March 12 & 13, 2007 IIS 7.0 for CFML Developers Deploying on IIS 7.0 with Adobe ColdFusion and New Atlanta BlueDragon

Introduction Vince Bonfanti  President and co-founder of New Atlanta  Software developer by training and trade   March 12 & 13,

Introduction (continued) New Atlanta  Founded in July 1997  ServletExec: Java Servlet / JSP engine  JTurbo: JDBC driver for MS SQL Server  BlueDragon: ColdFusion-compatible CFML web application server Java/J2EE editions released in 2002 BD.NET released in 2005 (MySpace) March 12 & 13,

Today’s Agenda Introduction to IIS 7.0  Discuss features relevant to CFML Installing ColdFusion and BlueDragon IIS 7.0 Configuration & Administration IIS 7.0 Output Caching IIS 7.0 Integrated Request Pipeline March 12 & 13,

IIS 7.0 Overview IIS 7.0 is the next generation web server for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008  Exactly the same “bits” on both OS’s  Multiple virtual servers on Vista  Some limitation on Vista Starter and Home editions (use Business edition) March 12 & 13,

IIS 7.0 Overview (continued) IIS 7.0 introduces major new features  Modular architecture  New configuration and administration  Extensibility and ASP.NET integration  Performance and security enhancements for more details March 12 & 13,

IIS 7.0 Modular Architecture Lightweight core server and 40+ configurable modules  Modules can be enabled/disabled per web site or completely uninstalled  Improved security by reducing “surface area” for attack  Improved performance and reduced memory requirements March 12 & 13,

IIS 7.0 Modular Architecture IIS 7.0 is not installed by default on either Vista or WS08  Only minimum modules are selected by default when installing IIS 7.0  Modules required by CF and BD and not installed by default  Installation requires a bit more planning DEMO: installing IIS 7.0 March 12 & 13,

Installing ColdFusion MX “Getting CFMX Running on Vista and IIS7”  Install IIS 7.0 optional modules:  IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility  ISAPI Extensions (missing from the above document) Run the CFMX installer Manually configure the IIS 7.0 web server connector for CFMX  Follow the instructions in the above document March 12 & 13,

Installing ColdFusion 8.0 Install IIS 7.0 optional modules (will be done—silently—by the CF8 installer):  IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility  ISAPI Extensions  ISAPI Filters Run the CF8 installer  Select IIS 7.0 web sites March 12 & 13,

Installing BlueDragon JX Install IIS 7.0 optional modules:  IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility  ISAPI Extensions Run the BD JX installer, select IIS 7.0 for web server adapter  Adapter installed for all web sites March 12 & 13,

Installing BlueDragon.NET Install IIS 7.0 optional modules  ASP.NET Run the BD.NET installer  Select IIS 7.0 web sites DEMO: ColdFusion and BlueDragon running on IIS 7.0 March 12 & 13,

IIS 7.0 Configuration Metabase replaced by XML text files  Easy to edit, backup/restore, and copy Integrated IIS and ASP.NET config  IIS 7.0 configuration is based on ASP.NET Hierarchical configuration files March 12 & 13,

IIS 7.0 Configuration Files applicationHost.config is the “root” or “server level” file Optional web.config for every web site and web application web.config files can override higher level settings, based on permissions Extensible by third parties (BD.NET) March 12 & 13,

IIS 7.0 Administration Brand-new IIS Manager for IIS 7.0  Reflects new modular architecture Complements new configuration files  IIS Manager just edits configuration files Supports remote access  Web Manager for XP and WS03 DEMO: configuration and admin March 12 & 13,

IIS 7.0 Output Caching Can be applied to all content, including CFML on CF or BD Fine-grained control: apply to web site, directory, or individual pages  File modification or time interval  Query string or request headers DEMO: output caching for CFML March 12 & 13,

Integrated Request Pipeline Single request pipeline for IIS and ASP.NET  ASP.NET modules can run for all content types, not just ASP.NET pages (can be run for CFML on CF or BD)  IIS 7.0 can be extended using.NET, not just C/C++ C/C++ ISAPI supported for backwards-compatibility  IIS 7.0 can be extended using CFML (on BD.NET) BD.NET is an ASP.NET module DEMO: integrated request pipeline  ASP.NET forms authentication for CFML on CFMX  BD.NET onRequestStart handler for non-CFML content March 12 & 13,

Q & A Questions? March 12 & 13,