Microsoft IIS

PHP on IIS

PHP Installation

• official doc: http://php.net/manual/en/install.windows.iis7.php

• download link: http://windows.php.net/download/
  • x64 or x86: architecture in x86 or x64
  • VC9 or VC11 or VC(X): visual c++ Version required for same architecture
    • VC11 for x86 & x64: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679
    • VC9 for x86: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5582
    • VC9 for x64: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15336
  • Thread Safe or Non Thread Safe: thread safe is slower, and not really used for the moment

• in server management install role CGI

Add CGI role

Add CGI role on windows 2012

• add PHP in module mapping

PHP mapping

Modify options

• modify php.ini

fastcgi.impersonate = 1
fastcgi.logging = 0
cgi.fix_pathinfo=1
cgi.force_redirect = 0

• restart IIS

PHP Configuration

• if you need COM.php, you need to add the extension (was included in earlier version)

extension=php_com_dotnet.dll

• allow <? ?> in more than <?php ?>

short_open_tag = On

• logs path

error_log = "C:\SRVLOG\system\PHP\error.log"
mail.log ="C:\SRVLOG\system\PHP\mail.log"

• temp files path

session.save_path = "C:\SRVLOG\system\PHP\sessions"
upload_tmp_dir = "C:\SRVLOG\system\PHP\uploads"

• upload parameters

upload_max_filesize = 2M
post_max_size = 2M
memory_limit = 128M (must be higher than uploads size)

• enable extensions directory

extension_dir = "ext"

PHP Update

• download new version: http://windows.php.net/download/

• stop IIS

• save php.ini

• replace old PHP folder for the new one (save the old to rollback if there s trouble)

• restore php.ini

• update Visual C++ if needed

• start IIS

FTP

Select add FTP on the IIS server

Add a FTP

Select Name and folder

FTP folder

Set FTP IP and SSL configuration

IP & SSL Configuration

Authorized Users

FTP Users

Add user rights to the physical FTP folder

FTP Users

View result

Result

SMTP

SMTP role installation

Add role SMTP

SMTP configuration

Server IP has to be the same in those 3 cases, "All IP unassigned" allow 127.0.0.1 to work. Do not forget to allow outbound port (25 by default) in firewall

server IP

Access

Relay

Service

test in php

<?PHP
if(mail('admin@frogg.fr','test subject','test message','FROM: test@frogg.fr'))
	{echo('OK');}
else	{echo('ERROR');}
?>

change folders

log

log path

badmail

badmail path

drop

drop path

queue & pickup

require adsutil.vbs available in IIS Options

script and tools

Can requier too : IIS6 scripting Tools

commands:

adsutil.vbs set smtpsvc/1/dropdirectory C:\SRVLOG\IIS\mail\drop 
adsutil.vbs set smtpsvc/1/badmaildirectory C:\SRVLOG\IIS\mail\badmail 
adsutil.vbs set smtpsvc/1/pickupdirectory C:\SRVLOG\IIS\mail\pickup 
adsutil.vbs set smtpsvc/1/queuedirectory C:\SRVLOG\IIS\mail\queue

Options IIS

Display full errors messages

Error management in IIS

IIS Folders

Move custom error folders

custom errors folders

Change log path

IIS Log

Change temp path

change C:\inetpub\temp\appPools to C:\SRVLOG\IIS\TEMP\appPools (for example), require a system reboot to be taken

REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WAS\Parameters /v ConfigIsolationPath /t REG_SZ /d C:\SRVLOG\IIS\TEMP\appPools /f

move path C:\inetpub\temp\IIS Temporary Compressed Files: edit the file appPools\{appName}\{appName}.config and change the following line line to desired path

<httpCompression directory="C:\SRVLOG\IIS\TEMP\IIS Temporary Compressed Files">

history path

official doc: http://www.iis.net/configreference/system.applicationhost/confighistory

depend on service "Application Host Helper Service"

Application Host Helper Service

it is possible to interact with thoose saves with appcmd.exe which is in c:\system32\inetsrv

• commands are :

appcmd list backup 			#list of backup available
appcmd add backup [{BackupName}] 	#create a new backup
appcmd delete backup {BackupName} 	#delete a backup
appcmd restore backup {BackupName}	#restore a backup

path can be changed in the file appPools\{appName}\{appName}.config

<system.applicationHost>
   <configHistory enabled="true"
      path="%SystemDrive%\inetpub\history"
      maxHistories="50"
      period="00:05:00" />
</system.applicationHost>