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Grace Francisco, Alessandro PIlotti, ferbadano

Drupal PHP, PHP on Windows, Windows

6/4/2012 7:47:47 PM

10. Managing Drupal on Windows with Drush
When it comes to Drupal management and deployment, Drush is a must. This webcasts is about installing and configuring Drush on Windows, in order to manage local and remote Drupal sites on Windows and Linux. In case you might also want to try the demos in a virtual machine, just download a free copy of Windows Server trial edition and run it on your favorite virtualization software, on Windows, Mac or Linux. If you have any questions please contact @alexpilotti or @gracefr. Resources: Microsoft IIS Forum: http://forums.iis.net/ WebsiteSpark Program: http://www.microsoft.com/web/websitespark/

Grace Francisco, Alessandro PIlotti, ferbadano

Drupal IIS, PHP, PHP on Windows, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, Backup

5/21/2012 9:32:58 PM

9. Drupal on IIS with SQL Server
Drupal 7 provides great support for SQL Server as a backend and there are a lot of reasons why you'll like this combination. This webcast starts by showing you how to install a Drupal 7 web site with a SQL Server Express backend in a few clicks with WebPi and then discusses how to create and manage databases, logins and users using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and the command line (SQLCMD). A successful database deployment requires a proper backup policy and scheduled management. The final part of the webcast will show you how to create scripts to automate scheduled backups to a local storage or remote network share using the free SQL Server Express edition and related tools, includi...

Grace Francisco, Alessandro PIlotti, ferbadano

Drupal IIS, PHP, PHP on Windows, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, Backup

5/21/2012 9:32:58 PM

9. Drupal on IIS with SQL Server
Drupal 7 provides great support for SQL Server as a backend and there are a lot of reasons why you'll like this combination. This webcast starts by showing you how to install a Drupal 7 web site with a SQL Server Express backend in a few clicks with WebPi and then discusses how to create and manage databases, logins and users using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and the command line (SQLCMD). A successful database deployment requires a proper backup policy and scheduled management. The final part of the webcast will show you how to create scripts to automate scheduled backups to a local storage or remote network share using the free SQL Server Express edition and related tools, in...

Grace Francisco, Alessandro PIlotti, ferbadano

Drupal IIS, PHP, Windows, webplatform installer, webplatform

5/21/2012 9:27:27 PM

8. Drupal, Memcached and Solr on Windows
When it's time to design medium and large Drupal web sites, Memcached and Apache Solr are among the first technologies that come to mind. This webcast will show you how to properly configure and deploy Memcached and Solr on Windows, including all the required Drupal integration. The webcast includes also instructions on proper configuration of your Drupal cron tasks for Solr indexing in conjunction with Windows Task Scheduler. Instructions to run the demos are available for both memcached and solr. You can also download your free copy of Windows Server trial edition and run it on your favorite virtualization software, on Windows, Mac or Linux. If you have any questions please contact @alexp...

Grace Francisco, Alessandro PIlotti, ferbadano

Drupal IIS, PHP, Windows, webplatform installer, webplatform

5/21/2012 9:27:27 PM

8. Drupal, Memcached and Solr on Windows
When it's time to design medium and large Drupal web sites, Memcached and Apache Solr are among the first technologies that come to mind. This webcast will show you how to properly configure and deploy Memcached and Solr on Windows, including all the required Drupal integration. The webcast includes also instructions on proper configuration of your Drupal cron tasks for Solr indexing in conjunction with Windows Task Scheduler. Instructions to run the demos are available for both memcached and solr. You can also download your free copy of Windows Server trial edition and run it on your favorite virtualization software, on Windows, Mac or Linux. If you have any questions please contact @...

alexp, Grace Francisco, Alessandro PIlotti, ferbadano

Drupal fastcgi, IIS, PGI, PHP, PHP on Windows, webplatform installer, webplatform

5/21/2012 9:27:17 PM

7. PHP and FastCGI Performance Optimization
PHP is a first class citizen on IIS. A lot has been done in order to make sure that PHP can work well and fast on Windows. We will start by installing PHP with PHP Manager and discussing all the options including what thread safe vs non thread safe and VC6 vs VC9 means. Next we'll take a look at how to optimize the FastCGI IIS extension that Microsoft and Zend developed to provide a secure and performant environment for PHP applications. The last part of this webcast will show how to build PHP with Profile Guided Optimizations (PGO), a technique that can provide a significant performance boost in a wide range of applications. All the instructions to run the demos are available here. Yo...

Grace Francisco, Alessandro PIlotti, ferbadano

Drupal IIS, PHP, PHP on Windows, webplatform installer, webplatform

5/21/2012 9:26:55 PM

6. Web Deployment Tool for Drupal sites
In this webcast you will learn about Web Deployment tool for Drupal sites, which simplifies the migration, management and deployment of IIS Web servers, Web applications and Websites. Through out the webcast you will see some very useful scenarios for deploying and migrating Drupal websites and database across IIS installations. In case you might also want to try the demos in a virtual machine, just download your free copy of Windows Server trial edition and run it on your favorite virtualization software, on Windows, Mac or Linux. If you have any questions please contact @alexpilotti or @gracefr. Resources: Microsoft IIS Forum: http://forums.iis.net/ WebsiteSpark Program: http://www.mi...

