A few days ago the IIS Team released the final version of the Web Deployment Tool. The tool is the best (next best) since Microsoft AppCenter for handling web deployment.
The Web Deployment Tool simplifies migration, management and deployment of IIS Web servers, Web applications and Web sites.
The Web Deployment Tool simplifies the migration, management and deployment of IIS Web servers, Web applications and Web sites. Administrators can use command-line scripting with the Web Deployment Tool to synchronize IIS 6.0 and IIS 7.0 servers or to migrate an IIS 6.0 server to IIS 7.0. The Web Deployment Tool also enables administrators and delegated users to use IIS Manager to deploy ASP.NET and PHP applications to an IIS 7.0 server.
Features:
- Migrate Web applications between IIS 6.0 and IIS 7.0 with ease
Synchronize your server farm efficiently
Package, archive and deploy Web applications more easily
Download: Web Deployment Tool (x86) & Web Deployment Tool (x64)
More information:
http://www.iis.net/extensions/WebDeploymentTool
http://misfitgeek.com/blog/web-deployment-tool-has-gone-rtw/
Yesterday the IIS Team released a cool new module for IIS 7.0, the first beta release of the Windows Cache Extension 1.0 for PHP.
The Windows Cache Extension for PHP is a PHP accelerator, that is used to increase the speed of PHP applications running on the Windows operating systems.
Any PHP application can take advantage of the functionality provided by the Windows Cache Extension for PHP without any code modifications. All that is required is that the extension is enabled and loaded by the PHP engine.
- The extension can only be used with non-thread-safe builds of PHP
- The extension can only be used when IIS is configured to run PHP via FastCGI
- The Windows Cache Extension 1.0 for PHP 5.3 can only be used with the x86 VC9 build of PHP 5.3.
Features:
- PHP opcode cache
- File cache
- Relative file path cache
Download information:
or, download:
Windows Cache Extension 1.0 for PHP 5.2 – Beta
Windows Cache Extension 1.0 for PHP 5.3 – Beta
For more information: IIS.net – Ruslan’s Blog
Microsoft has confirmed the 0-day vulnerability in IIS FTP Service that could allow for remote code execution and posted a Security Advisory.
In short it’s only the FTP service in IIS prior to IIS 7 and Windows 2008, here’s the full list of affected systems:
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.1
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0, Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1, and Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution on affected systems that are running the FTP service and are connected to the Internet.
Read more in Microsoft Security Advisory (975191)
A few weeks ago Microsoft released the OCS 2007 R2 Web Scheduler to web, available as download. It was originally scheduled to be part of R2 ResKit, but has now been Released To Web.
Web Scheduler is a 64-bit tool for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2. It provides a Web-based alternative to the add-in for the Microsoft Outlook messaging and collaboration client for the purpose of scheduling a meeting using Office Communications Server 2007 R2. It also provides a browser-based conference management experience that includes operations such as:
- Scheduling a new Live Meeting conference or conference call.
- Viewing and modifying details of an existing conference.
- Listing all existing user schedules of a Microsoft Office conference.
- Deleting an existing conference.
- Sending an e-mail invitation to conference participants by using a configured SMTP mail server.
- Joining an existing conference.
Download it here.
