Creating and running projects on IIS

Use this procedure to create and run your projects on Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), instead of using the Sitefinity integrated web server.

1. Login to your Windows Server 2003, 2008, or Windows Vista or 7.
2. Download Sitefinity Project Manager by performing procedure Downloading and installing Sitefinity » Step 1 to Step 4.
3. Click Sitefinity Project Manager and save the file on the server.
4. Run the project manager by double-clicking the executable file, you have downloaded.

   NOTE: It is not required to execute the project manager on the server. You can download and run the project manager on a local workstation and then transfer the project files to the web server using FTP or file share.

5. Perform procedure Creating a project and installing a license.
   1. In Step 3 select File System and click Browse button.
   2. On the left, select File System.

      NOTE: If you choose IIS, the project is installed as a virtual application and not as a full website. This is intended for a development environment.

   3. On the right, select folder inetpub\wwwroot.

      NOTE: If you do not see folder inetpub, IIS is not installed on your server and you must install it.

   4. Your project is created and appears as an entry in the list of projects in the Sitefinity Project Manager. Your project’s files are created in folder inetpub\wwwroot\<your project name>.
6. Close Sitefinity Project Manager.
7. Depending on your server version, perform one of the following procedures:
• Running a project on IIS 7.0 or IIS 7.5
  Perform this procedure if you are using Microsoft® Windows Server 2008 or Microsoft® Windows Vista or 7.
  Before and after you perform this procedure, you must configure all setting required for the IIS to run Sitefinity projects. For more information, see Configuring the IIS to host Sitefinity projects » Microsoft® Windows Server 2008 with IIS 7.0 or Microsoft® Windows Vista and Windows 7 with IIS 7.5.
• Running a project on IIS 6.0
  Perform this procedure if you are using Microsoft® Windows Server 2003.
  Before and after you perform this procedure, you must configure all setting required for the IIS to run Sitefinity projects. For more information, see Configuring the IIS to host Sitefinity projects » Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 with IIS 6.0.

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