How to Install DAViCal on Windows 10

Introduction

DAViCal is a free and open source calendaring and address book server. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install DAViCal on a Windows 10 machine.

Prerequisites

Before starting, you'll need to have the following:

• A Windows 10 machine (64-bit)
• A web server installed (eg. Apache, IIS)
• PHP (version >= 5.6) installed and configured with the web server
• PostgreSQL (version >= 9) or MySQL/MariaDB (version >= 5) installed and configured

Step-by-Step guide

1. Download the latest stable release of DAViCal from https://gitlab.com/davical-project/davical/-/releases
2. Extract the downloaded archive to the web server's document root directory (eg. C:\Apache24\htdocs\davical)
3. Create a new database for DAViCal on your PostgreSQL or MySQL/MariaDB server.
4. Import the initial database schema by running the following command from the installation directory:

• PostgreSQL: psql -f dba/davical.sql -U postgres -d <davical_database_name>
• MySQL/MariaDB: mysql -u root -p <davical_database_name> < dba/davical.mysql

5. Copy the conf folder to a new folder named config in the installation directory (C:\Apache24\htdocs\davical\config).
6. Edit the config.php file and set values for the following parameters based on your environment:

• $c->base_uri
• $c->pg_connect_string (for PostgreSQL) or $c->mysql_connect_string (for MySQL/MariaDB)
• $c->admin_email

7. Lastly, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/davical/install.php. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your DAViCal installation.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install DAViCal on a Windows 10 machine running Apache with PHP and PostgreSQL or MySQL/MariaDB. You can now start using DAViCal to manage your calendars and address books from any device that supports CalDAV and CardDAV.

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