How to Migrate to the Microsoft Web Platform
by Tali Smith
PHP is quite portable, and cross-platform development has been a major goal in its development. In most cases, PHP scripts are easily ported from Linux to the Windows® operating system with very few problems. Microsoft has also produced a rich set of PHP migration documentation and a toolkit to assist in basic PHP application deployment; these are located on the Internet Information Services (IIS) Web site (https://www.iis.net/).
Many popular PHP applications that have been written on and currently run on the LAMP (Linux–Apache–MySQL–PHP) stack can be successfully migrated to a Windows-based stack (Windows–IIS–MySQL–PHP). The article IIS for Apache Administrators compares common IIS 7 and above tools and management scenarios with Apache tools and management scenarios. The SQL Server Driver for PHP can also make it possible to migrate applications to a Windows–IIS–SQL Server–PHP stack. This lets customers enjoy the convenience and familiarity of the Windows operating system.
There are also many other migration scenarios. You may want to migrate to a newer version of IIS, or you may want to migrate to Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 from MySQL. The following articles can provide guidance for various migration scenarios:
- Migrate to a Windows-Based Platform. Provides general migration guidance.
- Import Apache mod_rewrite Rules. Guides you through the process of converting Apache mod_rewrite rules to IIS URL rewrite rules.
- Migrate from MySQL to SQL Server 2008. Provides guidance on migrating from MySQL to SQL Server 2008.
- Migrate from IIS 6.0 to IIS 7 or Above. Helps you migrate a Web site from IIS 6.0 to IIS 7.0 or above using the Microsoft® Web Deployment Tool.
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