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Actions Global parameters Site-specific parameters Examples Upgrade system with single site and default SQL database with trusted connection Clean installation with default parameters Clean installation with Apache (DEPRECATED) Add another site Remove a site Wait for the command to finish Change web server Restore or remove IIS configuration for all sites Restore or remove IIS configuration for a single site Database parameters

Scripting the FotoWeb Upgrade Wizard

30. April 2025

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The FotoWeb setup and configuration wizard, fwsetup.exe, can be run as a command-line application to configure and update FotoWeb programmatically. The command-line interface has extended functionality, which is unavailable in the GUI and may be required in certain situations.

Actions

At least one action must be selected to control what the setup/upgrade process will do.

Parameter	Description	When to run
`-installModeReal`	Upgrade FotoWeb system.	This action is normally run automatically when a new version of FotoWeb is installed on a system that already has a FotoWeb configuration. It can be run again to do a repair of the configuration or after manually migrating a site from another server (note that this is not officially supported!)
`-addSite`	Add a new FotoWeb site.	This action is normally run from FotoWeb Administration Console when adding a new site. There is normally no need to run this on the command-line.
`-removeSite`	Remove a FotoWeb site.	This action is normally run from FotoWeb Administration Console when removing a site. There is normally no need to run this on the command-line.
`-restoreIIS`	Restore IIS configuration.	This action removes and then restores the `fotoweb` application from every IIS website that hosts a FotoWeb site. It can also be run for only one individual site by adding the `siteName` parameter (see below). This action also repairs the global configuration of IIS, such as setting ISAPI/CGI restrictions, setting up the configuration server, and unlocking config sections. It also installs IIS if it is not installed. Note that `-installModeReal` also does all of this and that you can also remove and add a site to IIS using FotoWeb Administration Console.
`-removeIIS`	Remove IIS configuration	This action does the same as `-restoreIIS`, except it only removes IIS configuration and does not restore, add or repair it. If IIS is not installed, then this action does nothing. Note that all of this is also done when uninstalling FotoWeb.
(none)	Clean installation of new FotoWeb system	This action is normally run automatically on a fresh installation of FotoWeb. All existing configuration is removed. When not using `-quiet` mode, the wizard will prompt for confirmation.

Global parameters

Parameter	Description	Clean install	Add site	Remove site	Upgrade	Restore IIS
`-quiet`	Run installer in quiet mode. Do not show wizard interface. MUST be given for unattended operation in automated tasks.	REQUIRED	REQUIRED	REQUIRED	REQUIRED	N/A
`-useIIS`	Use IIS as web server (default)		N/A	N/A		N/A
`-useApache`	Use Apache as web server
`-processAccountName USERNAME`	Username of FotoWeb process account. If not given, the previously configured process account is used.	REQUIRED if not already configured			N/A	N/A
`-processAccountPassword PASSWORD`	Password of FotoWeb process account. If not given, the previously configured process account is used.	REQUIRED if not already configured			N/A	N/A
`-processAccountDomain DOMAIN_NAME`	Domain name of FotoWeb process account. If not given, the previously configured process account is used.	REQUIRED if not already configured			N/A	N/A
`-siteName`	Name of the FotoWeb site to add.	REQUIRED	REQUIRED	REQUIRED	N/A

Site-specific parameters

The following parameters are only available during clean installation or when adding a site.

Silent upgrade does not currently allow specifying any per-site parameters, so current configuration and defaults (for example, SQL server trusted authentication) must be used.

Parameter	Description	Clean install	Add site	Remove site
`-sqlUsername USERNAME`	Username for SQL database admin account. If not given, then trusted authentication is used using the FotoWeb process account. Silent upgrade requires trusted authentication using the FotoWeb process account.			N/A
`-sqlPassword PASSWORD`	Password for SQL database admin account. If not given, then trusted authentication is used using the FotoWeb process account.			N/A
`-hostName HOSTNAME`	Host name to be used for the FotoWeb site	REQUIRED	REQUIRED	N/A
`-siteHttps`	Site uses HTTPS			N/A
`-iisSiteName WEBSITE_NAME`	Name of IIS web site to deploy FotoWeb application on.	REQUIRED if using IIS	REQUIRED if using IIS	REQUIRED if using IIS
`-sqlServer ADDRESS[:PORT]`	Hostname/IP (and optionally port) of custom SQL database. If not given, then no site database is created.			N/A
`-sqlDbName DATABASE_NAME`	SQL database name of custom SQL database. If not given, then no site database is created.			N/A
`-sqlSaUsername USERNAME`	Username for creating database in SQL server. If not given, then trusted (Windows) authentication is used.
`-sqlSaPassword PASSWORD`	Password for creating database in SQL server. If not given, then trusted (Windows) authentication is used.

Examples

Upgrade system with single site and default SQL database with trusted connection

fwsetup.exe -installModeReal -quiet

Clean installation with default parameters

`1`	`fwsetup.exe -quiet -processAccountName "FotoWebUser"` `-processAccountPassword "1234"` `-siteName "SITEONE"` `-iisSiteName "WEBSITE1"` `-hostName "www.example.com"`

Clean installation with Apache (DEPRECATED)

`1`	`fwsetup.exe -quiet -useApache -processAccountName "FotoWebUser"` `-processAccountPassword "1234"` `-siteName "SITEONE"` `-hostName "www.example.com"`

Add another site

`1`	`fwsetup.exe -quiet -addSite -siteName "SITEONE"` `-hostName "www.example.com"` `-iisSiteName "WEBSITE1"`

Remove a site

`1`	`fwsetup.exe -quiet -removeSite -siteName "SITEONE"`

Wait for the command to finish

`1`	`START /WAIT .\bin\fwsetup.exe -installModeReal -quiet`

Change web server

`1`	`fwsetup.exe -installModeReal -quiet -useIIS`

`1`	`fwsetup.exe -installModeReal -quiet -useApache`

When switching to IIS, each site must be mapped to an IIS site. If the system has previously been using IIS, and you have not added any sites since switching to Apache, then these commands work fine. If the mappings still need to be defined, either add the necessary parameters, or remove -quiet to select the web site interactively in the wizard.

Restore or remove IIS configuration for all sites

`1`	`fwsetup.exe -restoreIIS`

`1`	`fwsetup.exe -removeIIS`

Restore or remove IIS configuration for a single site

`1`	`fwsetup.exe -restoreIIS -siteName "SITEONE"`

`1`	`fwsetup.exe -removeIIS -siteName "SITEONE`

Database parameters

When creating a new site or updating it, use the following parameters to create the SQL database.

By default, a new site is created without a SQL database. A SQL database is only needed for reporting. All other features do not require a SQL database.

For more information, see Configuring the site database.

No site SQL database

Scenario	When creating a site	When updating	Preparation
No site SQL database
SQL database with trusted authentication for DB admin and requests	`-sqlServer`, `-sqlDbName`	Add Windows user that runs `fwsetup` to database with sysadmin privileges. Can be done during installation of SQL server.
SQL database with trusted authentication for requests	`-sqlServer`, `-sqlDbName`, `-sqlSaUsername`, `-sqlSaPassword`	`-sqlSaUsername`, `-sqlSaPassword`	Add Windows user that runs `fwsetup` to database with sysadmin privileges. Can be done during installation of SQL server.
SQL database without trusted authentication	`-sqlServer`, `-sqlDbName`, `-sqlSaUsername`, `-sqlSaPassword`, `-sqlUsername`, `-sqlPassword`	`-sqlSaUsername`, `-sqlSaPassword`	Add SQL user with given credentials to database with sysadmin privileges. Can be done during installation of SQL server.