WinCache, or 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.
Tag: IIS
Internet Information Services, the HTTP web service on Windows Server
Tips 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!
5 Extra ways to clean up disk space in Windows Server
Disk cleanup in Windows Server using DISM is one of the most popular posts here on Saotn.org. It is still valid for Windows Server 2016 and up. So apparently, disk space usage is an issue in Windows Server. Which made me wonder: what more ways to clean up disk space in Windows Server are there?
How 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 get an error when you try to install the IIS URL Rewrite Module in IIS. The error “IIS version 7.0 or greater is required to install IIS URL Rewrite Module 2.” 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.
AppCmd introduction and examples
AppCmd.exe is a command-line utility to manage Windows Server IIS 7+ web servers. The AppCmd command is your one-stop-shop for administering Windows Server IIS web servers. In combination with WinRM it’s your Swiss Army knife for your daily routine. This post introduces appcmd and provides you with a lot of helpful appcmd examples.
Ghost 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.
Get 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 IIS FTP Service? You can get this statistic using PowerShell, the Get-Counter cmdlet and the Microsoft FTP Service Current NonAnonymous Users performance counter.
Simple PowerShell introduction for Windows Server administration, automation and scripting
Windows PowerShell 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.
How to install Microsoft’s SQL Server Driver for PHP
In this article I’ll show you how to install the Microsoft SQL Server Driver for PHP 7+. This makes the use of an SQL Server database back-end for your PHP website easy. This post walks you through the steps necessary to install the SQL Server driver and SQLSRV extension for PHP 7+, on Windows Server IIS of course.
HackRepair.com’s Bad Bots .htaccess in web.config for IIS
Block bad bots in WIndows Server IIS using web.config. Learn to protect your WordPress website with this web.config file!
IIS URL Rewrite “Rewrite Module error: Expression contains a repeat expression”
The other day, I had to migrate a website from a Linux/Apache web server to Windows Server IIS. The website in question had a lot of sub domains, all pointing to folders within the web root using that same name. For this to happen we usually use an IIS URL Rewrite Module rule for one sub domain in a web.config file. However, this would mean I had to add and use that same rule some fifty times… Not good! This post describes how I simplified IIS URL Rewrite Module rewrites and used the value of the first condition as input for the second rewrite condition.
Deny vulnerable WordPress plugins using Windows Server File Server Resource Manager’s File Screens
Using Windows Server File Server Resource Manager’s File Screens you can block vulnerable WordPress plugins from being uploaded to your IIS web server. In the following example, you’ll learn how to block WP DB Backup plugin system-wide on Windows Server, read on
RewriteProxy with .htaccess in IIS
Rewrite and proxy HTTP requests in IIS using a .htaccess. In my case scenario, I had to proxy requests in 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 our website and proxy those requests to the new IIS web server. This can either be done using a proxy with IIS URL Rewrite, IIS Application Request Routing (ARR), or a .htaccess file handled by Helicon Ape.
How 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. This post shows you how to block Baidu Spider bot, using IIS URL Rewrite Module based on its User-Agent string.
How to optimize PHP OPcache configuration
Tune PHP OPcache and make OPcache perform even better! After you’ve optimized realpath_cache_size, it’s time to fine-tune PHP OPcache. With just a few tweaks you can tune OPcache to make it perform much better, and here is how!