MVolo's Blog : FastCGI

History of FastCGI support for IIS

mvolo — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:00:00 GMT

Today, we released the FastCGI for IIS 6.0 RTM on Microsoft Download Center.

It was quite a journey - come read about the RTM release and the history of what it took us to get there at http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/11/12/FastCGI-for-IIS-6.0-is-released-on-Download-Center.aspx.

IIS FastCGI and PHP: What you absolutely need to know to host PHP applications on IIS 6 and IIS 7

mvolo — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:03:00 GMT

Everybody knows that IIS FastCGI is a great way to run PHP applications on IIS.

We've been making great strides at delivering a solid production experience for hosting PHP on IIS, for both IIS7 on Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008 and IIS6 / IIS5.1 on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.

So, if you are looking to give FastCGI a try, where should you start? With all the coverage this work has been receiving, its starting to get out of hand.

Get all the information you absolutely need to know to get started at: http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/10/09/IIS-FastCGI-and-PHP_3A00_-What-you-absolutely-need-to-know-to-host-PHP-applications-on-IIS-6-and-IIS-7.aspx.

Deploy your PHP applications today with the IIS 6 FastCGI Go-Live release!

mvolo — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:13:00 GMT

At last, the IIS FastCGI Go-Live release is here! This release enables you to begin hosting PHP applications in production on your existing IIS 6.0 servers immediately, and brings multiple fixes and performance improvements over the previously released Technical Preview 2.

Read more about it and all the resources you need to get started here: http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/09/24/Deploy-your-PHP-applications-today-with-the-IIS-6-FastCGI-Go_2D00_Live-release_2100_.aspx.

IIS Authentication plugin for the Wordpress PHP blogging engine

mvolo — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:05:00 GMT

This weekend, I was working on an MSDN magazine article and happened to install the Wordpress PHP blog app on IIS7. Of course, I used the latest FastCGI bits available in the box in in Windows Server 2008 Beta 3, and the latest Windows-optimized PHP 5.2.3 build from www.php.net. Long story short, I ended up writing a Wordpress plugin that allows Wordpress to use IIS authentication methods, including forms authentication.

Read about installing Wordpress on IIS7, the Wordpress extensibility model, and get the IIS Authentication plugin here: http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/08/12/IIS-Authentication-plugin-for-the-Wordpress-PHP-blogging-engine.aspx.

The latest on the FastCGI project and PHP support on IIS

mvolo — Tue, 29 May 2007 23:31:00 GMT

Check out the latest on the IIS FastCGI project, including the new IIS7 FastCGI in Longhorn server beta 3, the out-of-band developer update, and the new PHP 5.2.2.

Read more at http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/05/29/The-latest-on-the-FastCGI-project-and-PHP-support-on-IIS.aspx.

10 steps to get Ruby on Rails running on Windows with IIS FastCGI

mvolo — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:20:00 GMT

Since the original tech preview release of FastCGI last year, we've been seeing a lot of requests for getting Ruby on Rails running with our FastCGI. So, for FastCGI Tech Preview 2, I spent some time researching what it would take to enable Ruby on Rails, resulting in "experimental" RoR support in the TP2 release.

Without further ado, these are the 10 steps get RoR working with FastCGI TP2 - read more at http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/02/18/10-steps-to-get-Ruby-on-Rails-running-on-Windows-with-IIS-FastCGI.aspx.

At last, Windows-optimized PHP 5.2.1 has been released!

mvolo — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:34:00 GMT

The Windows-optimized PHP 5.2.1 release is now available.

Read more about it on http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/02/10/At-last_2C00_-Windows_2D00_optimized-PHP-5.2.1-has-been-released_2100_.aspx.

IIS FastCGI Tech Preview 2 has been released!

mvolo — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:19:00 GMT

After 3 months of community feedback and development, the FastCGI Techical Preview 2 has just been released!

The FastCGI Technical Preview 2 release is an update for the first ever release of Microsoft IIS FastCGI feature in October 2006, providing a platform for high-performance and reliable way to run application frameworks like PHP on IIS.

Get the scoup at http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/01/31/Turbo_2D00_charge-your-PHP-applications-with-IIS-FastCGI-Technical-Preview-2.aspx.

Also, check out the instructions for setting up Ruby on Rails with TP2 at http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/02/18/10-steps-to-get-Ruby-on-Rails-running-on-Windows-with-IIS-FastCGI.aspx.

Before the flight: Native Output Cache, PHP and FastCGI, and other stuff

mvolo — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:56:00 GMT

Before hopping on the plane and starting my Thanksgiving vacation, here are some highlights about the new IIS7 Native Output Cache, PHP, FastCGI, and other stuff ...

Read more on http://mvolo.com/2006/11/17/while-you-were-out-.aspx.

Try out the IIS FastCGI techical preview

mvolo — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 22:51:00 GMT

As you know, we released the FastCGI technical preview this week, aimed at providing a fast and stable platform for running FastCGI applications like PHP. Its been very popular, with more downloads then we have expected for the first week.

I wanted to say thank you to everyone trying this out ...

Read more on http://mvolo.com/2006/11/03/try-out-the-iis-fastcgi-techical-preview.aspx.

The PHP / FastCGI Technical Preview is Live!

mvolo — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:02:00 GMT

After several weeks of silence on this topic, and lots of hard work, we just released the FastCGI Techical Preview for IIS 5.x / IIS 6 / IIS7!

Read more on my blog here: http://mvolo.com/2006/10/31/the-php--fastcgi-technical-preview-is-live.aspx.

Making PHP rock on Windows/IIS

mvolo — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 19:07:00 GMT

Right as I was about to go home, one of our developers comes in to tell me some good news about our new IIS7 FastCGI module. So, I figure I would shed some light on our recent work to improve hosting PHP (yes, you read right, PHP) applications on Windows/IIS.

Read more here - http://mvolo.com/2006/09/29/making-php-rock-on-windowsiis.aspx.