SQL Server ® 2005 is an ideal database platform for use in shared and dedicated Web hosting environments. Deployment Guide The SQL Server 2005 Deployment Guidance for Web Hosting Environments provi...

This article provides a map to download locations for presentations, videos, and links to existing articles about IIS management and administration: Web farms, performance tuning, troubleshooting, ...

This article describes the steps to install an IIS Module in machines that are part of the Shared Configuration environment. The following process assumes n servers using a common shared configurat...

Hosted services control panels are customer-facing, web-based applications provided by hosting providers and WebVAPs for issuing and managing hosted services such as websites, database administrati...

Another option for hosting providers is WebsitePanel. WebsitePanel, formerly known as DotNetPanel, is an open-source control panel built exclusively for the Windows web technology platform. With th...

The Windows Process Activation Service (WAS) of IIS 7 is the key component that provides process model and configuration features to Web Applications and Web Services. WAS major task is to manage A...

Introduction The Hosting Services Sample is a set of services implemented in C# provided to help developers in web hosting organizations developing and/or integrating Hosting Provisioning and Manag...

From an implementation standpoint, the solution follows recommended patterns and practices for building Web Services using the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) as described in the Web Service...

Since Hosting Services Code Sample is implemented using Windows Communication Foundation, consuming it is fairly straightforward. Here, a few key points are described. Refer to WCF documentations f...

Managed code can be used to provision Web sites and edit configuration. Using the Script Use the following to create a site and an application pool , and to set temporary compilation directories. C...

WMI scripts can be used to provision Web sites and run many commands to edit configuration. Using the Script Use the following to create a site and application pool. To create a site and applicatio...

AppCmd.exe can be used to provision Web sites and run many commands to edit configuration. Creating and Configuring Use the following code samples for implementing AppCmd.exe. To create a site and ...

Use the following managed code samples to set permissions and to create a user account. Using the Code Set Permissions Use the following to set permissions on a folder using managed code . Note : A...

When using the IIS 7 Shared Configuration featured in an environment where site provisioning tasks are driven from a remote machine, you can encounter what is know as the "double-hop authentication...

There are a number of ways to create and manage web sites. The following table lists the options that are currently available along with the advantages and disadvantages of each. Method of Provisio...

IIS 7 provides a comprehensive managed-code management application programming interface (API) that allows complete manipulation of the XML configuration files and convenience access to server obje...

Over the years, it has become simple for advanced Web users to create their own Web site. Once an end-user has registered their domain name, there are various types of hosters to choose from. Web h...

You can configure logging on your web server or website that records information about HTTP requests and errors. The information in your log can help you troubleshoot or optimize your website.