IIS and websitebaker.

[kjohnson]

Hi,

Looking through your forums I see that a LOT of people have had problems getting WebsiteBaker working under IIS.   Unfortunately this is not an option for my organisation, I HAVE to get it working as we're hosting on IIS and have just taken over the hosting of a WebsiteBaker site.

Using Windows Web Server 2008, IIS7, PHP5.2.6 MySQL 5.0.67

The trick is to install to apache and then migrate to IIS
Here was my procedure to 'install'.

Use 'Mowes Mixer' to make a portable Apache...

http://www.chsoftware.net/en/useware/mowesmixer/mowesmixer.htm?go=go&g=No+thanks%2C+take+me+to+the+download%3E%3E

Add the following modules.
Apache 2
MySQL5
PHP4
PHP5

Install it.
Run it.
drop 'wb' folder into the 'www' folder in Mowes.
Install websitebaker.

I'm assuming that IIS is working with PHP fine already.
Also permissions to 'Network Service' should be granted
to the 'wb' folder on the production server.

Make a backup of wb database and wb folder.
Stop Mowes.
Transfer backup to wwwroot and MySQL on Production server.
edit config.php on production server to reflect MySQL login.
Run in IIS.

Enjoy.

[Lotus]

So far so good..
Installed WB under MAMP
Exported the database to a file
Edited config.php
uploaded wb to IIS via FTP
imported database via mysql admin

Right now i can
log in to admin
see the startpage

I hope the rest works!

Thanks

[Xagone]

I got a same problem once (since most my users are normally on a VERY GOOD linux, i used my demo linux server to install and dev the system and then migrate it to the IIS

here some problems :
some modules retouch some file so when you try to install a new page or block section, and the module (like code2) try to read some file, it may not find them and crash a error 500.

so to update news, it wont work, news will try to install a page, witch will be refused by IIS