Professional Microsoft IIS 8 - Softcover

Practical solutions and best practices for IIS 8

Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) is the leading e-commerce web server. If you're a developer or administrator, you need to be thoroughly up to speed with this platform. The expert authors of this book not only cover common administrative tasks; they have gathered a wealth of information from people running and supporting major intranets and web hosting facilities, giving you you an in-depth look at IIS 8 extensibility and operations management. This indispensable, real-world reference examines website administration, the core server, scalability, operations management, and much more.

Professional Microsoft IIS 8:

• Highlights automated options outside the GUI, including the PowerShell provider and AppCmd tool
• Explores extensibility options, including ISAPI and HTTPModules
• Delves into scalability options such as high availability/load balancing
• Offers IIS performance and optimization tips
• Clarifies integrated vs. classic modes and the request processing pipeline
• Explains how to debug and troubleshoot IIS
• Discusses authentication and authorization
• Walks you through delegating remote administration and configuring other services
• Covers new features including URLRewrite and Application Request Routing

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