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IIS 7.0 on Server Core

Installing PHP and migrating applications

Author: Craig Della Penna & Caleb EdgarLast Update: October 26, 2013

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Contents

Contents................................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction................................................................................................................5

Overview of Server Core and IIS 7.0...........................................................................5

Overview of Server Core..........................................................................................5

Benefits of a Server Core installation...................................................................6

Overview of IIS 7.0 .................................................................................................6

Description and Install Instructions............................................................................8

Server Core Installation...........................................................................................8

Prerequisites for a Server Core installation..........................................................8

Considerations when deploying a Server Core installation............................................................................................................................. 8

Steps for manually installing a Server Core installation.......................................9

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Configuring Server Core.......................................................................................... 9

Considerations when configuring a Server Core installation............................................................................................................................. 9

Steps for configuring a Server Core installation...................................................9Managing a Server Core installation......................................................................12

Installing IIS 7.0 on Server Core............................................................................14

Prerequisites for installing IIS 7.0 on Server Core..............................................14

Considerations when installing IIS 7.0 on Server Core.......................................14

Steps for Installing IIS 7.0 on Server Core..........................................................15

Managing IIS 7.0 on Server Core Installations.......................................................17

Hosting PHP on IIS 7.0 .......................................................................................... 17

Installing Fast-CGI Support.................................................................................17

Installing PHP on IIS 7.0:.....................................................................................18

Testing the PHP Configuration ................................................................................19

Installing a PHP Application on IIS 7.0................................................................21

Preparation.........................................................................................................21

Installing Qdig: .................................................................................................. 21

To install QDIG:.................................................................................................. 22



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IntroductionThis document is to familiarize IT Professionals with the Server Core Installation ofMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0(IIS 7.0). The advantages of the ease of management provided by IIS 7.0 and thelower infrastructure costs brought by Server Core make it easy to migrate your PHPapplications to the IIS 7.0 running on Windows Server Core environment.

The goals of this document are to describe and explain how to:

Set up the Windows Server 2008 Server Core and IIS 7.0.

Install and configure PHP applications on Windows Server 2008 Server Core

and IIS 7.0.

Set up PHP support and migrate PHP applications on Windows Server 2008

Server Core and IIS 7.0, and how to run PHP on IIS 7.0.

Overview of Server Core and IIS 7.0

Overview of Server Core

The Server Core installation is a new option for installing Windows Server 2008. AServer Core installation provides a minimal environment for running specific serverroles, which lowers the maintenance and management requirements of the server,and significantly reduces the attack surface for those server roles. A server runningServer Core supports the following server roles:

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)

DHCP Server

DNS Server

File Services

Print Services

Streaming Media Services

Web Server (IIS)

Windows Hyper-V Server

To do this, the Server Core installation option installs only the binary files requiredby the supported server roles. For example, the Windows Explorer shell is notinstalled as part of a Server Core installation. Instead, the user interface for a serverrunning a Server Core installation is the command prompt.



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Benefits of a Server Core installationThe Server Core installation option of Windows Server 2008 provides the followingbenefits:

Reduced maintenance.The Server Core option installs only what is required tohave a manageable server, therefore, less maintenance is required than on a fullinstallation of Windows Server 2008.

Reduced attack surface. There are fewer installed components running on the

server, which decreases the attack surface.

Reduced management. As fewer applications and services are installed on aserver running the Server Core installation, there is less to manage.

Less disk space required. A Server Core installation requires only about 1

gigabyte (GB) of disk space to install and approximately 2 GB for operationsafter the installation.

SummaryThe IT administrator can customize the Server Core installation to run only theservices required for that particular server. Since Server Core is modular, thespecific components are more accessible, leading to a leaner, faster, betterexperience for the administrator.

