Creating a Website in
IIS
Contents
Goals................................................................................................................................................. 2
Adding
a Website Using IIS................................................................................................................. 2
Using
IIS Manager.............................................................................................................................. 2
Conclusion......................................................................................................................................... 5
Goals
This
guide will help you create a website using the IIS web server on a Windows VPS
server. When you want to publish content for access over the Internet, you can
add a website to your web server to hold the content. Note that you may use the
following steps only when your VPS subscription does not come with Plesk panel
otherwise it is easier to create your site via Plesk.
Adding a Website Using IIS
The
default web site configuration is created in the inetpub\wwwroot directory of
the server. You may either use this default directory to publish your web
content or create a directory at a file system location of your choice.
You
have different methods to create your website by using IIS Manager interface or
by using Appcmd.exe commands.
Using IIS Manager
1.
Login
to your Windows VPS server via Remote Desktop.
2.
Click
on the server manager icon as show below.
3.
This
will bring up the Server Manager now click tools on the upper right to access
the list of server tools
4.
Now
click on Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, this will open IIS
5.
In
the Connections pane, you will see your server name. Please expand it by
clicking on the > sign.
6.
In
the same Connections pane, right-click the Sites folder and then
click Add Web Site….
7.
In
the Add Web Site dialog box, type a friendly name for your website in
the Site name field.
8.
If
you want to select a different application pool than the one listed in the Application
Pool field, please click on the Select… button. In the Select
Application Pool dialog box, select an application pool from the Application
pool list and then click OK.
9.
In
the Physical path field, click the browse button (...) to browse the
file system to find the folder were your site content is located, in case you
have already uploaded the site content to the server via FTP.
10. Click on the Connect
as… button. In the Connect As dialog box, please select the Application
user (pass-through authentication) option.
11. In the Binding
section, select the protocol for the site from the Type list. You can
specify a static IP address for the website from the drop-down IP address
list. Type the port number in the Port field. Optionally, type the host
header name for the website in the Host name box.
12. Select the Start
Web site immediately check box, then click OK.
13. You will now see
the site you created under the Sites folder.
14. To view the site
in your web browser, right-click your site name. Click on Manage Web Site
and then choose Browse. This will display your site content in your
default browser.
Conclusion
Now
you have successfully created your website using IIS. You can upload your site
content onto the server via a FTP connection. Once you are ready to bring the
site live, point the A record of your domain to the IP address mentioned in the
site binding. If you encountered any issues with this guide, please also note
that there is additional information available in our Wiki database at
http://myhosting.com/kb. Finally, we encourage you to contact our technical
support team by email at vps@myhosting.com, or calling us at 1-866-289-5091
with any questions or concerns.
