[dba-Tech] IIS Manager 7 on Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate

On 2012-10-27 8:41 AM, Arthur Fuller wrote:
> I'm trying to follow instructions (from http://www.tim-carter.com) on how
> to install PHP on IIS. But thee instructions say:
>
> Go to the IIS Manager.
> Click on Server.
> Go to Handler Mappings.
> Click Add Module Mapping. Enter these values:
> Request Path : **.php*
> Module : *FastCgiModule*
> Executable : *C:\PHP\php-cgi.exe*
> Name : *PHP*
> *(It will ask you if you want to allow it to run, click yes.*
> Click on the Server again.
> Click on Default Document and add default.php in there.
>
> A couple of questions:
>
> 1. I've looked in All Programs and in Control Panel but I can't find
> anything called IIS Manager
> 2. I was under the impression that CGI was a thing of the past. Do I really
> want to go there?

See the PHP 5 and IIS 7 section of 
http://www.artfulsoftware.com/php_mysql_win.html. 
<http://www.artfulsoftware.com/php_mysql_win.html>

>
> Maybe it's worth mentioning my goal(s). Ultimately I want IIS to support
> both Javascript and PHP, and occasionally ASP.NET. I also want to install
> Apache2 (on, say, port 8080) and have Javascript and PHP working there as
> well. Can anyone provide some insight here?

According to http://www.sitepoint.com/run-apache-iis-same-pc-2/ IIS & 
Apache can be made to run simultaneously but "there will be issues" so 
it's not usually recommended.

PB

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> TIA,