IIS 7 Has Arrived
If you recently set up a new Windows shared hosting account you noticed
the addition of support for IIS7. What does this mean to you?
IIS 7 is Microsoft's latest version of its Internet Information Services web server. Its modular architecture provides a platform for the development and deployment of dynamic Web applications and Web sites. IIS 7 was designed for security, speed and ease of use.
This also means that accounts running IIS 7 are now compatible with ASP.NET runtime 3.5, a development framework that supports numerous Web technologies. ASP.NET 3.5 gives you new data controls, integrated AJAX support, improved support for nested master pages and support for LINQ.
Things to note about IIS 7:
-ASP.NET 3.5 is backward compatible with versions 2.0 and 3.0
-Multiple FTP users are now available
-Frontpage extensions are 'not' currently supported
For more from our help center, please use the links that follow.
Which version of IIS should I choose?
Can I use ColdFusion with IIS 7?
What is pipeline mode?
Changing Pipeline Mode on Your Windows IIS 7 Hosting Account
Migration Issues with IIS 7's Integrated Pipeline Mode
You can also obtain more information from the Microsoft websites.
Microsoft IIS7
ASP.NET 3.5
Windows is a registered trademark of its respective owners. All rights reserved.
IIS 7 is Microsoft's latest version of its Internet Information Services web server. Its modular architecture provides a platform for the development and deployment of dynamic Web applications and Web sites. IIS 7 was designed for security, speed and ease of use.
This also means that accounts running IIS 7 are now compatible with ASP.NET runtime 3.5, a development framework that supports numerous Web technologies. ASP.NET 3.5 gives you new data controls, integrated AJAX support, improved support for nested master pages and support for LINQ.
Things to note about IIS 7:
-ASP.NET 3.5 is backward compatible with versions 2.0 and 3.0
-Multiple FTP users are now available
-Frontpage extensions are 'not' currently supported
For more from our help center, please use the links that follow.
Which version of IIS should I choose?
Can I use ColdFusion with IIS 7?
What is pipeline mode?
Changing Pipeline Mode on Your Windows IIS 7 Hosting Account
Migration Issues with IIS 7's Integrated Pipeline Mode
You can also obtain more information from the Microsoft websites.
Microsoft IIS7
ASP.NET 3.5
Windows is a registered trademark of its respective owners. All rights reserved.
This is great news, but how do we change to IIS7 and .Net 3.5 on our shared hosting accounts?
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In order to utilize IIS7 you'll need to set up a new hosting account. Our support team is available 24/7 if you need additional assistance setting up the new account. You can contact our support team at 480-505-8877 or by emailing support@godaddy.com.
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Hi guys...
Recently my hosting account ip address is changed, is this going to happen often?
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There are occasions when the IP address of a hosting account will change within our system. These usually occur when certain account changes are requested. Any update always includes an email to the address on file for the account to notify you of the change.
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Does this announcement mean that, under IIS 7 hosting, Silverlight 1.0 applications can now be hosted on GoDaddy? Also, when Microsoft releases Silverlight 2 (which should be very soon), will Silverlight 2 applications work on GoDaddy?
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As you probably know, Silverlight is all client side. It requires the .xaml mime-type be supported, which is the case on all of the IIS7 hosting servers.
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Alicia, Thanks for the update. However, for those of us who already have shared hosting accounts setup, can we just cancel our existing account and setup again? or can the support team assist in migrating our existing accounts to new servers? thanks, Manav
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You're welcome!
There may be a path for existing accounts to move to the new version of IIS in the future. However, for the moment, the only way to upgrade is to setup a new account.
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Any idea how far off such mythical path for migrating existing accounts to IIS 7 in the future might be?
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At this point I can tell you that we will be providing an option for existing windows accounts soon. We will have full details on our blog as soon as it is released. Thanks for your patience!
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Does anyone know when PHP will be enabled with IIS 7 and godaddy? Days, weeks, months, years.
Cheers
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Our goal is to begin php support on IIS7 in the coming months.
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Well, I'm being "patient" over four weeks now (not that I'm counting or anything), so I need to ask: How do you define "soon"?
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We really appreciate your patience! What we will be doing is making the 3.5 technology available on all IIS6 Windows shared hosting servers. Wish I could give you a narrower time frame, but at this point it's still a work in progress. Thanks for understanding.
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Thank you Alica,
I understand some people's 'need for speed' and general unwillingness to wait, heck I'm impatient too but I believe you that your folks are working at this as fast as they can. I will bide my time.
SF
Bill
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Well Bill, like I mentioned earlier, we really do appreciate everyones patience! Thanks so much for the comment!
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I need a walkthrough of how to set up WCF services in IIS7.0 For the life of me I cannot get it to run and I want to rule out a few things. Anyone hosting WCF please email me or contact me.
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Is PHP supported on IIS 7 with windows hosting. And can i able to install wordpress in godaddy's windows hosting with IIS7.
And we have to choose IIS7 at the time of registration or u r providing it by default, now for new accounts??
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PHP 5 is now fully supported on Windows shared hosting accounts running IIS 7. More details are referenced in this article.
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How do i see the detail error message on IIS 7 when an aspx page has error? All it shows to me is 500 - Internal server error, which is not helpful for debuging. On IIS 6, it will show me the line number and what the error is. I google it many times and none of the solution seems to work, any idea?
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<configuration>
<system.webServer>
<httpErrors errorMode="Detailed"/>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
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Thanks for the info, that saved me a lot of time.
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Thanks! I spent 5 hours and 4 seperate calls with Godaddy and got nothing. All I needed was this bit of code.
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Where did you find the web.config file to edit it? I have spent hours looking for it and am getting really frustrated.
Thanks!
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I suggest you edit your config file using the File Manager in the Hosting Control Center. This article will step you through the details: http://blog.godaddyhosting.com/2008/03/14/linux-file-editor.aspx
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Thank you, thank you, thank you!
You have saved me from hours of work.
/Martin
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I contacted GD support and a "hosting expert" was able to migrate my IIS6 account to IIS7. They couldn't get my sites working (I figured out how to do it), but they saved me a lot of trouble and I am LOVING the PhP support in IIS7. Thanks!
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If I Go ahead and buy a new hosting account and cancel the old one do I get a refund on the number of months remaining in my old account?
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Yes. Contact our support for further assistance.
480-505-8877
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yes. i did just that. no problems.
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i have delux hosting plan with godaddy.
by mistake i have canceled my hosting account. may i retrive it. please help.
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Please contact support, 480-505-8877.
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Hi, so I hope i understand:::: IIS6 d's not support php and i must cancel my hosting adn open new account?????
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We recently added a feature to migrate accounts from IIS 6-7. You can see more here: http://blog.godaddyhosting.com/2009/03/23/IIS%206-to-IIS%207-migration.aspx
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Dear, I have discovered (too late) that the free applications modules (forum, gallery etc...) are working only with a IIS 7... and not the version 6.
I have bought a domain and deluxe hosting yesterday, but it seems that by default, it has been setup on IIS6. So I wonder what do I have to do to migrate the version 7. Thanks.
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Please see this blog article for details on how to upgrade: http://blog.godaddyhosting.com/2009/03/23/IIS%206-to-IIS%207-migration.aspx
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So what exactly is being done about the slow FTP transfers on IIS 7 hosting accounts?
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Have you contacted our support team to check it out? They can be reached at 480.505.8877 or by emailing support@godaddy.com.
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