Oct 14, 2008
Almost every popular PHP app that you may want to run on IIS7 requires MySQL. I just ran across a couple of really great articles which provide step by step instructions for how to get MySQL and PHPMyAdmin running. First, learn how to get...
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Filed under: IIS7, PHP, Community, Tutorial
Oct 11, 2008
Here are a few cool links I found today while catching up on my IIS reading: URL Rewrite In case you missed it, the IIS7 URL Rewrite extension is now licensed for production use in its final beta release. Deploy it today and get all the benefits...
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Oct 06, 2008
I've heard several people ask where to buy IIS7 and Windows 2008. First, if you want to download and try before you buy, Microsoft has made Windows 2008 trial editions available, with just a few clicks and a live ID you can download them today. If you...
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Filed under: IIS7, ASP.NET, IIS News Item, Windows Media Services
Oct 03, 2008
Let's face it, getting Microsoft's Web server, framework and tools installed is much more painful than it should be. Visit 10 different web sites, download a dozen different packages, install them one at a time, and maybe in a few hours you are ready...
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Filed under: IIS7, ASP.NET, IIS News Item, Developers, Administrators
Jul 09, 2008
In last a few weeks, the IIS team has released 3 IIS extensions updates: · URL Rewrite Module CTP1 · Application Request Routing CTP1 · PowerShell Provider CTP2 URL Rewrite Module URL Rewrite Module is a rule-based rewriting engine for...
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Filed under: IIS7, ASP.NET, IIS News Item, Developers, PowerShell, Administrators
Jun 18, 2008
With so many cool new capabilities in IIS7 , and even more new features coming out all the time , it's no wonder you want to move to IIS7. But you work for The Man, and everyone knows The Man wants ROI . He can't just let you go willy-nilly and adopt...
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Filed under: IIS7, ASP.NET, Compatibility, IIS News Item, Developers, Administrators, Migration
Jun 12, 2008
I just ran across a fantastic step-by-step walkthrough of how to manage IIS7 remotely from Windows Vista, written by Dave Lawlor over at Train Signal Training. Check out this article: http://www.trainsignaltraining.com/iis-7-remote-administration/2008...
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Filed under: IIS7, Administration, Developers, Administrators
Jun 12, 2008
DiscountASP.NET - a great low-cost Windows/IIS7 hosting provider - has agreed to offer the current Admin Pack and Database Manager extensions for "IIS Manager" free to their customers. I connected up to their test server from my home PC...
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Filed under: IIS7, Developers
Jun 09, 2008
Interested in knowing what kind of performance gains you can expect from IIS7? The Microsoft.com operations folks have put together a great summary of their real-world performance data . The short story is: IIS7 servers handle 31% more requests...
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Filed under: IIS7, ASP.NET, IIS News Item, Developers, Performance, Administrators
Jun 02, 2008
Overview ASP.NET 2.0 (3.0 and 3.5) are easy to install with Windows Vista and Windows 2008 - just install the ASP.NET component located under IIS->Word Wide Web Services->Application Development Features. You can find this set of components in Windows...
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Filed under: IIS7, ASP.NET, Administration, Compatibility, Developers, Administrators
Jun 02, 2008
If you've been following http://blogs.iis.net/ or http://www.iis.net/downloads/ lately you've probably noticed a lot of IIS software releases coming out with lots of odd acronyms... CTPs, GoLive releases, RTWs. You may wonder: what are these releases...
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Jun 01, 2008
I hear this question a lot in the http://forums.iis.net/ , and thanks to Carlos and team's rocking Configuration Editor, figuring this out on your own is a breeze. Here is how you can generate code for ANY IIS7 configuration change, without writing a...
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Filed under: IIS7, ASP.NET, Administration, Samples & Demos, IIS News Item, Developers, Administrators, Configuration, Tutorial
May 31, 2008
One of the most hotly requested features for IIS is now available! Yesterday we shipped the first technical preview of a new URLrewrite module for IIS7. It is free for all IIS7 users and available for download x86 and x64 . Thomas and Carlos have blogged...
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Filed under: ASP.NET, PHP, IIS News Item, Developers, Administrators
Apr 25, 2008
You may have seen recent reports that have surfaced stating that web sites running on Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 have been compromised. These reports allude to a possible vulnerability in IIS or issues related to Security...
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Filed under: ASP.NET, IIS News Item, Developers, Administrators, Security
Apr 15, 2008
One of the things I'm most excited about Windows Server 2008 is the new Web-focused version of Windows called Windows Web Server 2008. It is a special, low-priced version of Windows (only $469 retail, half the price of Standard edition and available...
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