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Introduction Apache Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Server and Internet Information Services 7 (IIS 7) are two of the world’s most popular Web servers. This article provides technical information about IIS for users who are familiar with...

Introduction A common requirement when running PHP applications in shared hosting environment is per-site configuration, because each PHP application may require a different set of PHP settings. Shared hosting providers often want to provide their...

Introduction Make sure that FastCGI always recycles the php-cgi.exe processes before the native PHP recycling kicks in. The FastCGI process recycling behavior is controlled by the configuration property instanceMaxRequests . This property...

Introduction Internet Information Services 7 (IIS 7) comes with extended support for application frameworks through FastCGI, an open protocol supported by many open-source application frameworks that otherwise may not support stable and...

Introduction Microsoft embraces hosting PHP applications on the Windows ® operating system, both by building enabling technologies and by working with the PHP community to ensure that popular PHP applications run performantly on the Windows...

Improved performance and greater reliability for PHP applications is ensured by the new FastCGI component for IIS 7.0 and previous versions. This tutorial covers installing PHP 5.2.1 and the new FastCGI component to IIS 7.0 in Windows Vista.

Introduction FastCGI is a language-independent, scalable, open extension to Common Gateway Interface (CGI) that improves performance. The FastCGI extension is installable onto Server Core and enables application frameworks such as PHP to achieve...

Introduction The application pMachine Pro is a popular open source blogging solution. It includes all the features of traditional blog tools, and supports multiple languages. ExpressionEngine has replaced it. The existing pMachine Pro is still...

Introduction PHPWCMS is a web content management system optimized for fast and easy setup and works on any standard web server. PHPWCMS is perfect for professional, public and private users. It is very easy to learn and provides the flexibility to...

Introduction Siteframe™ is a lightweight content-management system designed for the rapid deployment of community-based websites. With Siteframe, a group of users can share stories and photographs, create blogs, send email to one another, and...

Introduction PHProjekt is a modular application for coordinating group activities and sharing information and documents via the web. Components of PHProjekt include group calendar, project management, time card system, file management, contact...

Introduction PHPList is an open-source newsletter manager and one-way email announcement delivery system. It is effective for newsletters, publicity lists, notifications, and many other uses. It contains several features, such as tracking delivery...

Introduction OpenAds 2.0 is an ad server written in PHP that allows you to place banners on your website and manage your banners in a professional way. OpenAds is open source, which means you have access to the source code, licensed under the...

Introduction LimeSurvey (formerly PHPSurveyor) is a fully functional survey development and data entry system including data entry screen, public data entry script, method for issuing tokens, emailing invitations and recording responses, and basic...

Introduction ExpressionEngine is a flexible, feature-rich content management system that empowers thousands of individuals, organizations, and companies around the world to easily manage their websites. For more information about ExpressionEngine...

Introduction Zen Cart is a PHP-based, open-source online store management system. It uses a MySQL database and HTML components. Support is provided for several languages and currencies, and it is freely available under the GNU General Public...

Introduction PostNuke is a software application that creates an impressive, dynamic Web site and provides the webmaster with a site that they can administer through a Web browser with a minimal amount of HTML knowledge. In addition, PostNuke's...

Introduction The following sections describe how to install and configure MediaWiki for use with FastCGI on Windows Server ® 2008. This document assumes that you have completed the setup and configuration of the FastCGI extension and PHP libraries...

Introduction XOOPS is a popular open source portal and content management system. It serves as a web framework for use by small, medium and large sites. It allows administrators to easily create dynamic websites with great content and many...

Introduction Coppermine is a multi-purpose, fully-featured and integrated web picture gallery script written in PHP. Coppermine uses GD or ImageMagick as the image library with a MySQL backend. The following sections describe how to install and...

Introduction A popular open source blogging solution, b2Evolution, includes all the features of traditional blog tools, and extends them with evolved features such as file and photo management, advanced skinning, multiple blogs support, as well as...

Introduction Advanced Poll is a polling system with a powerful administration tool. It features: multiple pools, templates, unlimited options, multi-language support, IP-Logging, IP-Locking, cookie support, comment feature, vote expire feature...

FastCGI support in Windows Vista Microsoft IIS 7.0 for Windows Vista SP1 now includes a built-in FastCGI component. To get detailed information on how to use FastCGI component to host PHP applications on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1...

Introduction From its first version, IIS has supported CGI ("Common Gateway Interface"). CGI, in its basic form, is a standards-based protocol that allows information servers, such as IIS, to interface with external applications. FastCGI was...

Introduction This article explains how to use the Microsoft IIS FastCGI extension to set up and run PHP applications on Windows XP and Windows Server ® 2003 operating systems. What is FastCGI? FastCGI is a standard protocol that allows application...

This article explains how to configure the FastCGI module and PHP to host PHP applications on IIS 7.0 IMPORTANT : This article provides instructions on how to install and use the FastCGI component on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1...

Introduction As you may know from TechEd 2007 announcements and a Bill Staples' blog post , IIS 7.0 is supported on the Server Core installation option of Windows Server ® 2008. IIS 7.0 on Server Core combines a powerful new Web server with a...