drupal site, I'm always seeing the directory listing and if I click on a specific php page, I'm able to see the HTML contents; but none of the dynamic features (search, filter, etc.) are working. I thought PHP wasn't installed fine; but if I throw in a simple PHP page with PHP functions, I'm able to get dynamic contents on the page. Is there any other configuration I need to do before I get started with my first site?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Regards,
Yogaesh

Database development prior to MySQL

I am seeking advice about what might be the best database program to use to create a large pre-MySQL database, from which I will select the content to export/import/enter into a Drupal MySQL database.

I am developing my first Drupal site -- a web portal where information will be organized by relevance to various generations. The site will launch with a Baby Boomer orientation, with information organized for various baby boomer niches, and then expand to serve more generational niches.

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Captain Nemo's picture

Technical Documentation with Drupal - Help with Starting Place

Hi.

I'm a complete Drupal noob, tasked with creating technical documentation on a short budget. From what I've seen, Drupal as a front end will work, but I have no idea what modules to use or where to begin. Please review the requirements below and provide any pointers you can.

Many thanks!

Michael

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RmrJmrGrl's picture

permissions problem with file uploads - need help resolving

I am running Drupal 6.16 on Window Server 2008 R2 Standard Service Pack 1.

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Production Druapl on Windows: Recommended

Hello,

I work for a foundation and we are about to utilize Drupal with the CiviCRM module. I am familiar with installing Drupal on linux, but my current work environment is only optimal for MS windows.

Having never had any experience with installing and running a windows based drupal system I just want to get some opinions how stable it is? Will I have problems installing modules or anything? Any problems at all about stability?

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