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Rev it up with PHP and IIS
Josh Holmes
Architect Evangelist
Microsoft Corporation
josh.holmes@microsoft.com
@joshholmes
Mark Brown
Web Platform Team
Microsoft Corporation
mark.brown@microsoft.com
@markjbrown

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First, a little history…
• PHP on Win/IIS == Big Joke2006
• FastCGI2007
• IIS URL Rewrite & IIS 7
• SQL Driver for PHP2008
• WinCache 1.0
• PHP 5.32009
• WinCache 1.1
• PHP Manager2010

3.
IIS 7
• Default minimum
installation
• New modular architecture
• Streamlined processing
pipeline
• Config similar to .htaccess,
web.config faster
Authorization
Resolve Cache
Execute Handler
Update Cache
Authentication
Send Response

4.
FAST-CGI PHP
• Production PHP on Windows/IIS !!!!
• Handles requests from app pool
– No more createproc() per request
• Automatic Performance tuning
– Mem, CPU, CTX
– Better density for hosted environments
• Auto recycling PHP pool when php.ini changes
– No more manual IIS restarts
• Consistent features across all versions of IIS
– Code in XP, deploy to WinSvrR2

5.
WINCACHE
• Boost your speed with no code
changes
– Opcode Cache
– File Cache
– Relative File Path Cache
– Session Cache
– User Data Cache
• WinCache Statistics Script for
performance details

6.
URL REWRITE
• Required for many Web CMS’s
• Rules-based, text file or database
• Reg-Ex & wildcard matching
• Rewrite:
– Outbound URL’s
– Request headers and Server variables
– HTTP Response
– Inside specific html tags in response
• Import Apache mod_rewrite

7.
PHP 5.3
• Updated code base
• Native Win32 instead of POSIX
• Latest compiler VC9
• Use Non-Thread-Safe builds for
better performance.

8.
PHP Manager
• Register multiple PHP versions
with IIS
• Easy checking of phpinfo()
• Configure PHP error reporting
• Manage all php.ini directives
and PHP extensions within IIS
• Remote PHP administration via
IIS Remote Administration Tool
http://phpmanager.codeplex.com/

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SQL Server
• PHP Driver for SQL Server 2.0
• Support for native PHP
• Support for PDO
• Support for PHP 5.3
• Source released under Apache 2.0
• Signed version includes support
• Drupal 7 will be first major PHP app with SQL
Server support

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IIS DATABASE MANAGER
• Consolidate MySQL or SQL
Server Management inside IIS
where you manage your sites
– Manage local/remote databases
– Create and edit tables
– Add and edit data
– Modify indexes and keys
– Create and execute queries

11.
PHP Web Apps
• Web Application Gallery
– The most popular PHP apps
– Easiest way to install
– Packages built and tested for
Windows/IIS
– Promoting actively:
•http://web.ms/wordpress
•http://web.ms/drupal
•http://web.ms/joomla

12.
PHP INTEROPERABILITY
• Extend PHP Applications:
– Build reports with SQL
Server Reporting Services
and the SDK for PHP
– Jazz up PHP app with
Silverlight adaptive
streaming
– Add Bing Search to your
site, like the WordPress
plug-in
http://www.interoperabilitybridges.com/php

13.
PHP + COMMUNITY
• WinCache is on PECL
• SQL Server Driver for PHP is on codeplex
• IIS and WinCache documentation on php.net
• Participating on PHP forums
• Working with PHP Group to improve PHP and PHP
installer
• Working with PHP application developers to
integrate URLRewrite and WinCache
• Working with PHP application communities to
enable easier deployment on Windows/IIS (Web
Deploy)

14.
START RIGHT HERE
PHP on Windows
microsoft.com/web/php

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SUMMARY
• Windows & IIS is now
viable for production PHP
application hosting
• PHP performance on
Windows has significantly
improved in last 2 years.
• Web App Gallery will grow
PHP developers on
Windows and grow your
business.

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Questions?

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