Windows 2003 IIS 6 Web Server
Posted on 04. Aug, 2009 by joshhrob in Server, Web Servers
IIS Web Server Installation and Configuration
To begin installation of IIS, goto Start, Control Panel and click on Add Remove Programs
Click on Add Remove Windows Components
Check The box for Application Server. Click on Application Server and press the Details button (bottom right).
Make sure that IIS is checked. Click on IIS and press Details. If using ASP.NET, make sure it is checked here as well.
Make sure World Wide Web Service is checked and press Details
If using classic ASP pages, make sure ASP is checked. If using the IIS SMTP service, make sure this is checked.
Press OK on all windows and press Next. You will be prompted to insert Windows 2003 CD.
IIS will be installed. When finished press Finish
Optional: IIS Configuration Script
The attached vbs script will assist in configuring IIS. All of these settings can also be applied manually thru IIS Manager. Right click and select Save as on the link below.
Unzip and copy this file to server. Double click to run and click OK.
Click OK after this screen
Enter the IP address that you want IIS to listen on for requests.
Enter host header. If you already have a domain name configured to point to this server enter it here (i.e. mydomain.com). Otherwise, just put the IP address for now.
Select a directory for IIS logs. If does not exist press new folder to create. In this build we use L:\iislogs
Select a directory for your web content. If does not exist press Make New Folder to create. In this build we use E:\inetput\wwwroot
Press OK to finish
Testing IIS
Create a test html page named default.htm and place it in the web root folder
Test website by entering your hostname or IP (as entered in IIS setup above) into Internet Explorer. Your test page should come up.
To update IIS Configuration, open IIS Manager. Click on Start -> Administrative Tools _ Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
Review or Change IIS Settings
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