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Real World IIS: Finding and Installing Web Platform Installer 2.0 (videocast)
The Web Platform Installer 2.0 is a free IIS tool that makes it easy to discovery and install the Microsoft Web stack and free community apps from the Windows Web Application Gallery. It's the "first...
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Real World IIS: Installing a Free Community Application Using Web Platform...
In the 2.0 version of Web Platform Installer (Web PI), we introduced the ability to install free community applications with Web Deployment Tool support from the Web PI directly. In March 2009, we...
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Real World IIS: Packaging and Deploying an Open Source Application Using Web...
Many Web site developers start development from an open source application as the base for a custom Web site. There are many high quality open source applications out there that make it much easier to...
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Real World IIS: Staying Current with the Latest Microsoft Web Platform with...
If you have been plugged into what has happened across the Microsoft Web Platform in the last two years, you will have noticed a new focus on delivering free Web releases that extend the core...
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Real World IIS: Adding Web Deployment Tool Support to Community Application...
If you package your application in ZIP format, you can add Web Deployment Tool support to simplify the installation of your application on Windows. Our open source application partners (ASP.NET apps...
View ArticleReal World IIS Videocasts for Community ASP.NET and PHP Application Packaging...
I just wrapped up a series of videocasts that target developers and users who want to experience a simplified deployment experience for apps and the Web stack on Windows, focusing particularly on...
View ArticleContributions to the PHP Engine
I am always amazed at the passion and energy that open source contributors put into what is often their “night job” after whatever they do to pay the bills. It is that passion that has driven a vibrant...
View Article8 New Free ASP.NET and PHP Open Source Apps in the Web App Gallery
It's been four months since we launched the Windows Web Application Gallery, and we've been adding apps to the Gallery steadily. Today saw the arrival of SugarCRM Community Edition (CE), a free...
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New IIS Web Extensions for Web Site Developers and Web Server Administrators
I am very proud to announce our September 2009 release of IIS Web extensions! This September launch includes the RTW release of Web Deploy 1.0, Web Platform Installer 2.0, and IIS Database Manager...
View ArticleGeneral availability of Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2, with IIS 7.5
As of today, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is generally available for purchase. This latest release of the Windows operating system contains IIS 7.5, which provides a set of enhancements and new...
View ArticleHow You Can Use IIS7 as Web Front End to Java App Servers
Ask many server administrators if Microsoft’s IIS Web server can be used with Java servers, and you will probably hear a quick “No way!” with an optional sniff or chuckle, depending on your server...
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Download a powerful load balancer and caching solution free on Windows Server...
I am very pleased to announce the final release of Application Request Routing (ARR) 2.0, which provides a powerful load balancer and caching solution for free download onto Windows Server 2008 or...
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IIS SEO Toolkit 1.0 Final Release Available Today
Today, IIS launched the IIS SEO Toolkit 1.0, a free, fully supported extension to IIS7 that makes it easy for you to build and maintain Web sites optimized for search engines and site quality. In a...
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Windows Cache Extension for PHP (aka, “WinCache”) 1.0 General Availability Today
Today we announce the general availability of the Windows Cache Extension for PHP 1.0 (affectionately known as “WinCache”), which is an open source built-for-Windows caching extension to the PHP...
View ArticleDownload FastCGI Update for Better Performance of PHP on Windows
Many PHP community applications being used today by Web developers to build Web sites for businesses. IIS has worked hard to make our platform a first class citizen for hosting PHP applications in...
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Your Free In-Bound/Out-bound URL Management Platform with URL Rewrite 2.0
If you are looking for an easy-to-use powerful way to control the behavior of URLs on your Web site without cracking the code of the Web app, you need to download and try URL Rewrite 2.0. URL Rewrite...
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Integrating Web App Gallery Open Source Applications with a Control Panel
We’ve had millions of ASP.NET and PHP community application downloads from the Windows Web Application Gallery and Web Platform Installer since we launched a year ago. Once a user selects “Install”...
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How IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) Powers “Elastic Scale” for MaximumASP
If you seen my blog on Application Request Routing (ARR) v2, you know I am a big fan of how ARR opens up new capabilities for IIS around application request routing, edge caching particularly in high...
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How to Run IIS-Hosted WordPress, DotNetNuke, High-Definition Media, and Web...
In my last blog on MaxESP, I talked about how Web hoster MaximumASP uses the free Application Request Routing IIS Web extension to power “elastic” scale for the MaxESP shared hosting service. As a Web...
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DiscountASP.NET Control Panel: New Custom Modules and Windows Web Application...
DiscountASP.NET is one of the partner hosting providers with whom we work closely to provide high value Windows hosting. DiscountASP.NET offers one base hosting plan and add-on enhancements. Customers...
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