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Microsoft announced the beta release of IIS Application Warm-Up

Provide a Better Web Site Experience with Faster Response Times Today, Microsoft announced the beta release of IIS Application Warm-Up an extension for IIS 7.5 that enables IT Professionals to improv...

Article on PHP vs ASP.net relative speed with interesting results.

I get a kick out of people who think that ASP.net doesn't scale. (Considering that some of the biggest, baddest, websites in the world run it, and can run anything they want). Interesting post of PHP ...

IIS 7 Labs online

Discovered the other day the labs from the Windows Server 2008 Hosting roadshow for IIS 7 were all made into Virtual Labs and posted online.Here's one of adding PHP, ASP and ASP.net applications that ...

Making the most of Web Hosting with IIS 7

I was looking around at Applied Innovations web hosting offerings (which hosts this site), and was interested to find their IIS 7 web hosting has some new additions the IIS 7 media pack, URL rewrite, ...

IIS 7 in the Mix

The IIS team annouced a lot of new releases and tools for IIS 7. These have been coming out of the team steadily since IIS 7 was released. In the history of IIS there has never been so much activity c...

IIS FTP 7.5 released

Update to the IIS 7 version of FTP has been reelased. The bits are online at, http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/0/1/C013B8EE-9012-4B2F-B3FA-3FB6A93753AB/ftp7_x86_75.msi http://download.microsof...

IIS7 in Windows Server 2008 R2

Mai Lan posted an article on the details of what to expect in R2http://blogs.iis.net/mailant/archive/2009/01/11/iis7-in-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx The most interesting thing is that several of the mo...

Preventing SQL Injections

Wanted to postback to this article by Wade on the IIS team. He summarizes this issue really well - in particular that topics lose focus due to a the many posts and lack of the ability to see informa...

LogParser Revisited

Somehow I started revisiting Log Parser resources and links today and wanted to post a few things. If you don't know about Logparser and you manage an IIS server or set of servers (almost any type), ...

LAMP on Windows?

Here's an interesting blog post http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/archive/2008/12/16/running-lamp-on-windows-server-2008-webcast-and-screencasts-now-available.aspx discussing running most of the L...

Install the URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7.0 RTW today!

IIS Admins. I am shamelssly pasting this anncoucment from the IIS team here. Very nice tool that leverages the new extensible IIS 7 pipeline, configuraiton system, and UI. -brett -----------------...

New Web Deployment Tool for IIS shows includes replication, migration, and packaging of sites

Bill Staples posted an important annoucment about the availability of the Web Deployment tool release Beat 2. When Bill says something like this "It is one of the fundamental building blocks that I...

SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP Cumulative Update

Microsoft has released an updated SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP. The SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP download is available to all SQL Server users at no additional charge. The SQL Server 2005 Driver ...

URL Rewriting module for IIS 7 is live

The IIS team continues to deliver on the promise of the modular pipeline. One often requested module was URL re-writing, which was released today. -brett   Install the URL Rewrite Module fo...

Migrating a Large, High-Volume Web Site to Internet Information Services 7.0

Just ran across this white paper on Technet. This is a GREAT PAPER on IIS 7 created by the Microsoft.com guys. I love their stuff. If you've ever seen their presentations at TechEd, MIX you know the...

Getting CDONTS to work on Windows Server 2008 x64 - Steve Schofield Weblog

Had a question come up on the IIS 7 list server (iislists.com) on using CDONTS on IIS 7. Steve has written a blog post on the topic I thought was worth referencing. Getting CDONTS to work on Windows...

IIS.net : Learn IIS7: Using URL Rewrite Module: Installing and Configuring IIS 7.0

One of the often heard requests for IIS has been about the need to have a more flexible, rules based URL rewriting system. The IIS team is making good on it's promise to release some out of band upda...

Solution: IIS7 WebDAV Module Tweaks « Enter the Tatrix

Update for WebDAV may be hard to find. Solution: IIS7 WebDAV Module Tweaks Enter the Tatrix...

IIS 7.0: Top 10 Performance Improvements in IIS 7.0

Hey, check out this article by Mvolo. As usual, he's got a great line on the important details and impeccable insight into practical implementation. IIS 7.0: Top 10 Performance Improvements in IIS 7...

Version 1.0 RTM of the SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP is live!

Version 1.0 RTM of the SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP is live!   Version 1.0 of the SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP is available for download on the MSDN download site. ...

IIS.net : Learn IIS7: Using UrlScan: Configuring Security: Installing and Configuring IIS 7.0

Ran across this today on IIS.net. For those of you that know me, I've been raving about URLScan as great security tool for IIS since IIS 5 days. It was one of the centerpieces of the IIS FastTrack cl...

Announcing IIS7 PowerShell Provider Tech Preview

During the development of IIS7, Bill Staples often promised better integration with Powershell was in the future. Well, the future is now and today I got the following message in my inbox: Congat...

IIS 7.0 Server-Side : Make your next IIS 7.0 web server a lean one

Mike Volo advises about the benefits of creating lean, mean web server machine! http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2008/06/17/Make-your-next-IIS-7.0-web-server-a-lean-one.aspx IIS 7.0 Server-S...

IIS 7.0 Server-Side : Leaving Microsoft ...

Mike Volodarsky announces he's leaving Microsoft. Mike was a central player in the creation of IIS 7 and was the PM for many key projects including the integrated pipeline and APPCMD. Aside from assi...

Release of Web Deployment Tool

Bill Staples sent this annoucment out about the release of this new tool. I know they worked on this for a loooong time. looking forward to feedback! -brett   IIS is thrilled to announc...

