IIS

Web Platform Installer and scripting web deployments

Awesome release from the IIS team. Now it is possible to do some scripting and automating IIS and web site/app configurations with the Web Platform Installer (WebPI). A command line interface for the WebPI has been released. For everyone who does not know the Microsoft Web Platform Installer 3.0 (Web PI) it is a free tool that makes getting the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including Internet Information Services (IIS), SQL Server Express, …

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IIS Express 7.5 and WebMatrix Released

Microsoft has released IIS Express 7.5 and WebMatrix and made them available as free download. WebMatrix is a complete Web development stack for pragmatic developers. WebMatrix is the IDE which elegantly integrates a Web server (IIS Express), database (SQL Compact) and programming frameworks (ASP.NET and PHP) into a single, integrated experience. IIS Express is a simple and lightweight version of IIS that is optimized for developers. It is free, supports the powerful features of IIS, …

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PHP Manger for IIS 7

Ruslan from the IIS team, has released a new module for IIS 7, the PHP Manager for IIS 7, currently in beta. It is an IIS extension for setting up and managing multiple PHP installations on IIS 7 servers. It can be used to: Register PHP with IIS; Run multiple PHP versions side by side; Check PHP runtime configuration and environment (output of phpinfo() function) Configure various PHP settings Enable or disable PHP extensions Remotely …

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