Setup-owncloud.php

[gucu]

I think I am going mad but I cannot find a link to the above file anywhere! Help please?

[dmitry]

Bye-bye web setup ( webinstaller )

As of today, ownCloud will discontinue the web installer, which was only needed if you did not have SSH access to the machine where you were installing your ownCloud (for example, shared hosters with FTP only access). Although shared hosters used to be helpful, as virtual servers are becoming more inexpensive and offer more possibilities for administrators, it is time to retire this means of installation. Over time, ownCloud has become more and more complex and very powerful. Today, SSH access…

[gucu]

Ouch - ok sad news. I cannot use ssh as I have shared hosting. I’ll go visit Nextcloud then.

[tom42]

Hey,

if you have FTP access then i think you can also just upload the files via FTP (similar to uploading the setup-owncloud.php) and then follow the instructions here:

https://doc.owncloud.org/server/administration_manual/installation/installation_wizard.html

The setup-owncloud.php is not required to install ownCloud even if you don’t have access via SSH.