FastCGI for IIS6 is now available for download and provides major performance and reliability improvements for PHP applications on IIS6 and IIS7. The integrated pipeline in IIS7 allows PHP applications to be extended with ASP.NET functionality and enables modules to handle requests for any web application in the pipeline. IIS.NET is a resource for the IIS community with technical articles, forums and a download center for IIS solutions.

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7. FastCGI Handler Architecture IIS Worker Process Request queue FastCGI process pool for PHP5 php-cgi.exe FastCGI process pool for PHP4 php.exe FastCGI protocol over named pipes or TCP

9. PHP with CGI vs. FastCGI on IIS6

10. FastCGI in IIS6 and IIS7 FastCGI in IIS6 FastCGI in IIS7 Available today on Download Center Available with Longhorn Server and Vista SP1 Delivered as a separate download from Windows Server 2003. Delivered as part of IIS7. Users must install the CGI feature in IIS to enable FastCGI. ISAPI extension Native IIS7 module Resources, forums, and reference material available on IIS.NET Product help documentation, as well as resources on IIS.NET. Configured via fcgiext.ini Configured via the new XML-based configuration system in IIS7. Fully supported by Microsoft Supports PHP and other FastCGI frameworks

11. Installing FastCGI and PHP on IIS7

14. Extending Existing PHP Applications with ASP.NET in the IIS7 Integrated Pipeline

18. FastCGI Process Management