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Craig Quillen
Asked: 2011-07-22 05:38:19 +0800 CST

What is included in MS WebPI's Recommended Server Configuration for Web Hosting Providers

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Microsoft's Web Platform Installer includes an item titled:

Recommended Server Configuration for Web Hosting Providers

This sounds handy, but I'm not about to install it without knowing what sort of configuration changes it makes. Could someone explain or provide a link to what bits this flips? My google-fu is usually strong, but I've not been able to find much about it.

windows-server-2008 iis-7 iis-7.5 web-platform-installer

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    It installs the following components:

    • .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and 4
    • IIS 7 or 7.5
    • ASP.NET MVC version 1, 2 and 3
    • Web Deployment Tool 2.1
    • SQL Server 2008 R2 Native Client, Management Objects, and CLR Types (but not the server product itself)
    • PHP 5.2.17
    • PHP Manager for IIS
    • MySQL Connector for .NET
    • MSSQL driver for PHP

    It also enables a number of IIS features such as:

    • Tracing
    • URL Rewrite
    • CGI
    • FTP Server
    • Management Service
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