October 2007 - Posts

Mike's IIS7 modules - what's coming next

During IIS7 development, I've written quite a few modules for IIS7 / ASP.NET. Some of these were for various demos, others were to help out various internal and external customers, and others just because they were fun to write. Developing for IIS7 Read More...

Posted 28 October 07 02:36 by Mike Volodarsky | 5 Comments   
Filed under IIS7, Development, Goodies

IIS FastCGI and PHP: What you absolutely need to know to host PHP applications on IIS 6 and IIS 7

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. Here is the information you absolutely need to know to get started: Read More...

Posted 09 October 07 01:20 by Mike Volodarsky | 27 Comments   
Filed under PHP, IIS7, FastCGI

Fastest way to create IIS7 websites, applications, and application pools

IIS7 provides quite a few ways to create websites, applications, and application pools. The simplest way of course is to use the new GUI Administration tool, where your new website is always a few mouse-clicks away. But, what if you need to create 10, Read More...

Posted 06 October 07 02:00 by Mike Volodarsky | 13 Comments   
Filed under IIS7, AppCmd, Configuration

For the past 5 years, I was the core server Program Manager for the IIS 7.0 and ASP.NET 2.0 products at Microsoft.
Now, I work on advanced web server tech using IIS 7.0, .NET, and Windows Server 2008 and write about it in this blog.

Writings

TechNet Magazine
>Top 10 Performance Improvements in IIS 7.0

MSDN Magazine
>IIS 7.0: Build Web Server Solutions with End-To-End Extensibility
>IIS 7.0: Enhance Your Apps with the Integrated ASP.NET Pipeline
>IIS 7.0: Explore The Web Server For Windows Vista And Beyond
>Design and Deploy Secure Web Apps with ASP.NET 2.0 and IIS 6.0
>Fast, Scalable, and Secure Session State Management for Your Web Applications

LeechGuard
IconHandler 2.0
DirectoryListing
HttpRedirection
IIS Auth for Wordpress
iisschema.exe
PortCheck.exe v2.0

- ASP.NET 2.0 Breaking Changes on IIS 7.0
- Develop IIS7 modules and handlers with .NET
- Troubleshoot IIS7 errors like a pro
- Troubleshooting 503 / "service unavailable" errors
- Troubleshooting "server not found" errors
- Create IIS7 sites, applications, and virtual directories
- Run Ruby on Rails with IIS FastCGI
- VS Debugging of ASP.NET applications on Windows Vista
- Stop hot-linking with IIS and ASP.NET

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