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Microsoft IIS 10.0 Cookbook

By : Ashraf Khan
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Book Image

Microsoft IIS 10.0 Cookbook

5 (1)
By: Ashraf Khan

Overview of this book

This book will start with customizing your IIS 10 to various platforms/OS and tune it according to your business requirements. Moving on, we will focus on the functionalities of core fundamentals and perform practical scenarios in order to maximize the use of a reliable web server. Going further we will be covering topics like IIS 10 architecture, IIS modules,hosting web server platforms, virtual directories along with web site deployment, ports, enhanced security. We will also cover new features of IIS 10 like integration with Windows Server 2016 and Nano Server, HTTP/2, PowerShell 5 cmdlets etc . Towards the end, we will cover troubleshooting & diagnostic techniques of IIS 10. By the end of this book you will be well versed with maximizing the reliability of your webserver and will have immense knowledge in using IIS 10 effectively
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Constructing a virtual directory in IIS 10.0

In this recipe, we are going to create a virtual directory step by step. We will add the alias of the virtual directory (alias is the virtual name of a physical directory). We will also apply the settings of the physical path of virtual directory.

Getting ready

To step through this recipe, you will need a running IIS 10.0 instance. You should also have administrative privileges.

How to do it...

  1. Go to the C:drive. We have already created a folder named Websites; under the Websites folder, you have to create a folder called VirtualDirectory...