IIS Review

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Review of IIS powered by the Slant community.

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Dev platformsWindows

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Pros

Pro
PHP spport

PHP applications can be run using IIS. Simple to install and configure.

Pro
.NET and ASPX script support

Pro
Supported by Microsoft

Pro
Authentication (Anonymous, Basic, Digest, Integrated Windows Auth, UNC, .NET Passport (<6), Certificate)

Pro
IPv6 support (IIS 6+)

Pro
Multiple websites can be run on 1 server

Pro
HTTP/2, HTTP/2, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, SMTP and NNTP support

Pro
Runs on literal NT 3.51

So you can boot up that ancient work computer and get IIS (Free addon at the time) for that computer

Pro
Very fast

If you want a quick web server, use this, because i mean like, on my laptop, the first request is 1 or 2 seconds, after that, it becomes a split second!

Pro
In-depth diagnostic tools

Cons

Con
1 website limit per server (also pre-7.0 client os limit)

Con
10 simultaneous connection limit on versions before 7.0 on client operating systems

Con
Only runs on Windows

This Microsoft-proprietary web server software, can only run in the Windows operating systems for full support of it and all of its features. It is not capable of being run in a non-Windows environment without sacrificing some functionality and of course the support.