Installing SugarCRM on a Windows 2008 Server 64 bit or a Hosting Provider solution like my Linux VPS
I need to install Sugar CRM Community Edition setting up access to the CRM functionality to the staff of our small company. They need access throughout our office locations which are technically 3 now. We have a hosting provider with a Linux VPS server and we have an internal Windows 2008 Server 64 bit machine. I think either of which would be okay to install on. SugarCRM CE is currently sufficient enough to handle our needs it appears from their demo. My question is which is easier to install to or smarter to install to.
What I want is for users to be able to click on a URL and login and access our contact information there from any browser. Utilizing import export capabilities and the freedom to get information even from home or on the road.
If I install Sugar CRM (CE) Community Edition on a Windows 2008 Server 64 bit will I need to install IIS so they can access? Also what other tools applications would need to be switched on to get that to work.
If I go the Hosting route I have to update things like PHP which currently I cannot do that on my Hosting provider without loosing service agreements from them, risking breaking something that is working now and SugarCRM says in order to get use the latest version. I have to have PHP 5.2+ which I am currently on 5.1 and holding.
Any suggestions on what I could use or work with, work around to resolve this?
What I want is for users to be able to click on a URL and login and access our contact information there from any browser. Utilizing import export capabilities and the freedom to get information even from home or on the road.
If I install Sugar CRM (CE) Community Edition on a Windows 2008 Server 64 bit will I need to install IIS so they can access? Also what other tools applications would need to be switched on to get that to work.
If I go the Hosting route I have to update things like PHP which currently I cannot do that on my Hosting provider without loosing service agreements from them, risking breaking something that is working now and SugarCRM says in order to get use the latest version. I have to have PHP 5.2+ which I am currently on 5.1 and holding.
Any suggestions on what I could use or work with, work around to resolve this?
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When you install this application. Can it cause problems with other applications or SQL Server installations? I was wondering if I have stuff already installed will this wreck other things on this box typically by installing it? I have to be a bit careful as this is going on a box with accounting information and a few other small applications that use SQL Server? Any advice there is appreciated. .........and Thank you very much for this help.
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So you are saying I can download and install the version you display above and it will allow users to utilize Sugar CRM through their client desktops via a browser directly to that install whether it be from home or work machine?
I am not the Windows 2008 Server Administrator by knowledge. I am an Windows 2008 Server Administrator by permissions. So I assume I will need to configure:
Apache or IIS
PHP
SugarCRM
Is that correct?