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URL Rewrite Module v2 – Release Candidate

RuslanY Blog — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:42:00 GMT

The URL Rewrite Module 2.0 – Release Candidate is available for download . The release contains functionality and stability improvements and it is believed to have a quality level suitable for production deployments. Overview Microsoft URL Rewrite Module 2.0 for IIS 7 is an incremental release that includes all the features from version 1.1 , and adds support for outbound response headers and content rewriting. More specifically, it can be used to: Replace the URLs generated by a web application in the response HTML with a more user friendly and search engine friendly equivalent Modify the links in the HTML markup generated by a web application behind a reverse proxy. Fix up the content of any HTTP response by using regular expression pattern...(read more)

Windows Cache Extension 1.0 for PHP – RC

RuslanY Blog — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:45:47 GMT

The Windows Cache Extension 1.0 for PHP – Release Candidate is available for download. The release contains functionality and stability improvements and it is believed to have the quality level suitable for production deployments. Install the Windows Cache Extension 1.0 for PHP – RC To install the Windows Cache Extension for PHP 5.2 and PHP 5.3, use the download links at the extension’s home page at http://www.iis.net/extensions/wincacheforphp . The installation with Web Platform Installer is the easiest as it will automatically place the extension binary into proper location and will update the PHP configuration to enable the extension. Also, if you have the beta release of the extension installed, then Web PI will upgrade...(read more)

Windows Cache Extension 1.0 for PHP – Beta

RuslanY Blog — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:10:37 GMT

Today IIS team has released the beta of the Windows Cache Extension 1.0 for PHP . The Windows Cache Extension for PHP is a PHP accelerator , that is used to increase the speed of PHP applications running on the Windows operating systems. Any PHP application can take advantage of the functionality provided by the Windows Cache Extension for PHP without any code modifications. All that is required is that the extension is enabled and loaded by the PHP engine. Install the Windows Cache Extension 1.0 for PHP – Beta or, download: Windows Cache Extension 1.0 for PHP 5.2 – Beta Windows Cache Extension 1.0 for PHP 5.3 – Beta Follow the instructions at “ Using Windows Cache Extension for PHP ” to install, enable and configure...(read more)

URL Rewrite Module 2.0 for IIS 7 – Beta

RuslanY Blog — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:46:11 GMT

Today IIS team has released the URL Rewrite Module 2.0 for IIS 7 – Beta. This is an incremental release that includes all the features from version 1.1, and adds support for outbound response rewriting. More specifically, it can be used to: Replace the URLs generated by a web application in the response HTML with a more user friendly and search engine friendly equivalent Modify the links in the HTML markup generated by a web application behind a reverse proxy. Fix up the content of any HTTP response by using regular expression pattern matching Install the URL Rewrite Module 2.0 Beta or, download: URL Rewrite Module 2.0 for IIS 7 – Beta (x86) URL Rewrite Module 2.0 for IIS 7 – Beta (x64) Note: URL Rewrite v1.0 and v2.0 cannot...(read more)

FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 6.0 and IIS 5.1 – RC

RuslanY Blog — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:38:07 GMT

Today IIS team has released the FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 6.0 and IIS 5.1 – Release Candidate. This version is based on FastCGI Extension 1.0 and it adds several important improvements and features. The release is believed to have a quality level suitable for production deployments. Install the Release Candidate of FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 6.0 and IIS 5.1 or, download: FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 6.0 and IIS 5.1 – RC (x86) FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 6.0 and IIS 5.1 – RC (x64) Upgrade from FastCGI Extension 1.0 and 1.5 Beta releases If you already have installed FastCGI Extension v1.0 or FastCGI Extesnion v1.5 Beta, then the installation package will upgrade it to version 1.5 – RC. All the related IIS configuration...(read more)

FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 6.0 and IIS 5.1 - Beta

RuslanY Blog — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:11:12 GMT

Today IIS team has released the FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 6.0 and IIS 5.1 - Beta. This version is based on FastCGI Extension 1.0 and it adds several important improvements and features. Install the Beta of FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 6.0 and IIS 5.1 or, download: FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 6.0 and IIS 5.1 (x86) FastCGI Extension 1.5 for IIS 6.0 and IIS 5.1 (x64) Upgrade from FastCGI Extension 1.0 release If you already have FastCGI Extension version 1.0 installed then the installation package will upgrade it to version 1.5. All the related IIS configuration and settings in fcgiext.ini file will be preserved during upgrade. Note that during upgrade the comments in fcgiext.ini will not be updated and will not mention new configuration...(read more)

URL Rewrite Module 1.1 for IIS 7

RuslanY Blog — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:45:00 GMT

Today IIS team has released the URL Rewrite Module 1.1 for IIS 7. This is an incremental update that contains fixes to the bugs found since the URL Rewrite Module v1.0 has been released in November 2008. If you have version 1.0 installed (file version of rewrite.dll is 7.1.315.0), it is highly recommended you upgrade to version 1.1. Install the URL Rewrite Module 1.1 for IIS 7 today! or, download: Microsoft URL Rewrite Module 1.1 for IIS 7 (x86) Microsoft URL Rewrite Module 1.1 for IIS 7 (x64) Upgrade from URL Rewrite Module 1.0 release If you have URL Rewrite Module version 1.0 installed, the installation package upgrades it to version 1.1. All rewrite rules in applicationHost.config and web.config files are preserved during upgrade process...(read more)

Dynamic IP Restrictions for IIS 7.0 - Beta

RuslanY Blog — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:34:00 GMT

Today IIS team has released the Dynamic IP Restrictions Extension for IIS 7.0 - Beta. The Dynamic IP Restrictions Extension provides IT Professionals and Hosters a configurable module that helps mitigate or block Denial of Service Attacks or cracking of passwords through Brute-force by temporarily blocking Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of HTTP clients who follow a pattern that could be conducive to one of such attacks. This module can be configured such that the analysis and blocking could be done at the Web Server or the Web Site level. Install the Dynamic IP Restrictions Beta Today! Microsoft Dynamic IP Restrictions for IIS 7.0 - Beta (x86) Microsoft Dynamic IP Restrictions for IIS 7.0 - Beta (x64) If IIS already has IPv4 Address and IP...(read more)

URL Rewrite Module - Release to Web

RuslanY Blog — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:32:11 GMT

Today IIS team has made the URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7.0 Release To Web (RTW) available for download. This is a final, production-ready release that is officially supported by Microsoft. Install the URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7.0 RTW today! Microsoft URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7.0 RTW (x86) Microsoft URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7.0 RTW (x64) Upgrade from Go Live release If you already have Go Live release of URL Rewrite module installed then the installation package will upgrade it to RTW release. All rewrite rules in applicationHost.config and web.config files will be preserved. Note that system reboot may be necessary when upgrading from Go Live to RTW release. ASP.NET update The installer for URL Rewrite module includes an update for ASP...(read more)

URL Rewrite Module - Go Live release

RuslanY Blog — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:27:15 GMT

Today IIS team has made the Go Live release of URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7.0 available for download. This release contains significant functionality and performance improvements and it is believed to have a quality level suitable for production deployments. Download the Go Live release of the module today! Microsoft URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7.0 Go Live (x86) Microsoft URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7.0 Go Live (x64) Note that the installer for URL Rewrite Module includes the FastCGI update for IIS 7.0 . If this update has not been yet installed on your machine it will be installed together with URL Rewrite Module. New Features since CTP release Here are the features that are new since CTP release (for a complete list of features and changes since...(read more)

Update for IIS 7.0 FastCGI module

RuslanY Blog — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:10:00 GMT

IIS team has recently released an update for IIS 7.0 FastCGI module that fixes compatibility problems with several popular PHP applications. In particular, the update changes the behavior of FastCGI module in the following ways: REQUEST_URI server variable set by FastCGI module now includes query string and path info. Previously, lack of the query string in this server variable caused the popular CMS application Drupal to not work with FastCGI on IIS 7.0 REQUEST_URI server variable now contains the originally requested URL path before any URL rewriting was performed. Prior to this fix, the server variable used to contain a final rewritten URL, which caused problems when using URL rewriting to enable “pretty permalinks” for popular blog engine...(read more)