Ever since I started blogging about IIS 7.0, I had the plan to do it on a server that was running the actual technology I was blogging about … I deviated a little from the plan when I first stated out, making the first few posts using GoDaddy’s QuickBlog. Shortly afterwards, I moved to a self-hosted IIS … [Read more…]
ASP.NET applications in IIS 7.0 Integrated mode requires configuration changes if they define custom modules or handlers. The primary changes involve moving the module and handler configuration from the ASP.NET’s <httpModules> and <httpHandlers> sections to the IIS 7.0 <modules> and <handlers> sections used by the Integrated pipeline. However, <modules> and <handlers> are not recognized … [Read more…]
I’ve blogged quite a bit about using Visual Studio to develop and debug IIS 7.0 applications in the past. A few weeks back, I put together a detailed article about using Visual Studio 2008 to work with IIS 7.0 applications, collecting all the various how-to and gotchas in one place. Now, you can find the … [Read more…]
I blogged a long time back about using AppCmd to back up and restore IIS 7.0 server configuration. Bill also just posted about backing up and restoring configuration, where he does a great job of telling you why you need to make backups and the options you got between manual AppCmd backups and leveraging … [Read more…]
Last week, the IIS team released bit-rate throttling module to the web. As the self-proclaimed daddy of the project (I designed and wrote the initial prototype in early 2007), I am very thrilled to see it out. The new IIS media team folks have done a great job getting it production ready and rounding out the feature-set, … [Read more…]
In the past, I’ve blogged a number of times about using Visual Studio to develop and debug IIS 7.0 applications. I am happy to say that Visual Studio 2008 has added a number of improvements to work better with IIS 7.0, making it a lot easier to use it to develop, deploy, and debug those applications … [Read more…]
After 5 years in development, IIS 7.0 is finished! Personally, it is hard to believe that it is over. I remember joining the IIS 7.0 team over 4 years ago, when the project was in its infancy, to drive the design of the web server engine. I remember getting in the room with all of … [Read more…]
As many of you know, IIS 7.0 provides the ability to start and stop Web sites, and application pools. However, since previous releases, there has been much confusion as to what exactly happens when you do so. This post should clarify this and provide you with the tools you need to execute the tasks correctly. Update: … [Read more…]