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Windows Web Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005 by bills

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...

MTS 2008 - IIS7 Session by bills

In an hour or so I will be on stage at the Microsoft Technology Summit.  I think I've presented every year since they started MTS - a small conference here in Redmond for technology influentials, particularly those of competitive platforms. ...
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How to add mime types with IIS7 Web.config by bills

Ever wanted to add a custom mime type to your Web server?  I ran into this issue the other day when I tried to serve up .mp4 files from my Web server and duh, I got this error: 404.3 error - mime type missing! Why does IIS block requests for unknown...

How to backup/restore IIS7 configuration by bills

Won's recent post on possible configuration corruption caused by OneCare/Forefront reminded me of something that every IIS7 customer should know about: how to backup and restore IIS7 configuration! No matter whether your configuration file gets corrupted...

How to enable directory browsing with IIS7 web.config by bills

IIS7 includes an all-new distributed configuration option, which allows for IIS7 configuration to be stored in web.config files, along with asp.net configuration, to be deployed with your content.  This makes transferring IIS7 configuration from...

How to (un)block directories with IIS7 web.config by bills

IIS7 includes an all-new distributed configuration option, which allows for IIS7 configuration to be stored in web.config files, along with asp.net configuration, to be deployed with your content.  This makes transferring IIS7 configuration from...
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How to add a default document with IIS7 web.config by bills

IIS7 includes an all-new distributed configuration option, which allows for IIS7 configuration to be stored in web.config files, along with asp.net configuration, to be deployed with your content. This makes transferring IIS7 configuration from your development...
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New IIS7 extensions available for download! by bills

One of the best parts of being on the IIS team is shipping great software.  First there was IIS7, now you can expect to see lots of great extensions for the best Web server in the world that plug-in seamlessly using the new IIS7 extensibility model...
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Windows 2008 and IIS7 Now Available by bills

Today marks the official product launch of Windows 2008 and IIS7, a capstone to 5 years of engineering work to create the best Web server on the planet. IIS7 is the foundation of Microsoft's Web platform, and offers many exciting new advancements in Web...
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IIS7 is finished by bills

After 4+ years of development, the IIS7 project is now complete. Today we signed off on the final build of Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1, both of which include our final build of IIS7. IIS7 is the biggest and best release of IIS ever, and it would...
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Running WordPress on Windows '08 Server Core with IIS7 + PHP + MySQL by bills

Dennis Chung wrote up a great blog post with step-by-step instructions for how to install Windows-IIS-MySQL-PHP on Server Core and get WordPress running.  This is a great example of how to use the lowest footprint Windows server EVER together with...
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IIS7 in the Community...11/7/2007 by bills

The IIS7 community is growing!  There have been a number of really cool things going on in the community around IIS7.  Here are some of my favorites:    New Web Control Panels for IIS7! I was very excited to see two new control panels...
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Microsoft Announces Interoperability Improvements for PHP and Microsoft technologies by bills

Last year at ZendCon 2006, I was invited to be a part of the Microsoft and Zend announcement initiating technical collaboration with the PHP community to significantly enhance the reliability and performance of PHP on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server...
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FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE) for IIS7 RC0 Released! by bills

If you're looking for the FPSE extensions for your Vista or Windows 2008 Server and IIS7, look no further than DownloadCenter . The team just released an updated package with support for installing on x64 (note: the FPSE extensions themselves have no...
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TechNet Radio Interview on IIS7 w/ Bill Staples by bills

I did a TechNet radio interview last week and it is now published on the Web. It was a pretty fun interview and we covered a lot of ground including a brief history of IIS and my involvement with the product, some some of the behind the scenes development...
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