Overview of IIS 7.0

IIS 7.0 is Microsofts most powerful Web server ever, with new capabilities thatdramatically improve the way Web solutions are developed, deployed, and

managed. The modular design and extensible architecture of IIS 7.0 providesadministrators and developers with a new level of control and a powerful capabilityto customize their Web servers. Deploying and managing Web applications onIIS 7.0 is more straightforward and efficient than ever, in addition, the powerfuldiagnostic and troubleshooting capabilities of IIS 7.0 make triage much faster, andreduce downtime.

The IIS 7.0 release delivers five key enhancements:

1. Modular architecture: IIS 7.0 enables the IT Professional to determineexactly which features are installed and running on the Web server. IIS 7.0 isnow divided into more than 40 feature modules that can be independently

installed on the server, dramatically reducing the potential attack surface,and lowering the footprint requirements of the server. Unlike previousversions, IIS 7.0 starts by installing only the essential feature modules,administrators can then add the features they want. This contrasts with theprevious setup which installed everything and required the administrator toremove what they didnt want.

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are built using a new set of public Web server APIs that all developers canuse to extend, replace, or add functionality to the Web server. These APIs areavailable as native Win32 APIs as well as being available as managed .NETFramework APIs. Developers can also take advantage of the extensibility ofevent logging, configuration, and administration tool feature-sets available in

IIS 7.0, providing a better experience for customers using third-partyextensions.

3. Simplified, Distributed XML Configuration model: IIS 7.0 providesdevelopers and administrators with a unified configuration system for storingall IIS and ASP.NET settings in a single XML format, This includes a set ofmanaged code and scripting APIs which access configuration information forthe entire Web platform. This new configuration system supports distributedconfiguration files, which can be stored along with Web site or applicationcontent.

These improvements have radical implications for how applications areconfigured and deployed. Now that Web site and application settings are no

longer explicitly tied to a centralized configuration store on the localcomputer, configuration can simply be copied from the developer'sworkstation to a test server, and then to the production Web server. When aWeb site is in production, administrators can share configuration informationacross multiple front-end Web servers, avoiding replication and manualsynchronization issues.

4. Efficient Local and Remote Administration Tools: IIS 7.0 offers a broadset of administration features that simplify the day-to-day tasks of managingWeb sites and applications. IIS 7.0 includes:

A new graphical user interface (GUI) administration tool

IIS Manager, a new command-line utility

A new managed API, a command line utility called AppCMD

A new WMI provider for automating administration tasks

All of these new administration features provide unified support for managingIIS and ASP.NET settings together.

The new IIS Manager in IIS 7.0 offers an improved, modular, more efficienttool for managing the Web server. IIS Manager provides support for both IISand ASP.NET configuration settings, membership users, and role data, as wellas runtime diagnostic information. The new UI also enables those who host oradminister Web sites to delegate administrative control to developers orcontent owners, thus reducing cost of ownership and the administrative

burden for the IT professional. It supports securely connecting to remoteservers over HTTPS (through firewalls) and works in both dedicated andshared hosting environments.

5. Powerful diagnostic capabilities: IIS 7.0 enables developers and ITProfessionals to more easily troubleshoot errant Web sites and applications.IIS 7.0 provides runtime diagnostic information to administratorsforexample, what requests are currently executing, how long they have beenrunning, which URLs they are invoking, what client called them, and what



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their status is. IIS 7.0 makes it possible to troubleshoot failures withouthaving to manually reproduce them. The Failed Request Tracing featureenables server administrators to define error conditions that they wish tomonitor. These diagnostic capabilities in IIS 7.0 are extensible as well, so newdiagnostic events can be inserted into custom modules.

SummaryNew features in IIS 7.0 provide easy to use, flexible tools for the technicalprofessional. Using IIS 7.0 simplifies Web server management with optionsthat include a flexible extensibility model, powerful diagnostic tools,enhanced security, true XCopy deployment for applications, and improvedadministration tools. Using the delegated administration features in IIS 7.0,Web hosters can let customers or datacenters manage their own content,which helps reduce the cost of administration. Improved configurationfeatures make it easy to create one configuration file and distribute theconfiguration changes to multiple servers. The new module features in IIS 7.0can be independently installed on the server to reduce the attack surface of

the server, and reduce administrative overhead where it is not needed. IIS7.0 is designed to work with existing tools and scripts. The new managementand diagnostic features in IIS 7.0 free up IT staff to work on more business-critical tasks.

