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 [...]
This guide shows you how to create and host an ASP.NET AJAX website in your Windows shared hosting account. This article assumes that you are already comfortable with HTML and that you are interested in learning more about other Web technologies. You may download a PDF version to your computer or view the guide [...]
CDONTS uses the NewMail object to create and send email. This method is incompatible with Windows shared hosting websites running IIS 7. The following ASP code sample demonstrates how to use CDONTS to create and send email:<%
Dim MyBody
Dim MyCDONTSMail
Set MyCDONTSMail = CreateObject(”CDONTS.NewMail”)
MyCDONTSMail.From= “sender@coolexample.com”
MyCDONTSMail.To= “recipient@coolexample.com”
MyCDONTSMail.Subject=”Subject”
MyBody = “Body”
MyCDONTSMail.Body= MyBody
MyCDONTSMail.Send
set MyCDONTSMail=nothing
%>
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 [...]
The ASP.NET runtime you choose for your hosting account should match the runtime version of the .NET applications you plan to install. Both IIS 7 and IIS 6 are compatible with runtime versions 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5.
Using the Hosting Control Center, you can create, edit, and customize permissions for virtual directories on your website.
To Create a Virtual DirectoryLog in to your Account Manager.
In the My Products section, select Hosting.
Next to the hosting account you want to modify, click Manage Account.
In the Content section of the Hosting Control Center, click the IIS [...]
You can convert existing directories to virtual directories from your Hosting Control Center.
To Convert an Existing Directory to an IIS Virtual DirectoryLog in to your Account Manager.
From My Products list, select Hosting Account List.Next to the hosting account you want to modify, click Manage Account.
In the Content section, click IIS Settings.
Click Create.
Name the directory, select [...]
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?.