Now that we have IIS installed, we need to add functionality of being able to create web applications. Lets use ASP.NET.
What is ASP.NET? ASP.NET is a Microsoft development framework for building web pages and web sites with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and server scripting. The server scripting can be coded in VB or C#.
Monday, October 14, 2013
How To : Install IIS and Create Two Sites
Now we have everything set up for Apache, and it's all working fine, But what happens if you decide you want to run an IIS server with ASP.NET? Well then you need to install IIS.
What is IIS? Internet Information Services (IIS) is an extensible web server created by Microsoft for use with Windows family. Unfortunately IIS is not available on Home Edition operating systems, so you'll need Professional + to run it locally.
What is IIS? Internet Information Services (IIS) is an extensible web server created by Microsoft for use with Windows family. Unfortunately IIS is not available on Home Edition operating systems, so you'll need Professional + to run it locally.
How To : Install an FTP Server and Create Two Users
Now that we have our server setup and able to run web pages, as well as being able to manipulate our data; we need something to allow us to upload files (just in case you need to upload them from a different location ;)
So we are going to install and configure an FTP server to allow us to do just that.
So we are going to install and configure an FTP server to allow us to do just that.
How To : Install PhpMyAdmin
Now that we have PHP, Apache and a MySQL server installed and configured. We need something that will allow us to view our data easily, and create additional tables and such for use in our web apps.
So, lets install PhpMyAdmin. What is it? Why do I want to install it ?
PhpMyAdmin is a free and open source tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL with the use of a web browser. It can perform various tasks such as creating, modifying or deleting databases, tables, fields or rows; executing SQL statements; or managing users and permissions.
So, lets install PhpMyAdmin. What is it? Why do I want to install it ?
PhpMyAdmin is a free and open source tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL with the use of a web browser. It can perform various tasks such as creating, modifying or deleting databases, tables, fields or rows; executing SQL statements; or managing users and permissions.
How To : Install MySQL Community Server (5.5)
So now that Apache and PHP are installed, as well as having two virtual hosts set up, we need something to hold and be able to manipulate data. What's the point of PHP without it ? So lets install a MySQL Database so we can use and manipulate our data.
First things first, what is MySQL? MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS). It lets you store, access and update data using PHP or ASP.NET.
First things first, what is MySQL? MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS). It lets you store, access and update data using PHP or ASP.NET.