For more information about IIS 7.0, visit the IIS Web site at: www.iis.net

Description and Install Instructions

Server Core Installation

Prerequisites for a Server Core installationTo complete this task, you will need the following:

The Windows Server 2008 installation media

A valid product key

A computer on which you can perform a clean Server Core installation

Considerations when deploying a Server Core installation

Only clean installations are supported.

You cannot upgrade from a previous version of the Windows Server operating

system to a Server Core installation.

You cannot upgrade from a full installation of Windows Server 2008 to a

Server Core installation.

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You cannot upgrade from a Server Core installation to a full installation of

Windows Server 2008. If you need the Windows user interface or a serverrole that is not supported in a Server Core installation, you will need to installa full installation of Windows Server 2008.

Steps for manually installing a Server Core installationFollow this procedure to install a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008.

1. Insert the Windows Server 2008 installation media into your DVD drive.

2. Select Install Language, Time/Currency Format and Input language.

3. Enter the Product Key.

4. For Product Type, select Server Core Standard.

5. For Installation Type, select Custom.

6. Select correct Install Disk.

7. Setup will begin copying files and will then restart the computer.

Configuring Server Core

Because a Server Core installation does not include the Windows user interface,there is no "out-of-box experience" to help you complete the server configuration.

Instead you must manually complete the configuration using the command-linetools as outlined in the following steps.

Considerations when configuring a Server Core installation

If you close all command prompts, you will not be able to manage the Server

Core installation. To recover, you can press CTRL+ALT+DEL, click StartTask Manager, click File, click Run, and type cmd.exe. Alternatively, youcan log off and log back on again.

Because there is no Web browser, you cannot activate a Server Core

installation or access the Internet through a firewall that requires users to logon.

Steps for configuring a Server Core installationThe following procedures explain how to configure a computer running a ServerCore installation. The steps include:

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Setting static IP and DNS addresses

Activating the server

Notes:A DHCP address is provided by default. You should perform this procedure only ifyou need to set a static IP address.

There is no confirmation after installing components using pkgmgr. You cangenerate an 'oclist' after the install to ensure that the components are in the'installed' category.

To set the administrative password for the first time:

1. When your computer starts for the first time after the installationcompletes, press CTRL+ALT+DEL. Type Administrator for the username and leave the password blank.

2. The system will inform you that the password has expired and willprompt you for a new password.

3. Type your new password.

To set a static IP and DNS:

1. At a command prompt, type the following:

netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces

2. Make a note of the number shown in the Idx column of the output for your

network adapter. If your computer has more than one network adapter, notethe number corresponding to the network adapter for which you wish to seta static IP address.

3. At the command prompt, type:

netsh interface ipv4 set address name="" source=static

address= mask= gateway=

Where:ID is the number from Step 2 aboveStaticIP is the static IP address that you are setting

SubnetMaskis the subnet mask for the IP addressDefaultGatewayis the default gateway

4. At the command prompt, type:

netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name=""

address=index=1

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Where:ID is the number from Step 2 aboveDNSIP is the IP address of your DNS server

5. Repeat Step 4 for each DNS server that you want to set, incrementing

the index= number each time.

Note: If you set the static IP address on the wrong network adapter, you canchange back to the DHCP address supplied by using the following command:

netsh interface ipv4 set address name="" source=dhcp

Where:ID is the number of the network adapter from Step 2 above

To change the servers hostname:

1. Determine the current name of the server with the hostname or

ipconfig command.

2. At a command prompt, type:

netdomrenamecomputer/NewName:

3. Restart the computer.

To activate the server

At the command prompt, type:

slmgr.vbsato=-

If activation is successful, no message will return in the command prompt.

