How To Install IIS 7, PHP5 and MySQL 5.1 on Windows Server 2008 - Part 1

I’ve just got myself an evaluation copy of Windows 2008 Server out of curiosity. I’ve installed it on VMware Workstation 6 running on a Windows Vista computer. While a virtualized Windows 2008 Server is a sucker on resource, it’s performance is still acceptable for those who just want to try it out like me.

Let’s see how to install PHP5 and MySQL5.1 on Windows 2008 Server.

Adding Internet Information Server 7 Role

IIS 7 is now a server role in Windows 2008 Server as opposed to previous versions of Windows Server (2000 and 2003) where IIS was installed as a component.

To add the IIS7 server role, launch the Server Manager: Start => Programs => Administrative Tools => Server Manager

Right-click on Role from the left panel and select Add Roles from the contextual menu. From the Add Roles Wizard, check the Web Server (IIS 7) checkbox. Click on Next until the Roles Services screen.

Here are the options I’ve selected:

• Web Server 
  • Common HTTP Features: Static Content, Default Document, Directory Browsing, HTTP Errors and HTTP Redirection.
  • Application Development: All options.
  • Health And Diagnostic: HTTP Logging.
  • Security: Request Filtering.
  • Performance: Static Content Compression.
• Management Tools: IIS Management Console, IIS Management Scripts And Tools, Management Service
  • IIS 6 Managament Compatibility: IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility.
• FTP Publishing Service: All options.

Click on Next again and then on Install. When the installation is completed, you can now access your new IIS 7 web server.

Stay tuned as I’ll post how to install PHP5 and MySQL Server 5.1 on Windows 2008.

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