Is IIS free?

[Yohhan]

I heard (but find it hard to believe) that Microsoft IIS is free. I checked their website and couldn't find anywhere to download it. Is it true that it's free, and if so, how can I get it? Or am I just gullible?

Thanks.

 

[Waylander]

it comes as an optional install part of the Operating system, in win2k xp and 2003 server...

 

[Yohhan]

I know it comes in xp professional as well, but is it available for download?

 

[Yohhan]

Just to be clear... I'm on XP home which does not have it. That's why I ask.

 

[Waylander]

I seem to recall reading a comparison document somewhere that show it's not in XP home. Whether you can then install it from elsewhere I'm not sure..

try these

http://www.theeldergeek.com/running_iis_on_xp_home_edition.htm

or

http://www.15seconds.com/issue/020118.htm

 

[stash]

IIS is not available for download. Also, installing it according the links above is a violation of the license agreement for XP Home.

 

[howdyduty]

Sounds like it is not free. You need to have a liscense for one of the operating systems that are authorized to use it. If you have that, then it does not cost any additional above the cost of the OS.

 

[jhu]

why not use apache?

 

[kamper]

Originally posted by: jhu
why not use apache?

excellent question

 

[Bleep]

why not use apache

Apache= 10x more configuable, 50x more secure, If you want to put up a server do a google search for apache triad, you only have to modify 4 lines in the apache configuration to put up your site.

Bleep

 

[Prodigy^]

Originally posted by: jhu
why not use apache?

ASP.NET

 

[doornail]

I've run Apache on NT and Windows 2000. Turned out to be a lot easier to get going than I expected and ran like a champ.

 

[OffTopic1]

Windows XP Home Edition How To -- Look at bottom of page.

"Windows XP Home Edition does not include Internet Information Server (IIS), and IIS cannot run on this version of Windows. To run a personal Web server, you must use Windows XP Professional as your operating system."


Cassini and Apache 101 -- "This article describes how to get ASP.NET up and running on Apache 2.x for Windows"

 

[ebaycj]

Originally posted by: Prodigy^

Originally posted by: jhu
why not use apache?

ASP.NET

why not just use PHP?

 

[SpaceWalker]

I don't think you can run IIS on XP Home, XP Home does not have the requiered services to run IIS.

 

[Yohhan]

Well, I'm running apache on another machine. But I haven't used IIS before, so I'd l want to take a look at it.

 

[dawks]

Your also limited to 10 connections max when running IIS on 2K Pro, and XP Pro.

Of course if your running a webserver for a high traffic site, you'd be using 2K server, or 2003 server, or 2K Pro/XP Pro with Apache.

IIS is 'free' as it is provided as a feature of Windows Servers.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: STaSh
IIS is not available for download. Also, installing it according the links above is a violation of the license agreement for XP Home.

Actually, the PWS web server for Win95, and the NT4 Option pack with PWS, are actually in fact IIS 4.x. I don't know if they are still available for download from MS though. Considering all of the security issues with IIS, I'm quite surprised that anyone would want to run it.

 

[Nothinman]

IIS isn't free, it costs you a Windows license and subsequently your soul...

 

[johnnnny5]

Originally posted by: DaZ
Your also limited to 10 connections max when running IIS on 2K Pro, and XP Pro.

I wasn't aware of this.... just makes me even more happy to be moving away from MS and to FreeBSD.... not only for my servers.. but workstations too.