Note: You can also activate by phone, by using a KMS server, or remotely by typingthe following command at a command prompt of a computer that is runningWindows Vista or Windows Server 2008:

cscript windows\system32\slmgr.vbs:-ato

SummaryThis new, minimalist version of Windows Server 2008 lets the IT Professional run amore secure, small-footprint server without the overhead, and the exposure, that aGUI imposes. Next well take a look at managing the Server Core installation.

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Managing a Server Core installation

The following procedures provide examples of common methods for managing aserver running a Server Core installation, including:

Managing a server running a Server Core installation locally at a command

prompt

Managing a server running a Server Core installation remotely at a command

prompt

Managing a server running a Server Core installation by using Windows

Remote Shell

To manage a server running a Server Core installation locally at a command prompt

1. Start a server running a Server Core installation.

2. Log on using an administrator account.

3. At the command prompt, use the applicable command-line tool forthe task you want to complete.

To manage a server running a Server Core installation using a terminal server:

1. On the server running a Server Core installation, type the followingcommand at a command prompt:cscript C:\Windows\System32\ Scregedit.wsf /ar 0

This enables the Remote Desktop for Administration mode to acceptconnections.

2. On another computer, click Start, click Run, type mstsc, and thenclick OK.

3. In Computer, enter the name of the server running a Server Coreinstallation, and click Connect.

4. Log on using an administrator account.

5. When the command prompt appears, you can manage the computerusing the Windows command-line tools.

6. When you have finished remotely managing the computer, typelogoffin the command prompt to end your Terminal Server session.

Notes:If you are running the Terminal Services client on a previous version of Windows,you must turn off the higher security level that is set by default inWindows Server 2008. To do this, after step 1, type the following command atthe command prompt:

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cscript C:\Windows\System32\Scregedit.wsf /cs 0

It can be useful to run Cmd.exe in a Command Prompt window on your local

computer, rather than in the Terminal Services client. To do this, you need astandard Windows Server 2008 installation and the latest Terminal Servicesclient.

To use Terminal Services RemoteApp (TS RemoteApp) to publish cmd.exe to yourlocal computer:

1. Add the Terminal Services role to the standard Windows Server 2008computer using Server Manager.

2. Start MMC on the standard Windows Server 2008 computer, add theTS RemoteApp snap-in, and then connect the snap-in to a server

running a Server Core installation.

3. In the Action pane of the snap-in, click Add Remote Programs, andthen navigate to \\\c$\windows\system32\cmd.exe(where ServerName is the name of the server running a Server Coreinstallation).

4. In the Allow list, choose Remote cmd.exe, and then Create RDPpackage.

5. Connect to the server running a Server Core installation by using theRemote Desktop Protocol package.

To manage a server running a Server Core installation by using the WindowsRemote Shell:

1. To enable Windows Remote Shell on a server running a Server Coreinstallation, type the following command at a command prompt:WinRMquickconfig

2. On another computer, at a command prompt, use WinRS.exe to runcommands on a server running a Server Core installation. Forexample, to perform a directory listing of the Windows folder, type:winrs -r: dir c:\windows

Where:ServerName is the name of the server running a Server Coreinstallation.

Note:The WinRMquickconfig setting enables a server running a Server Coreinstallation to accept Windows Remote Shell connections. This setting can

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also be set in an unattended file.

For more information about using different security credentials to runcommands, see the command-line help for WinRS.exe by typing winrs -?at acommand prompt.

SummaryThe Server Core installation provides the following benefits:

Reduced maintenance. Because the Server Core installation installs only what is required for the

AD DS, AD LDS, DHCP Server, DNS Server, File Services, Print Services, and Streaming Media

Services roles, much less maintenance is required.

Reduced attack surface. Because Server Core installations are minimal, fewer applications run on

the server, which decreases the attack surface.

Reduced management. Because fewer applications and services are installed, there is less to

manage.

Less disk space required. A Server Core installation requires only about 1 gigabyte (GB) of diskspace to install and approximately 2 GB for operations after the installation.

