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Introduction You can configure Internet Information Services 7 (IIS 7) to output syntax-highlighted source code for PHP files stored on the Web server or Web site. This feature is useful in development environments because you can quickly make the...

Introduction There are several ways to set access control lists (ACLs), including command-line tools such as Icacls.exe. PHP hosters generally use the command line. It is also possible, however, to set ACLs in the Manifest.xml file; these are the...

Introduction The ability to run multiple versions of PHP on one Internet Information Services 7(IIS 7) server can provide advantages when using the Microsoft ® Web Platform. Some PHP applications rely on functions or features that are available...

Introduction PHP errors often do not provide sufficient detail to help diagnose errors that occur within the framework. These include basic errors such as 404 Not Found. Because of this, the default “detailed error” experience for PHP applications...

Introduction When you want to publish content for access over the Internet or an intranet connection, you can add a Web site to your Web server to hold the content. During the installation of Internet Information Services 7 (IIS 7), a default Web...

Introduction Both the IT administrator and the software developer need to consider the provisioning of Web sites in a hosting environment. The provisioning of Web sites in Internet Information Services 7 (IIS 7) can be done in several ways...

Introduction The Bit Rate Throttling extension for Internet Information Services 7 (IIS 7) provides the ability to throttle progressive downloads of media files (in which audio/video playback starts as soon as sufficient data has been buffered on...

Introduction PHP hosters generally set up an environment, and provide a separate domain for each customer to host their applications. Self-hosters or very small hosters, however, may need create a separate site or virtual directory to host their...

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 The fastest and easiest way to install PHP on Internet Information Services (IIS) is by using the Microsoft ® Web Platform Installer (Web PI). Web PI completely automates setting up IIS, FastCGI, and the latest version of PHP from the...

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...

Welcome to Web Platform Installer Resources! This article provides a list of resources to help you find answers and help when using the Web Platform Installer. Users To learn more about the Web Platform Installer, see Introducing the Web Platform...

Introduction The access control list (ACL) is a list of permissions associated with an object. Each of these permission entries is called an access control entry (ACE); an ACE contains permissions associated with a particular object for a...

This walkthrough will guide you through how to enable “ Pretty Permalinks ” for blog posts in the WordPress blog engine installed on IIS 7.0. Typically, without URL rewriting functionality on a Web server, WordPress users have to use “Almost...

This video is from the MIX08 conference. http://visitmix.com Discover the advantages of running PHP applications on Microsoft Internet Information Services. Learn how to take advantage of the integrated pipeline and .NET functionality, and use...

Introduction While Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 is the recommended database to use when hosting PHP applications on an Internet Information Services 7 (IIS 7) Web server, you can also use MySQL as the database. Currently, many popular PHP...

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 Server Core, the minimal server installation option for Windows Server ® 2008, is available in Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions. Server Core supports a subset of the server roles available in full installations of the...

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...

What support is available for PHP running with FastCGI? Microsoft does not support PHP. We started integration testing with 5.2.1. Most of the testing seen shows PHP working well, without specific integration issues (other than bugs on our side...

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 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...