Unattended Installation - Windows

To run an unattended installation on Windows:

  1. Download the required Zend Core installation file from the Zend Core download site (http://www.zend.com/en/products/core/downloads).

  2. Copy the Zend Core installation file to the server.

  3. Create a file called answers.ini by copy-pasting the text in Appendix A - Windows Unattended Installation Text (see end of Installation Guide).

  4. Edit the installation parameters according to your requirements.
    If your run the file with the settings defined in the default answers. ini file, the following will be applied by default:

Note:

The MySQL Database cannot be installed using the unattended installation process. To install it, run a manual attended installation (see below), or use the Zend Updater to install the extra components after the initial Zend Core installation.

  1. In your CLI, run the following command:

<Zend_Core_Setup_File_Name>.exe --unattended <location_of_answers.ini>\answers.ini

e.g: ZendCore-2.5.0-Windows-x86.exe --unattended C:\answers.ini

  1. Zend Core will be automatically installed with the settings defined in the answers.ini file.
    Dialogs will appear indicating your installation's progress.

  2. See the 'Getting Started' section for information on getting started with Zend Core