I. Generate CSR

II. Purchase SSL Certificate

III. Install SSL Certificate.

I. Generate CSR

1. Select the server node in the tree view and double-click the Server Certificates feature in the list view:

2. Click Create Certificate Request… in the Actions pane.

3. Enter all of the information required by the Certificate and click Next.

4.  Leave the default setting and click Next

5.  Specify a File Name and click Finnish.

II. Purchase SSL Certificate

1. Purchase an IIS (Internet Information Services) Certificate from a Certificate Authority.

III. Install Certificate.

1. Once the IIS Certificate has been obtained click Complete Certificate Request….

2. Specify the the location of the certificate file and type in the Friendly Name of the site.

3. After the certificate has been successfully installed to the server, you will need to assign that certificate to the appropriate website using IIS Manager.

4. Under “Sites”,select the site to be secured with SSL.

5. From the “Actions” menu (on the right), click on “Bindings”.

6. In the “Site Bindings” window, click “Add”. This will open the “Add Site Binding” window.

7. Under “Type” choose https. The IP address should be the IP UNIQUE to that site, and the port should be 443. The “SSL Certificate” field should specify the certificate that was installed previously.

8. You now have an IIS SSL server certificate installed on

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Although not technically supported by Microsoft anymore they will play a key role in IIS7 as many legacy users will want to utilize them as the preferred publishing method.

Here is how you can install FrontPage Server Extension in IIS7.

1. You will need to download the component here: http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1577
   1. The FPSE must be installed by an administrator.
   2. The FPSE support 32 and 64-bit environments.
2. The Setup Wizard will prompt you for the Indexing Service (assuming you already have ASP, CGI and Basic Authentication installed).Note: it is not recommended you install the Indexing Service in servers running a large number of domains since this can hinder overall performance.
3. Once the installer has finished you will be notified with the default FPSE installation method as well as recommended IIS authentication settings (remember that basic authentication is not secure unless used with SSL).
4. It’s important to know this process will take your web service down for the time it takes to install (this should not be longer than a few minutes and does not require a reboot).
5. Once the installing is complete you will see  the Microsoft Sharepoint Administration Site in IIS Manager (Look Familiar?).
6. The FrontPage Server Administrator site is accessible by going to http://hostname:7993/

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I. How to install IIS7 and CGI on Windows 2008.

II. How to install and configure PHP on IIS7.

III. How to configure IIS7 to accept PHP requests.

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I. Install IIS7 and CGI.

1. Install IIS7 on Windows 2008  and be sure to add the CGI role.

2. If you’ve already installed IIS7 but not the CGI role then you’ll need to go into  Server Manager -> Roles –>Web Server –> Add Role Services.

This will enable both the CGI and FastCGI services.

3. If you are a windows Windows Vista SP1 or higher user.

Add the CGI feature by going to Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off. This enables both the CGI and FastCGI services.

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BE SURE TO INSTALL THE UPDATE FOR FASTCGI MODULE!

The update for IIS 7.0 FastCGI module fixes several known compatibility issues with popular PHP applications. Install the update from one of the following locations:

• Update for Windows Server 2008
• Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition
• Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems
• Update for Windows Vista SP1
• Update for Windows Vista SP1 for x64 based Systems

II. Install and Configure PHP

1. Download the latest non-thread safe zip package from here.
2. Unpack the files to a directory of your choice (e.g. C:\PHP5) and rename the php.ini-development to php.ini.
3. Open the php.ini file, then uncomment and modify settings as follows:
   • Enable fastcgi.impersonate = 1. �
     FastCGI under IIS supports the ability to impersonate security tokens of the calling client. This allows IIS to define the security context that the request runs under.
   • Enable cgi.fix_pathinfo=1.�
     cgi.fix_pathinfo provides *real* PATH_INFO/PATH_TRANSLATED support for CGI. PHP’s previous behavior was to set PATH_TRANSLATED to SCRIPT_FILENAME, and to not care what PATH_INFO is. For more information on PATH_INFO, see the cgi specs. Setting this to 1 will cause PHP CGI to fix its paths to conform to the spec
   • Set cgi.force_redirect = 0.
   • Set open_basedir to point to a folder or network path where the content of the web site(s) is located (ie- c:\domains or c:\inetpub).
   • Set extension_dir to point to a location where PHP extensions reside. Typically, for PHP 5.2.X that would be set as extension_dir = “./ext”
   • Enable the required PHP extension by un-commenting corresponding lines, for example:extension=php_mssql.dll
     extension=php_mysql.dll
4. To test if the PHP installation is successful, run the following from the command line prompt:

C:\PHP>php –info

If PHP was installed correctly and all its dependencies are available on the machine, then this command will output the current PHP configuration information.

III. Configure IIS 7.0 to Handle PHP Requests

In order for IIS 7.0 to host PHP applications, it is necessary to add a handler mapping that tells IIS to pass all PHP specific requests to the PHP application framework via FastCGI protocol.

Using IIS Manager

1. Open IIS Manager and then select and open “Handler Mappings” at the server level:

2. Select the “Add Module Mapping” action

3. specify the configurations settings as listed on the below:

• Request path: *.php
• Module: FastCgiModule
• Executable: “C:\[Path to your PHP installation]\php-cgi.exe”
• Name: PHP via FastCGI

4. Click OK. A dialog box appears asking if you want to create a FastCGI application for this executable. Click Yes.

5. Test that the handler mapping works correctly by creating a phpinfo.php file in the C:\inetpub\wwwroot folder that contains the following code:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

6. Open a browser and navigate to http://localhost/phpinfo.php.

If everything was setup correctly, then you will see the standard PHP information page:

In Windows 2008 Server IIS 7 is now a server role

1. Fire up the Server Manager under Start –> All Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Server Manager

2.Right-click on Role from the left panel and select Add Roles from the contextual menu.

3. From the Add Roles Wizard, check the Web Server (IIS ) checkbox then click next.

4. Select the required role services for your application or for the action you are trying to perform.

If you have any questions as to what any of these role services do simply highlight  any of them by clicking directly over the name as that will force the right pane will update with the corresponding service description.

A few notes:

• The ASP.NET role does not install ASP.net V 1. For information on installing ASP.net V 1 go here.
• FTP Publishing Service install the FTP service that runs on Windows 2003.

5. Click on Next and then Install. 
6. Once  the installation is completed, you can now access your new IIS 7 web server by browsing http://localhost

The following post will guide you through the necessary steps to get secure FTP installed and configured on your windows 2008 server.

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1. Uninstall the existing FTP server (IIS6) from the server  if previously installed.
   1. Open the Windows Control Panel.
   2. Double-click Programs and Features.
   3. Click Turn Windows features on and off.
   4. Expand the Roles node in the tree.
   5. Select the Web Server (IIS) role.
   6. Click Remove Role Services in the Role Services section at the bottom of the page.
   7. Select the FTP Publishing Service option.
   8. Click the Remove button.
2. Download Microsoft FTP Publishing Service (currently FTP 7.5)
3. Run the installation wizard (this will cost you a web service shutdown).

Once the service is installed proceed by opening the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

The 1st thing you’ll notice is that there is no FTP FOLDER under the server name.

Instead you will want to select the site you wish to work with and click “add FTP Publishing…” under the Actions menu.

The rest is very straight forward as the configuration wizard asks for the IP Binding and the SSL cert to be used.  You can also choose SSL enforcement.

Next, set the Authentication and the Authorization options to finish the setup.

Once FTP Publishing is provisioned Internet Information Services Manager will display more options for that FTP instance.