Windows Server and Apache

This guide provides step-by-step instructions to set up Kanboard on a Windows Server with Apache and PHP.

Note: If you have a 64-bit platform, choose “x64”; otherwise, choose “x86” for 32-bit systems.

Visual C++ Redistributable Installation

PHP and Apache are compiled with Visual Studio, so you need to install this library if it’s not already installed.

1. Download the library from the official Microsoft website.
2. Run the installer vcredist_x64.exe or vcredist_x86.exe according to your platform.

Apache Installation

1. Download the Apache binary from Apache Lounge.
2. Unzip the Apache24 folder to C:\Apache24.

Define the server name:

Open the file C:\Apache24\conf\httpd.conf and add the directive:

ServerName localhost

Install the Apache Service

Open a command prompt (cmd.exe) and navigate to the directory C:\Apache24\bin:

cd C:\Apache24\bin

# Install the Windows service
httpd.exe -k install

Install ApacheMonitor

• Double-click on C:\Apache24\bin\ApacheMonitor.exe, or add it to your startup folder.
• Right-click on the icon and start Apache.

Check the Apache Installation

Visit http://localhost/. You should see a blank page with the text “It works!”.

PHP Installation

1. Download the latest stable version of PHP from the official PHP website. Choose the Thread Safe version and ensure it matches the Apache build type (x86 or x64).
2. Unzip the files to C:\php.
3. Navigate to the PHP folder and rename the file php.ini-production to php.ini.

Edit the php.ini file:

Uncomment the extension directory:

extension_dir = "C:/php/ext"

Uncomment these PHP modules:

extension=php_gd2.dll
extension=php_ldap.dll
extension=php_mbstring.dll
extension=php_openssl.dll
extension=php_pdo_sqlite.dll

Set the time zone:

date.timezone = America/Montreal

Refer to the PHP documentation for a list of supported time zones.

Load the PHP module for Apache:

Add the following configuration to C:\Apache24\conf\httpd.conf:

LoadModule php5_module "c:/php/php5apache2_4.dll"
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php

# Configure the path to php.ini
PHPIniDir "C:/php"

# Update this directive
DirectoryIndex index.php index.html

Restart Apache.

Test your PHP installation:

Create a file named phpinfo.php in the folder C:\Apache24\htdocs:

<?php

phpinfo();
?>

Visit http://localhost/phpinfo.php. You should see detailed information about your PHP installation.

Kanboard Installation

1. Download the zip file.
2. Extract the archive to C:\Apache24\htdocs\kanboard.
3. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/kanboard/.
4. The default credentials are admin/admin.

Windows Server and IIS

This guide provides step-by-step instructions to set up Kanboard on a Windows Server with IIS and PHP.

PHP Installation

1. Install IIS on your server (add a new role and enable CGI/FastCGI).
2. Follow the official PHP installation documentation:
   • Microsoft IIS 5.1 and IIS 6.0
   • Microsoft IIS 7.0 and later
   • PHP for Windows

PHP.ini Configuration

Ensure the following extensions are enabled in your php.ini file:

extension=php_gd2.dll
extension=php_ldap.dll
extension=php_mbstring.dll
extension=php_openssl.dll
extension=php_pdo_sqlite.dll

Set the time zone:

date.timezone = America/Montreal

Refer to the PHP documentation for a list of supported time zones.

IIS Modules

The Kanboard archive includes a web.config file to enable URL rewriting. This configuration requires the Rewrite module for IIS.

If the rewrite module is not installed, you will encounter a 500 Internal Server Error. If you prefer not to use URL rewriting, you can remove the web.config file.

Kanboard Installation

1. Download the zip file.
2. Extract the archive to C:\inetpub\wwwroot\kanboard.
3. Ensure the data directory is writable by the IIS user.
4. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/kanboard/.
5. The default credentials are admin/admin.