Merge pull request #669 from mateusz/iis7-docs

Update the IIS7 folder permission configuration docs.
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Will Rossiter 2012-08-03 15:59:09 -07:00
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@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ These versions of Windows will **NOT** work with this guide:
**IMPORTANT**: Windows Server 2003 users should [follow this guide](http://doc.silverstripe.org/installation-on-windows-server-2003-iis-6) to installing SilverStripe.
The goal is to get a good working web server platform so that one or more SilverStripe projects can be easily deployed onto the server using SVN.
The goal is to get a good working web server platform so that one or more SilverStripe projects can be easily deployed onto the server using SVN/GIT.
We'll also install SQL Server 2008 R2, and support for connecting to it in PHP.
@ -194,6 +194,17 @@ Make sure that the SMTP and smtp_port are set to your mail server's hostname and
That should do it for the PHP configuration.
## Folder permissions for PHP
Now we need to set up folder permissions for PHP. Open the php.ini and find the paths for sessions and file uploads. They will look like this:
upload_tmp_dir="C:\Windows\Temp"
session.save_path="C:\Windows\Temp"
You will need to give the IIS permission to write to these folders. This can be done by giving **Modify** permission to **IIS** user and **IIS_IUSRS** group.
Other important folders to give these permissions to are `assets` and `silverstripe-cache` (if used) in your web root.
## Test PHP installation
Now that we've got PHP configured how we want it, let's test that PHP is working correctly.
@ -247,6 +258,8 @@ First of all, install a copy of TortoiseSVN and then follow these steps:
* Click Yes when warned of creating a new directory
* Drag the newly created folder to **C:\inetpub\wwwroot** (you'll be asked for admin permissions to do this)
After gettng the code installed, make sure you set the folder permissions properly (see *Folder permissions for PHP* above).
## Install the SilverStripe SQL Server module ("mssql")
* In Windows Explorer, browse to your desktop
@ -392,4 +405,10 @@ You can also [install wincache](http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/678/use-the-windo
You can also try installing and enabling static content compression for IIS on live sites. Do this in IIS Manager > Compression.
Doing all of the above should provide a significant performance boost to your site.
Doing all of the above should provide a significant performance boost to your site.
**Q: I can upload files, but I get server error when downloading them.**
**Q: I get a lot of stale session files - garbage collector seems not running.**
**A:** This is because of the permissions being incorrectly configured on the temporary upload or session storage folders that the PHP uses. See *Folder permissions for PHP* section for how to configure this correctly.