Installing IIS 7.0 on Server Core

After the Server Core installation is complete and the server is configured,you can install one or more server roles. The Server Core installation ofWindows Server 2008 supports the following server roles:

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)

DHCP Server

DNS Server

File Services

Print Services

Streaming Media Services

Web Server (IIS)

Prerequisites for installing IIS 7.0 on Server CoreTo complete this task, you need the following:

A computer on which you have installed and configured a Server Core

installation of Windows Server 2008.

An administrator user account and password for the server running the

Server Core installation.

Considerations when installing IIS 7.0 on Server CoreThe Web Server (IIS) role does not support ASP.NET in Server Core

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installations. Because there is no support for managed code, the following IISfeatures are not available in Server Core installations:

IIS-ASPNET

IIS-NetFxExtensibility

IIS-ManagementConsole

IIS-ManagementService

IIS-LegacySnapIn

IIS-FTPManagement

WAS-NetFxEnvironment

WAS-ConfigurationAPI

Steps for Installing IIS 7.0 on Server CoreTo install IIS 7.0 on a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008, do thefollowing.

To install the Web Server role:

1. For the default installation, type the following at a commandprompt and press ENTER:

start /w pkgmgr /iu:IIS-WebServerRole;WAS-

WindowsActivationService;WAS-ProcessModel

Notes: To uninstall the Web Server (IIS) role, use the following command:

start /w pkgmgr /uu:IIS-WebServerRole;WAS-WindowsActivationService;WAS-ProcessModel

This is the basic IIS 7.0 Server installation. Administrators can optimize theirIIS 7.0 installation by adding additional IIS 7.0 Modules and features asneeded.

For detailed IIS 7.0 module installation instructions and referenceinformation, go to:

http://www.iis.net/articles/view.aspx/IIS7/Managing-IIS7/Configuring-the-IIS7-Runtime/Configuring-Modules/IIS7-Modules-Overview?Page=4

SummaryFeaturing modular structure and flexible installation, advanced CGI controlsand config file automation, IIS 7.0 is a powerful, adaptable Web server. IIS 7.0functionality will be enhanced as Microsoft works with Zend to improve PHPsupport on Windows.

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Managing IIS 7.0 on Server Core Installations

There are several methods available to manage a Server Core installation,including:

Terminal Services Remote Desktop. Remote desktop can be enabled to allow

you to remotely connect to the Server Core installation and manage it fromthe command line.

WS-Management and Windows Remote Shell. When enabled, these can be

used to remotely execute command line tools and scripts on the Server Coreinstallation.

Direct editing of ApplicationHost.config and Web.config files

AppCmd locally on the server or using Terminal Services Remote Desktop. Using Windows Powershell to automate and script administration tasks.

Windows PowerShell Overview/Info/downloadhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/powershell/default.mspx

Windows Powershell Scripts Samples:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/msh/default.mspx?mfr=true

Hosting PHP on IIS 7.0

Installing Fast-CGI Support

FastCGI is a language-independent, scalable, open extension to CGI that provideshigh performance. The FastCGI extension is installable onto Server Core andenables application frameworks such as PHP to achieve improved performance andstability on IIS. Installing FastCGI when hosting PHP applications is very stronglyrecommended. In this example we will install FastCGI support to prepare the serverto host our PHP application.

To install FastCGI and Static Content Web Server support, type the following textinto the Server Core System's command-line

Start /w pkgmgr /iu:IIS-WebServerRole;IIS-WebServer;IIS-

CommonHttpFeatures;IIS-StaticContent;IIS-DefaultDocument;IIS-

DirectoryBrowsing;IIS-HttpErrors;IIS-ApplicationDevelopment;IIS-

CGI;IIS-HealthAndDiagnostics;IIS-HttpLogging;IIS-

LoggingLibraries;IIS-RequestMonitor;IIS-Security;IIS-

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RequestFiltering;IIS-HttpCompressionStatic;IIS-

WebServerManagementTools;WAS-WindowsActivationService;WAS-

ProcessModel

Create the PHP/FastCGI handler mapping from the command line by typing the

following two AppCmd.exe commands:Notes:

1. AppCmd.exe is a new command-line tool included with IIS 7.0. AppCmd.execan be found at %WinDir%\System32\InetSrv directory.

