Manual from Tarball

We strongly recommend that you use our Debian packages or Docker over this method. But if you really want to use the Tarball source then here is how.

System requirements

You need a Linux server with:

Software

Type	Requirement
Operating System	Linux / Docker
Webserver	Apache 2+
Database	MySQL 5.7+ / MariaDB 10.0.5
Programming language	PHP 7.0+

Required PHP Extensions

• pcre
• mbstring
• ctype
• date
• iconv
• curl
• zip
• soap
• gd
• pdo
• pdo_mysql (With mysqlnd, nd_pdo_mysql)
• mysqlnd
• calendar

Recommended:

• acpu (for better caching performance)
• ioncube (For professional version with Intermesh support)

Instructions

1. Grab the source from:

   https://github.com/Intermesh/groupoffice/releases

   Note

   For PHP 7.0 use the -php-70.tar.gz file. For all newer PHP version use the php-7.1.tar.gz file

2. Put the unpacked source in apache’s document root.

3. Make sure to make some aliases in the Apache configuration:

   Alias /public <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/public.php
   
   Alias /Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/modules/z-push/index.php
   
   #For CalDAV support
   Alias /caldav <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/modules/caldav/calendar.php
   
   #For CardDAV support
   Alias /carddav <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/modules/carddav/addressbook.php
   
   #For WebDAV support
   Alias /webdav <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/modules/dav/files.php
   
   #For WOPI support (Collabora Online and Office Online)
   Alias /wopi <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/go/modules/business/wopi/wopi.php
   
   #For OnlyOffice support
   Alias /onlyoffice <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/go/modules/business/onlyoffice/connector.php
   
   #DAV Service discovery. At least required for iOS7 support
   Redirect 301 /.well-known/carddav /carddav
   Redirect 301 /.well-known/caldav /caldav
   

   Or if you’re not able to add these aliases you could create a .htaccess file and use mod_rewrite rules. Replace <YOURDOCUMENTROOT> with the path where Group-Office is installed:

   RewriteEngine On
   
   # The followng two lines are only necessary when using PHP in CGI mode and not an apache module
   RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} ^(.*)
   RewriteRule .* - [e=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%1]
   
   # Configure /webdav, /caldav etc. on your domain
   RewriteRule ^webdav(.*)$ <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/modules/dav/files.php
   RewriteRule ^caldav(.*)$ <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/modules/caldav/calendar.php
   RewriteRule ^carddav(.*)$ <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/modules/carddav/addressbook.php
   RewriteRule ^wopi(.*)$ <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/go/modules/business/wopi/wopi.php
   RewriteRule ^Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync(.*)$ <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/modules/z-push/index.php
   RewriteRule ^onlyoffice(.*)$ <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/go/modules/business/onlyoffice/connector.php
   

4. If you purchased Group-Office Professional licenses then make sure the Ioncube loader is installed and place the license files in the root folder of Group-Office. For example “/usr/share/groupoffice/groupoffice-pro-6.3-license.txt”.

5. Then visit http://yourserver/ and the installer should appear:

   

   The Group-Office installer

6. Follow the instructions on screen.

7. Finally, create a cron job for the scheduled tasks:

   * * * * * www-data php <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/cron.php
   

   Optionally you can add the config file location:

   * * * * * www-data php <YOURDOCUMENTROOT>/cron.php /etc/groupoffice/myoffice/config.php
   

Authentication with CGI or FastCGI

When using PHP through CGI the “Authorization” header might not be passed by default. You can enable this header by adding these “mod_rewrite” rules to your VirtualHost section or .htacess file:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} ^(.*)
RewriteRule .* - [e=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%1]