If you normally use IIS then IIS7 is like learning a whole new web server as it really has changed that much. So if you are already familiar with Apache then you may just find it easier to go down that route. But if you prefer the GUI route then it is worth learning. Some folks get easily frustrated as it is a complex beast now with so many features, but www.iis.net is a great resource if u need help.
There are so many reasons why IIS7 is great, it would be impossible to list them all, so i'll give give you a few key ones that make my day. - URL rewriting is now native. - Per site configuration can now be done with the web.config file, so rather like the .htaccess file in Apache, you can tweak each site by hand or by code, no need to use the GUI. - PHP Manager, no more faffing about with php.ini or fastCGI, the PHP manager allows you to choose which version of PHP u want for each site and edit the php config settings and enable.disable extensions with ease. - Web Platform Installer - allows you to easily install tons of apps directly to your site with a few click, such as Joomla, wordpress and tons more, and also allows you to add/remove IIS components/features, and install server apps such as MySQL and SQL Server all with the optimum settings for windows/IIS - more granular error handling - request filtering allows you to easily hide/block certain requests from the web. So if you use .ini file sin your app, you can filter these so only your app can see them. - built in tracing tools for failed requests - if you like scripting things, then you will also like what you can do with powershell HTH Russ > > On 10/05/2011 06:09 PM, Gerald Guido wrote: >> >> I have been running Apache for a number of years on Windows. I really like >> Apache and I have not used IIS in years. The last version I used was IIS 6 >> on Windows server 2003 some 4 years ago. >> >> I have a new 2k8 server and I am curious about IIS 7.5. I have heard some >> of you espousing vigorously on the virtues of IIS 7.5 and was wondering what >> it was you liked about it, what you don't like, so on and so forth. >> Particularly about running CF. I also run a ton of PHP apps so that is >> another thing I need to conciser. >> >> I was on IIS for years before I want to Apache and I would like to cull some >> of the collective wisdom of the list and see what your thought are on the >> matter. >> >> As always, many TIA! >> >> G! >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347991 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
