I was installing the latest version of PHP from http://www.php.net and noticed something pretty cool. The installer actually calls appcmd.exe to configure IIS and FastCGI. I thought was pretty cool.

Microsoft has relesed a community technology preview of out SQL driver for PHP. Thi new driver is designed with optimal performance in mind. This is the next step in our initiative to improve performane of PHP on Windows. The driver is available for download here . Technorati Profile

Watch this really quick DEMO performed by Bill Staples Product Unit Manager for IIS. It demostrates a few things. First PHP running utilizing the standard CGI module in IIS 7, then PHP utilizing the FastCGI module, and finally PHP with FastCGI and output caching enabled. Checkout the...