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HOWTO: IIS 6 Request Processing Basics, Part 2 - Web Site, Virtual Directory, and Web Application

Question: In brief, what is different about a virtual directory that is also set as a Web Application? I can have a virtual directory, and then optionally set it to be a Web Application. Beyond updating the metabase, what does IIS do that causes the virtual Read More...
Posted Sunday, December 07, 2008 8:24 AM by David.Wang | 7 Comments

HOWTO: PreCondition an ISAPI Extension DLL

Question: Hello We have a legacy x64 ISAPI extension that runs without problems in Win 2003 64bit - IIS 6.0. But in Win2008 EBS Security Manager setup, IIS 7.0 Default Application Pool's WOW64 / Enable32BitApp property is enabled by default, and this Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:00 PM by David.Wang | 2 Comments

WebDAV, Source, and Read Permissions on IIS

Question: Hello: With the new WebDAV upgrade in IIS 7.0, there is a permission named "Source". How is the "Source" permission different from "Read" please? What if "Source" is enabled but "Read" is not?? Answer: Source and Read permissions control different Read More...
Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 7:44 AM by David.Wang | 1 Comments
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Managed Modules and ISAPI Filters

Question: Hello, I have an isapi filter and a managed module. I need to put both in the same website and I need that the manage module run before the isapi filter. The sequence are: Module--->ISAPI filter. How can I do this? Answer: The answer really Read More...
Posted Monday, September 08, 2008 9:36 PM by David.Wang | 1 Comments
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HOWTO: Change IIS User Impersonation Token

Question: Hi, We are using our third party component for doing authentication and authorization with IIS6 web server on win2k3 X64 EE. Here we are using IMPERSONATION concept for this integration. Can anybody describe the required configuration which Read More...
Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 12:30 AM by David.Wang | 1 Comments

IIS7 Handlers - accessPolicy and requireAccess

Question: Hello: In IIS 7.0, you can edit a handler mapping in the Handler Mappings applet (like for AspClassic), then click Request Restrictions button, Access tab, and select the "Write" permission. But even when the "Edit Feature Permission" in that Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 01, 2008 1:50 AM by David.Wang | 3 Comments
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Choice of Development Platform for IIS Modules

Question: I am starting a new project (ASP.NET 3.5) that will require at least one custom HTTP module. My two development computers are running 32-bit XP Pro/SP2, but I plan to reimage with Vista (already have it ready to be installed). My preference Read More...
Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 1:40 AM by David.Wang | 1 Comments
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HOWTO: List all Virtual Directories and Paths of a List of Servers

Question: I need to audit web servers in my domain, and would like to be able to connect to each server, and enumerate the virtual directories -- ultimately leading to a link to each web site hosted by the server. Can this code be modified to get that Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:30 PM by David.Wang | 9 Comments

HOWTO: Create Custom Application Pool from Commandline

Question Hi, I have a Web site configured to run in a custom application pool. The pool identify is set to a domain user. I can change the users password using IIS Manager, but is there a command line method ? Thanks Answer You can use the ADSUTIL.VBS Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:15 PM by David.Wang | 5 Comments
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Internet Explorer is not an HTTP Validator

Question: I tried a 2nd approach in porting client code from WinInet, and that was to utilize managed C++, as opposed to WinHttp. After implementing the .NET managed client code... HttpWebRequest^ myReq = dynamic_cast<HttpWebRequest^>(WebRequest::Create( Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 17, 2006 11:45 PM by Anonymous | 4 Comments
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CGI Failing with 404 on IIS

Yes... software can have bugs, even if you test it. :-) Question: I have written a C EXE that I have renamed as 'prog.cgi'. I have tested it successfully on IIS 5.0 on Windows 2000 Server and IIS 6.0 on Windows 2003 Server. The program is invoked like Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2006 1:59 AM by Anonymous | 0 Comments
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IIS, Security Templates, and Anonymous Authentication

Sigh... security is never black and white, is it? :-) Question: Environment: IIS6.0 Windows 2003 R2, Windows 2003 level domain. Everything standard. 1) The Microsoft security guide for IIS6.0 says that the IUSR account needs Log on Locally rights. 2) Read More...
Posted Saturday, July 01, 2006 3:40 PM by Anonymous | 5 Comments
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HOWTO: Diagnose One Cause of "%1 is not a valid Win32 application" on IIS6 on 64bit Windows

Question: I have a new development server that i put together on a Windows 2003 64 bit machine. I also have SQL Server 2005 and Developers Studio 2005 and 2003 installed on this machine. I have executed the "Enable32bitAppOnWin64 1" command, as per the Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 27, 2006 3:10 AM by Anonymous | 7 Comments
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HOWTO: Install and Run PHP on IIS7, Part 3

A short while ago, I came out with a small script to properly configure PHP for IIS7. Sure enough, I got asked to make a similar one for IIS6. So, I figure that while I am at it, I might as well cover IIS4, IIS5, and IIS5.1 as well since it is not very Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 24, 2006 3:15 AM by Anonymous | 5 Comments

IIS Configuration Woes with ADSI, WMI, and VBScript

You know, configuration of IIS can be quite confusing, with the various interfaces, paradigms, and programming languages. However, if you keep your wits about you, you can avoid the common pitfalls... Question: I need help with the following code. I'm Read More...
Posted Friday, June 23, 2006 11:55 PM by Anonymous | 4 Comments
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