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How to: Determine which .NET Framework versions are installed
Users can install and run multiple versions of the .NET Framework on their computers. When you develop or deploy your app, you might need to know which .NET Framework versions are installed on the user’s computer.
Continue readingWsusPool keeps crashing: stops again and again
Sometimes you find your WSUS server keeps crashing over and over again. WSUS is unavailable and/or the WSUS management console hangs. When you start to investigate as to why Windows Server Update Services crashes, you’ll notice the following error message being logged in the HTTPErr log files:
Continue reading3 Important security measurements for Windows Server & IIS
Windows Server security: When you have just installed your new Windows Server, with or without IIS as web server, it is important to take a few extra security measurements. Securing your (web) server is important to keep hackers out and your data safe. Here are some steps you can take to secure and harden your Windows Server (IIS) web or file server.
Continue readingEnable NTFS long paths in Windows Server 2016 by Group Policy
Windows Server 2016 was finally released last week, meaning we can finally lift the idiotic 260 characters limitation for NTFS paths. In this post I’ll show you how to configure the Enable Win32 long paths setting for the NTFS file system, through Group Policy (a GPO).
Continue readingThe WinCache effect: Save with object caching
WinCache, or the Windows Cache Extension for PHP, is a PHP accelerator that is used to significantly increase the speed of PHP applications running on Windows Server IIS. Besides increasing the speed of PHP applications, WinCache decreases CPU usage making it a win win situation extension. I’ve described how to run PHP with WinCache on IIS in an earlier post.
Continue readingTips to speed up WordPress, serve gzip compressed static HTML files
Who said WordPress is slow on Windows Server IIS? Gzip compress and serve WP-Super-Cache or Cache Enabler static HTML files, to supercharge your WordPress blog. Here is how to serve gzip compressed HTML files through Windows Server IIS: create smaller, compressed, static HTML files, that are downloaded faster. This works with WP-Super-Cache and Cache Enabler on IIS!
Continue reading5 Extra ways to clean up disk space in Windows Server
Disk cleanup in Windows Server 2012 (R2) using DISM is one of the most popular posts here on Saotn.org. It’s also valid for Windows Server 2016. So apparently, disk space usage is an issue on Windows Server. And that made me wonder: what more ways to clean up disk space in Windows Server are there?
Continue readingKB3157663: Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5
When you’re installing Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5, don’t forget to install KB3157663 before installing any server roles, features, or other products. Installing KB3157663 prior to any other software will fix an error with DISM and Install-WindowsFeature, error code 0x800F081F:
Continue readingHow to install IIS URL Rewrite Module on Windows Server 2016 & IIS 10
When you start to play with Windows Server 2016 and IIS 10, you’ll receive an error when you try to install the IIS URL Rewrite Module in IIS. The error occurs because the URL Rewrite Module installer contains an invalid version check for the IIS being used. Here is how to install IIS URL Rewrite Module in IIS 10…
Continue readingAppCmd introduction and examples
AppCmd is a command-line utility to manage IIS 7+ web servers. It provides the ability to administer Windows Server IIS without a graphical user interface to configure settings for the Web server, sites, applications, and virtual directories. Here is my introduction to AppCmd.exe. AppCmd is, in combination with WinRM, the Windows Server IIS systems administrator’s swiss-army knife for his daily routine.
Continue readingGhost on IIS with HTTPS, how to resolve a “Too many redirects” error
When you use iisnode to host the Node.js blogging software Ghost on your IIS web server, and you set up an SSL certificate for your Ghost website, you may run into too many redirect issues when changing Ghost’s config.js file. This happend to me yesterday, and here is the solution.
Continue readingGet current number of FTP client connections (NonAnonymous) with PowerShell and Get-Counter
Ever wanted to know the current number of active FTP client connections on your Windows Server FTP Service? You can get this statistic using PowerShell, the Get-Counter cmdlet and the Microsoft FTP Service Current NonAnonymous Users performance counter.
Continue readingSimple PowerShell introduction for Windows Server administration, automation and scripting
Windows PowerShell (“PS” for short) is an important tool in Windows Server for administrators. You can use PowerShell for Windows Server administration, software installation, automation, and shell/command-line scripting. Here is a small and simple introduction to Windows PowerShell.
Continue readingRewriteProxy with .htaccess in IIS
Rewrite and proxy HTTP requests in IIS. In my case scenario, I had to proxy requests on IIS, because a website was moved from web server A to B, and the DNS wasn’t updated yet. All HTTP requests for the moved website are handled in IIS’ Default Web Site; that’s the wildcard host, and the original host no longer existed there. We needed to match […]
Continue readingHow to block BaiduSpider bot User-Agent
The Baidu spider (BaiduSpider user agent) can be a real pain to block, especially since it does not respect a robots.txt as it should. The following IIS URL Rewrite snippet blocks the Baidu spider based on its User-Agent string.
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