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The IIS team is happy to announce that the RTM version of the FastCGI for IIS is now available for download at http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1521.  FastCGI support on IIS6, which is a free download, opens up the Windows Server 2003 platform for hosting PHP and other FastCGI-compliant application frameworks with substantially improved performance and stability. In FastCGI, we are reusing CGI processes for multiple requests to PHP applications so that we can have comparable hosting of PHP hosting on Windows to Linux. As part of this effort, we have been validating the popular PHP applications on Windows and publishing walkthroughs that give step by step instructions on how to setup and install the most popular PHP apps on top of FastCGI and Windows Server.

To follow up on some specific questions that I had during the webcast:

We have released a number of modules that you can download from www.iis.net to run on IIS in Windows Server 2008 RC0, namely:

One of the things we worked hard on in IIS7 was eliminating unnecessary restarts of IIS in daily operations of the Web server. In the recent RC0 release of Windows Server 2008 RC0, we added an API for folks who want to automate flushing the token cache on IIS7. This might be something that you would want to do if you change settings that would change properties of the token after it is cached. Before RC0, that would require restarting IIS. With this new API, you can automate flushing the token cache without restarting IIS7.

I will giving a TechNet web cast on Tuesday at 11:30 am that provides an overview of IIS7, my favorite topic. I will be focusing on giving you an overview of all the different areas of investment we've made in the Web server for Windows Server 2008. Then you can pick from the subsequent talks for drilldowns into a particular topic. If you want to check it out, go to:

We have made our GoLive version of our FTP7 server available for download today! Downloads are available at http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&i=1526&g=6 (x86) and http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&i=1527&g=6 (x64). If you haven't tried it yet, check it out. Our new, rebuilt from the ground up FTP server has features like FTP over SSL (FTPS), authentication using non-Windows user accounts, integrated HTTP/FTP Sites, and IIS 7 configuration support among other features. You can get started with using the new FTP7 GoLive module with the Installation walkthrough at: http://www.iis.net/articles/view.aspx/IIS7/Managing-IIS7/Using-FTP-Server-in-IIS7/Installing-and-Troubleshooting-FTP7

We are releasing two new IIS7 modules today, ready for download now:

Windows Server 2008 RC0 is available for download today! There is a lot of excitement in the hallways here in Redmond. Since our release of Beta 3, we spent a lot of time working with IIS customers, getting feedback on our product and making sure that we could address important requests. In Windows Server 2008 RC0, available today, we added to IIS: