Windows hosting accounts using IIS7 support the Microsoft® URL Rewrite Module, which rewrites complicated URLs into more user-friendly URLs based on rules specified by the webmaster in the account’s web.config file.
NOTE: The Microsoft URL Rewrite Module is supported on Windows hosting plans running IIS7. To check which version you have, log in to your Account [...]
Yes, our Windows shared hosting accounts running IIS 7 support the use of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) for primary domains, subdomains, and alias domains. Hosting account domains must be entered using ASCII characters. Because IDNs may contain non-ASCII characters, they must be translated with an Internationalizing Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) to ASCII [...]
An Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) is a domain name that may contain characters outside the ASCII character set. Setting up a hosting account requires that the domain name be entered using ASCII characters. When an Internationalizing Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) to ASCII algorithm is applied, an IDN is translated into Punycode, an [...]
Yes, PHP 5 is fully supported on Windows shared hosting accounts running IIS 7. This allows for the installation of a variety of PHP 5 quick-install applications and the use of PHP 5 code. PHP 4 is not supported on IIS 7 accounts.
Hosting accounts running IIS 6 can use PHP 4 and PHP [...]
Windows shared hosting accounts running IIS 7 can use Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) or CDOSYS to send SMTP email. CDONTS is not a supported method for sending email with IIS 7. For more information, see Using CDO to Send Email from Your Windows Shared Hosting website and Using CDOSYS to Send Email.
Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) can be used to send email from Windows shared hosting websites running IIS 6 or IIS 7. The following code sample demonstrates how to use CDO to create and send email.<%
sendUrl=”http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing”
smtpUrl=”http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver”‘ Set the mail server configuration
Set objConfig=CreateObject(“CDO.Configuration”)
objConfig.Fields.Item(sendUrl)=2 ‘ cdoSendUsingPort
objConfig.Fields.Item(smtpUrl)=”relay-hosting.secureserver.net”
objConfig.Fields.Update‘ Create and send the mail
Set objMail=CreateObject(“CDO.Message”)
‘ Use the config object created [...]
Windows hosting accounts running IIS 7 offer two pipeline modes: classic and integrated. Your pipeline mode can be changed anytime through the Hosting Control Center.
For information on pipeline modes, see What is pipeline mode?.
For information on migration issues, see Migration Issues with IIS 7’s Integrated Pipeline Mode.
To Change Pipeline ModeLog in to your [...]
IIS 7 offers two pipeline modes. Due to the integration between the ASP.NET runtime and IIS, the default integrated pipeline mode handles all requests
through a unified pipeline. This design allows code greater access to various points in the request process.
IIS 7’s classic mode behaves in the same manner as IIS 6 and uses [...]
IIS 7 is Microsoft’s latest version of its Internet Information Services Web server. Its modular architecture provides a platform for the development and deployment of dynamic Web applications and websites. IIS 7 was designed for security, speed and ease of use.
Our hosting accounts running IIS 7 are compatible with ASP.NET runtime 3.5, a [...]
Yes, IIS 7 is supported on new Windows shared hosting accounts. Once your account is configured with IIS 7, you cannot downgrade to IIS 6.
For more information on IIS 7, see What is IIS 7?.
You can upgrade to IIS 7 through the IIS Settings page in the Content section of the Hosting Control Center.
Existing Windows Shared Hosting accounts running IIS 6 are available for upgrading to IIS 7. For information on IIS 7, see What is IIS 7?.
NOTE: IIS 7 is not compatible with FrontPage Extensions.
To Upgrade [...]
While the vast majority of IIS 7 functionality is supported by our Windows hosting accounts, the following features are not:64-bit application pools
IIS manager
For security reasons, we do not allow access to IIS manager under IIS 7. You can, however, manage your IIS 7 settings and applications through our Hosting Control Center.
Pipeline mode refers to how a Web server processes client requests. IIS 7 offers two pipeline modes. Integrated pipeline mode handles all requests through a unified pipeline because of the integration of ASP.NET’s runtime with the Web server. IIS 7’s classic mode behaves in the same manner as IIS 6, using two [...]
Unless you have specific reasons to use IIS 6, such as a need for FrontPage Extensions, you should choose IIS 7. If you want PHP 5 support, you must choose IIS 7.
IIS 7 is Microsoft’s latest version of its Internet Information Services Web server. Its modular architecture provides a platform for the development [...]