Replace Apache with IIS???

[tobrz]

I am looking to replace Apache with IIS. I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience creating user home pages in IIS, similar to how Apache has its virtual directories....(http://domain.com/~username)....?

[Michael]

Never really played with Apache as such, but creating Virtual Directories in IIS6 is very straight forward. There should be loads of guides on the web.

[tobrz]

Yea, I was looking at that...was hoping there would be a way to do one virtual directory with a relative path (.../home/~/public_html)

[FN-GM]

you can do virtual directories with Apache. I myself i like Apache better than IIS.

[ChrisH]

What he is getting at is there is a way to mass produce virtual directories for all users using Apache and he is looking for a way to do it with IIS. afaik there isn't a built in way and it would involve some scripting.

[User3204]

The My Sites on Sharepoint does this (I believe), but Sharepoint costs... well it's in MOSS, dunno if it is in WSS...

 

I don't know how it works, but I would _expect_ it to be able to use a configurable root folder.

[SteveBentley]

I am looking to replace Apache with IIS.

 

Without wishing to start a flamewar, I have to ask one question - why :confused:

[ZeroHour]

Without wishing to start a flamewar, I have to ask one question - why :confused:

 

There are more reasons then you can imagine. For one if you want to use Integrated Auth in php you need IIS as the apache stuff I have seen has been very buggy.

 

There is no automated way I think but if you have the location of the current apache served directories just create a virtual directory map to the root of that and it will share the dirs.

[danrhodes]

Stick to apache is my advice, I use it at home to host my websites and it works really well and has done for years.

 

Its alot easier to customize and if like me your a linux lover then its all good :-)

 

Dan

[apearce]

The My Sites on Sharepoint does this (I believe), but Sharepoint costs... well it's in MOSS, dunno if it is in WSS...

 

I don't know how it works, but I would _expect_ it to be able to use a configurable root folder.

 

My sites is a MOSS 2007 feature and is not part of WSS

[tobrz]

we have moss 2007 setup as well, but not really interested in templated sites at all(mysites). I suppose I can write a vbs to create iis virtual directories, as well as a public_html directory in all the users home drives, but would much rather like something using variable names. What i need to accomplish, if i am going to use iis, is to make the transition seemless....so for those who made hard links to http://www.school.edu/~username it will stay the same in IIS. I also need to retain the ftp functionality, but that should be easy once I figure out whether I am going to do a new share or use current home folders.

[ZeroHour]

we have moss 2007 setup as well, but not really interested in templated sites at all(mysites). I suppose I can write a vbs to create iis virtual directories, as well as a public_html directory in all the users home drives, but would much rather like something using variable names. What i need to accomplish, if i am going to use iis, is to make the transition seemless....so for those who made hard links to OpenDNS it will stay the same in IIS. I also need to retain the ftp functionality, but that should be easy once I figure out whether I am going to do a new share or use current home folders.

 

You wouldnt need to create a lot of virtual iis dirs. You can just create one to a share and then use a script to created folders and give appropriate perms for each user to publish. That way your not doing things on mass to iis, your just creating a dir structure and cacls for permissions.

[tobrz]

Hmm....i would love to be able to create one virtual directory, but how would i slap the ~ in front of all the dirs to keep everything looking the same?

[ZeroHour]

You could use Helicon Tech - IIS modules and ISAPI filters for URL rewriting and search engine optimization to make a "htaccess" style mod_rewrite to remove the "~" (users would still see it in the url) or use IIS 7's rewrite stuff to do that as a pointer.

 

One thing, technically any users could access any other users area though as they are under one site (read only though).

[IanT]

I've just setup Apache on our server at the school installing phpbb, very easy to setup, i prefer it too IIS.