IIS 7 -- Configure in your machine

An Introduction:

Internet Information Services (IIS) – formerly called Internet Information Server – is a web server application and set of feature extension modules created by Microsoft for use with Microsoft Windows. IIS 7.5 supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, SMTP and NNTP. It is an integral part of Windows Server family of products, as well as certain editions of Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

In IIS 7, we can create sites, applications, and virtual directories to share information with users over the Internet, an intranet, or an extranet. With each new IIS7 Extension, the list of new features just gets bigger and bigger. Check them out here: http://www.iis.net/getstarted

Just a few things:

·        IIS 7 enables you to rewrite your URLs via Web.Config <rewrite><rules>

·        You can now restart just one website if you need to rather than restarting IIS.

·        Much better UI

·        The biggest benefit is the Integrated Pipeline.

The IIS Manager is accessed through the Microsoft Management Console or Administrative Tools in the Control Panel.

Remember:

IIS is not turned on by default when Windows is installed. Make sure that you have installed one of the editions of Windows Vista or Windows 7 on which IIS 7 is supported before you proceed.

To install IIS 7:

a.    To open the Windows Features dialog box, click Start, and then click Control Panel.

b.    In the Control Panel, click Programs.

c.    Click Turn Windows features on or off.

d.    You may receive the Windows Security warning. Click Allow to continue. The Windows Features dialog box is displayed.

e.    Expand Internet Information Services. Additional categories of IIS features are displayed. Select Internet Information Services to choose the default features for installation.

f.     Expand the additional categories displayed, and select any additional features you want to install, such as Web Management Tools.

g.    If you are installing IIS 7 for evaluation purposes, you may want to select additional features to install. Select the check boxes for all IIS features you want to install, and then click OK to start installation.

h.    The progress indicator (“Please wait while the features are configured. This might takes several minutes”) appears.

i.     When the installation completes, the Windows Features dialog box closes, and the Control Panel is displayed.

j.     IIS 7 is now installed with a default configuration on Windows Vista or Windows 7. To confirm that the installation succeeded, type the following URL into your browser, http://localhost.

k.    Next, you can use Internet Information Services Manager to manage and configure IIS. To open IIS Manager, click Start, type inetmgr in the Search Programs and Files box, and then press ENTER.

Note: If you want to use ASP, Microsoft^® ASP.NET, or PHP, install the modules needed to host these pages; this can be done during the installation of IIS or after the installation is complete.

Useful Link: IIS 7 Installation and Deployment