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Rev it up with PHP and IIS

Josh HolmesArchitect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationjosh.holmes@microsoft.com @joshholmes

Mark BrownWeb Platform TeamMicrosoft Corporationmark.brown@microsoft.com @markjbrown

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

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

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

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

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

PHP 5.3

• Updated code base• Native Win32 instead of POSIX• Latest compiler VC9• Use Non-Thread-Safe builds for

better performance.

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/

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

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

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

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

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)

START RIGHT HERE

PHP on Windowsmicrosoft.com/web/php

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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