2. Depending on the PHP installation location, paths to executables on the harddisk may require updates. All AppCmd example commands above assumethat PHP installation is in D:\PHP folder.

>AppCmd set config /section:system.webServer/fastCGI /+

[fullPath='d:\php\php-cgi.exe']

>AppCmd set config /section:system.webServer/handlers /+

[name='PHP-

FastCGI',path='*.php',verb='*',modules='FastCgiModule',scriptProc

essor='d:\php\php-cgi.exe',resourceType='Either']

Installing PHP on IIS 7.0:

1. Download the latest PHP release from the following location:

http://www.php.net/downloads.php

2. In the section titled "Windows Binaries," choose the archive with the zipextension.

Note:The Server Core lacks a GUI interface, and has no Web browser.

3. Uncompress the archive's contents to a location accessible by the ServerCore system, which will likely be a network file share.

4. Create a directory on which to copy the uncompressed files, for example:

%SystemDrive%\PHP

5. Copy the entire contents of the PHP archive you uncompressed previouslyinto

%SystemDrive%\PHP

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6. Execute the following command:

rename %SystemDrive%\PHP\PHP.INI-Recommended %SystemDrive

%\PHP\PHP.INI

Testing the PHP Configuration

1. From the command line, launch notepad.exe. In the empty file, type orpaste the following text:

2. Save the file as phpinfo.php to the following location:

C:\inetpub\wwwroot\

3. From a connected computer, open a browser window, and point it to:

http://%systemhost%/phpinfo.php.

4. A page displays, showing the PHP configuration.

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Figure 1 PHP Configuration data

SummaryIIS 7.0s advanced standards support, support for FastCGI and command lineinterface provide the administrator with the best toolset available for running PHP.

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Installing a PHP Application on IIS 7.0

The example below helps you to install Qdig, a popular, an open-source PHP-basedimage gallery. These steps are specific to the Qdig install and are not meant for

general use.

Preparation

Open PHP.ini in notepad.exe and make the following changes:

Change The line:

extension_dir = "./"

To the following:

extension_dir = "C:\PHP\

Change The line:

register_long_arrays = on

To the following:

register_long_arrays = off

Add the following line to PHP.ini in the "Extensions" section:

extension=php_gd.dll

Save the PHP.INI file and close Windows Notepad.

Installing Qdig:

Qdig is an easy-to-use PHP script that dynamically presents digital image files as anonline gallery or set of galleries. Qdig supports image captions and display of EXIFimage metadata. The script can generate thumbnails and smaller versions of large

images such as digital camera photos.

To download and install the QDIG application, visit:

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To install QDIG:1. Unzip the contents of the QDIG application into a folder on your computer.

2. Create a directory on the Web server for the application example:

C:\inetpub\wwwroot\qdig

3. Use XCopy to copy the contents of the Qdig application archive to thisdirectory

4. Copy several jpeg image files into the directory.

5. From a connected computer, open a browser window, and point it to:

http://%systemhost%/qdig/index.php.

You should now see the QDIG gallery and images, as below:

Figure 2

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Conclusion

The combination of IIS 7.0 on Server Core provides IT Professionals with a lean, fast,capable command-line based Web server system that supports PHP applicationsand provides modern management within an enterprise-level server system. ServerCores simplicity, small footprint, and focused capabilities make an ideal foundationfor the IIS 7.0 Web server. IIS 7.0 makes Web sites and applications more secure byautomatically isolating them, providing sandboxed configurations and uniqueprocess identity. IIS 7.0 also lowers costs by providing a scalable shared hostingarchitecture capable of hosting thousands of Web sites on a single server withoutsacrificing isolation or reliability.

These features provide the IT community with a secure, reliable Web server toolsetthat integrates into the corporate enterprise environment.

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