Internet Information Services (IIS) is a Microsoft web server that can be run on Windows 2000 (Server or Professional Editions), XP (Professional Edition), or Server 2003 (Any Edition). Should you not have any of these versions of Windows, you should use Apache in the W.A.M.P.P. configuration discussed earlier.

Installing IIS

1. Click: Start | Setting | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components
2. Check "Internet Information Server (IIS)"  Note if you use Windows Server 2003: First click "Application server", click Details, then check "Internet Information Server (IIS)"
3. Click "Next"
4. IIS should now install itself
5. When it finished just click "Finish"

Configure IIS

1. Find the "Administrative Tools" folder (usually in Control Panel, or off of the Programs Menu)
2. Click "Internet Services Manager" (or "Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager")
3. Right click on "Default Web Site" and select properties
4. Click the "Home Directory" tab
5. Make sure "execute permission" is set to "scripts only"

Verify IIS Installation

Open a web browser on the server, and in the address bar type http://localhost

Additional steps for Windows 2003 Server

Windows 2003 Server requires that any type of script engines be "authorized" before they can run.  To allow PHP to be executed:

1. In Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, click the "Web Server Extensions" folder
2. Click "Add New Web Server Extension"
3. In "Extension Name" put "PHP"
4. Under "Required Files" click "Add"
5. Click "Browse"
6. Change "Files of Type" to "CGI exe Files (*.exe)
7. Navigate to the folder where you installed PHP (usually C:\PHP)
8. Select PHP.exe and click "Open"
9. Check the "Set extension status to Allowed"
10. Click OK