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== Installing Bugzilla on Microsoft Windows using the Installer ==

This is an unofficial installer for Bugzilla which deploys and configures Bugzilla with all the prerequisites: 

*Apache<br> 
*MySql<br> 
*Perl<br> 
*Bugzilla<br>

A working SMTP server is required for Bugzilla to send emails.<br> 

The current installer does not allow you to use an existing instance of Apache, MySql or Perl.  Follow the [[Bugzilla:Win32Install|manual installation instructions]] should you require this.

=== Downloading  ===

The installers can be downloaded from [http://landfill.bugzilla.org/win32installer/ http://landfill.bugzilla.org/win32installer/].<br>

=== Installing  ===

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Once the installation has completed, a web browser will launch pointing to your Bugzilla install, which will require further configuration.  Log in with the Bugzilla account you created and follow the prompts.

=== Administration ===

==== Windows Services ====

The setup creates two Windows Services, "Bugzilla.Apache" and "Bugzilla.MySql".  These services can be manually uninstalled or reinstalled using "InstallServices.cmd" and "UninstallServices.cmd" from the "bin" directory.

==== BugzillaCmdPrompt.cmd ====

Running this file (in the installation directory) shows a "Command Prompt" preconfigured to enable you to install perl modules and run Bugzilla scripts (such as checksetup.pl).

==== BackupBugzilla.cmd ====

Running this file will create a backup of your Bugzilla database in a file "bugzilla-backup.zip".

== Support ==

The best places to get support on this installer is to try to catch '''glob''' on [irc://irc.mozilla.org/mozwebtools irc], via a post to the [news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.support.bugzilla bugzilla support newsgroup], or via a "bugzilla" tagged question on [http://serverfault.com/ serverfault].

== Using this installation for Bugzilla Development ==

*Install the most recent version from [http://landfill.bugzilla.org/win32installer/ landfill]
*Download and install [http://cygwin.org/ Cygwin], make sure you install bzr
*Delete the bugzilla directory from the installed version
*Download SetPaths.cmd and RestoreHashBang.cmd from the [http://landfill.bugzilla.org/win32installer/source/ source directory on landfill] to your installation directory (same level as BugzillaCmdPrompt.cmd)
*[[Bugzilla:Bzr|Use bzr]] to checkout trunk or the appropriate branch
*Run SetPaths.cmd to fix the checked out files (do this after every checkout/update)
*To generate a diff, run RestoreHashBang.cmd, generate the diff, then run SetPaths.cmd