SQL Injection Attacks on IIS Web Servers - BillS IIS Blog

Here's a blog post from Bill Staples on this issue. Bill is the uber manager of IIS and was the main vision and driver for both IIS 6 and IIS 7 as well as having key involvement since IIS 4. SQL Inje...

The hits just keep on comin

The IIS team has released another preview of even more additions to IIS 7. This time its the IIS 7 admin pack which adds some UI features that enhance the administration experience beyond what you g...

Coolest IIS app ever: Manage IIS 7 from your mobile phone- complete with source code

Sukesh has developed and released on codeplex, a mobile application that lets your managean IIS 7 server from your cell phone! This is very cool application that shows off some of the great technolo...

WebDAV released!

I can tell from the log files that webdav and IIS 7 is one of the hot search items. So, here ya go! - here's an email I got at Microsoft annoucing it --------------------------- After a ye...

IIS 7 FAQs

Looking over the logs for search queries that wind up here, there's a need to post some FAQs now that IIS 7 is out. Q: Can I install IIS 7 on XP or Windows Server 2003? A: No. Q: Where do I downlo...

Web Migration and Replication Tool Beta Released by IIS team

As we near release for Windows Server 2008, the IIS team has released a beta of a very important tool called the Microsoft Web Deployment Tool. How to replicate content and setting for web ser...

IIS 7 in a theatre near you!

I just ran across these events sponsored by MSDN! These are free sessions being held all over the country. Check it out! http://www.msdnevents.com/ In days past, a Web server was simply a place to...

IIS7 Hosting Labs are now available via MS Virtual labs

Hiya, Coming out of the Windows Server 2008 Hosting Roadshow, the same technical labs areavailable through MS Virtual Labs. The links to these labs are below. Let me know what you think. Thanks! T...

IIS 7 Registry Keys

A big shout out to IIS Pm Kanwaljeet Singla File this under must have details for IIS 7. Very practical info on IIS 7 registry keys. http://blogs.iis.net/ksingla/archive/2007/12/30/list-of-registry-k...

WebDav for IIS 7 has arrived

WebDAV is a way to publish files to your server. I've been a fan since I first saw it and have been teaching people about it for years. When you have everything setup correctly, you can open a web fo...

IIS 7 features Hostable Web Core.

So, say you're a developer and your thinking "gosh [like developers would say 'gosh'. How about OMG!], what If I could host IIS 7 in my my application rather than may application be delivered byIIS ...

IIS 7.0: Enhance Your Apps with the Integrated ASP.NET Pipeline -- MSDN Magazine, January 2008

A really excellent article recently posted on MSDN about PHP and IIS 7. This walks you through creating using a managed module to provide "friendly" URLS with PHP plus using the built in cache to i...

New IIS 7 Virtual Labs are now online

New IIS 7 Virtual Labs online!    You can get hands on with IIS 7's new features and capabilties with these free online labs. These are IT Pro focused labs that came from...

Microsoft publishes detailed Vista SP1 changelog

It's great to see this list of changes and updates to Vista coming up in SP1. Keep in mind that all of this is baked in to Windows Server 2008 as well. http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071208/vist...

.NET Web Product Roadmap (ASP.NET, Silverlight, IIS7) - ScottGu's Blog

Hey, this blog post by all around head geek, Scott Guthrie announces a new application deployment system in the works for IIS 7. ...We will also shortly begin sharing details o...

Dennis Chung - Windows MVP: Server Core + IIS7 + PHP + MySQL

I've said before that Server Core will make a very cool low footprint PHP engine. Here's a How-to that details configuring server core with MySQL and PHP. Nice work! Dennis ...

A (IIS 6.0 Metabase Property Mapping to IIS 7.0)

IIS 6 to IIS 7 Migration planning is starting up in full swing as we approach RTM for IIS 7. For those of looking for a mapping of IIS metabase to IIS 7 applicationhost.config setti...

<rakkimk runat="server" /> : IIS7 - Backup Restore UI Module

Cool! Here's a new IIS Manager add on that allows you to backup and restore config using appcmd. Nice add on! : IIS7 - Backup Restore UI Module Comments and opinio...

IIS.net : FastCGI Extension for IIS6.0 - RTM : Download : Microsoft Internet Information Services

The IIS team has release the RTM version ofFastCGI for IIS6. If you're running PHP on IIS 6,or would like to - this releaseis key for increasing performance and reliability. IIS....

Download details: SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP CTP (October 2007)

It's all in the name! Sql Server driver for PHP!Nowdevelop and deploy on the same platform. On IIS 7 it's even better cause you get caching, urlathorization, urlfitering, forms auth...

Web Host Industry Review | theWHIR Blogs : The Skinny on IIS7

CTO of Applied.net sounds off about IIS 7 in production. "I can say with confidence that we currently run IIS7 in production with Kayako Support Suite and it is extremely effic...

IIS groups and users

By special request, here's an outline of the users and groups used by IIS and what they do. IIS 5 and 6 - IUSR_ - this is the default anon user for IIS 4, 5, and 6. I...

New IIS7 Modules: IIS7 Remote Manager for Windows Server 2008 RC0 and Media Pack Bit-Rate Throttling Module Tech Preview - Mai-lan's Blog

More goodness from the IIS team. Twomore updates from the IIS team are available. A new one that has notbeen seen before by the public is a"Media Pack" that adds bit...

Microsoft.com Operations : The Tasty Morsels Found In Dogfood… MSCOM OPS Top 10 Changes In IIS7.0

Did you know that Microsoft.com is fully deployed on IIS7? Here's what they like about IIS 7. It's a good read as these guys are straight shooters, and they don't be paid to sel...

Next week is HUGE

Ok, so I haven't posted in a bit, cause I'm working far to hard on the roadshow content. Which - BTW, will be the best ever hands on labs for IIS 7 every produced in the history ...

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