Grace Francisco, Alessandro PIlotti, ferbadano

Drupal IIS, PHP, PHP on Windows, webplatform installer, webplatform

5/21/2012 9:26:39 PM

5. IIS URL Rewrite Module
URL Rewrite is a great free IIS 7.x and 8 extension. It's the technology used to generate clean URLs in Drupal on IIS and the rough equivalent of the mod_cgi module in Apache. In this webcast you'll see how to install URL Rewrite, how to create rules and rewrite maps and how to troubleshoot rewriting actions with Failed Request Tracing (FRT). In case you might also want to try the demos in a virtual machine, just download your free copy of Windows Server trial edition and run it on your favorite virtualization software, on Windows, Mac or Linux. If you have any questions please contact @alexpilotti or @gracefr. Resources: Microsoft IIS Forum: http://forums.iis.net/ Websit...

Grace Francisco, Alessandro PIlotti, ferbadano

Drupal IIS, PHP, PHP on Windows, webplatform installer, webplatform

5/21/2012 9:22:27 PM

4. Building Drupal Web Farms with IIS - part 2
This is the second of two wecasts dedicated to how to create a great Drupal web farm on IIS. Get ready: in less than one hour we'll create a drupal web farm from scratch, by using four virtual machines: a load balancer running ARR and WFF, two hosts provisioned automatically via Web Deployment Tool running the Drupal web site and a host running MySQL and providing file shares. You can also reproduce all the demos on any PC or laptop equipped with at least 8GB of RAM. Here are all the instructions used during the demo. Just download your free copy of Windows Server trial edition and run it on your favorite virtualization software, on Windows, Mac or Linux. If you have any questions pleas...

Grace Francisco, Alessandro PIlotti, ferbadano

Drupal IIS, PHP, PHP on Windows, webplatform installer, webplatform

5/21/2012 9:22:27 PM

4. Building Drupal Web Farms with IIS - part 2
This is the second of two wecasts dedicated to how to create a great Drupal web farm on IIS. Get ready: in less than one hour we'll create a drupal web farm from scratch, by using four virtual machines: a load balancer running ARR and WFF, two hosts provisioned automatically via Web Deployment Tool running the Drupal web site and a host running MySQL and providing file shares. You can also reproduce all the demos on any PC or laptop equipped with at least 8GB of RAM. Here are all the instructions used during the demo. Just download your free copy of Windows Server trial edition and run it on your favorite virtualization software, on Windows,...
3. Building Drupal Web Farms with IIS - part 1
This webcast covers the theoretical introduction to Web Farms and how to build Drupal Web Farms with IIS. Don't miss the second part of the webcast (also part of this series) where a full demo on creating Drupal Web Farms with 4 virtual machines will be presented. If you are already familiar with Web Farms, Application Request Router, Web Farm Framework you can skip to part 2. Otherwise, this webcast is highly recommended and propaedeutic to grasp all the basic knowledge that you might need later. If you have any questions please contact @alexpilotti or @gracefr. Resources: Microsoft IIS Forum: http://forums.iis.net/ WebsiteSpark Program: http://www.microsoft.com/web/websitespark/

Grace Francisco, Alessandro PIlotti, ferbadano

Drupal IIS, PHP, PHP on Windows, webplatform installer, webplatform

5/21/2012 9:21:30 PM

2. Deploying Drupal Without Web Platform Installer
Web Platform Installer is the fastest and easiest way to have a running Drupal site on Windows, but there are some scenarios where you might prefer to install your web site manually. This webcast is also a great opportunity to look in detail at the steps that are needed to deploy your web site, adding a set of new tools to your troubleshooting skills. In case you might also want to try the demos in a virtual machine, just download your free copy of Windows Server trial edition and run it on your favorite virtualization software, on Windows, Mac or Linux. If you have any questions please contact @alexpilotti or @gracefr. Resources: Microsoft IIS Forum: http://forums.iis.net/ WebsiteSpark ...

Grace Francisco, Alessandro PIlotti, ferbadano

Drupal IIS, PHP, PHP on Windows, webplatform installer, webplatform

5/21/2012 9:21:14 PM

1. Deploying Drupal with Web Platform Installer
Deploying Drupal 7 on Windows is very easy with Web Platform Installer. In this session you will learn how to start from scratch and deploy a Drupal 7 web site on IIS 7.5, with MySQL as a database backend, in a matter of minutes. The demo is based on Windows Server 2008 R2, but works also on Windows 7 if you want to try it and you don't have a server for your tests. In case you might also want to try the demos in a virtual machine, just download a free copy of Windows Server trial edition and run it on your favorite virtualization software, on Windows, Mac or Linux. If you have any questions please contact @alexpilotti or @gracefr. Resources: Microsoft IIS Forum: http://...