MVolo's Blog : IIS6

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.

IIS7 modules vs. IIS6 ISAPI: Managing request state in your module

mvolo — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:52:00 GMT

For post #4 in the IIS7 Modules vs. IIS6 ISAPI series, let's take a look at another common pattern in IIS module development - storing request-specific state inside your module.

Read more at http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2006/12/25/Managing-request-state-in-your-IIS7-module.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.

IIS7 modules vs. IIS6 ISAPI: Memory Management

mvolo — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:14:00 GMT

For post #3 in the IIS7 Modules vs. IIS6 ISAPI series, let’s look at one of the biggest trouble areas that bite ISAPI developers - managing memory.

Read more on http://mvolo.com/2006/11/01/iis7-modules-vs-iis6-isapi-memory-management.aspx.