General resources
Drivers and Downloads
- Download the Microsoft Web Platform Installer which provides a single free package for installing and configuring the Microsoft Web Platform, including IIS 7.5, Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition, Microsoft ® SQL Server ® 2008 Express Edition and the .Net Framework.
- Download the latest drivers for PHP On Windows
- Your PHP application needs fast and reliable connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server? Check out the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP.
Training and Demos
- php|architect’s free PHP on Windows sample issue.
- Definitive PHP/IIS resource to get you started PHP on IIS 7.0
- Check out the PHP on Windows Training Kit which includes a comprehensive set of technical content including demos and hands-on labs to help you understand how to build PHP applications using Windows, IIS 7 and SQL Server 2008.
- Virtual Earth Integration Kit for PHP
- SQL CRUD Application Wizard for PHP
- IE8 Web Slices and Accelerators in PHP
- Embedding Silverlight in PHP
- New to IIS? Check out one of the following links on configuring FastCGI for IIS 6.0 and IIS 7.0. For more in-depth information on FastCGI features and best practices for running PHP on IIS, Check out FastCGI configuration reference and PHP hosting best practices article.
- Want to enable search engine friendly URLs for your PHP application? Use the Microsoft URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7.0.
- A virtual lab is also available to provide you with deeper knowledge on Installing ASP, ASP.NET, and PHP/FastCGI Applications on IIS 7.
Help, Community & Additional Learning Resources
- PHP on IIS Community
- IIS Community
- Using FastCGI to Host PHP Applications on IIS 7.0
- Setting Up a Database for a PHP Application on IIS
- Partying with PHP on Microsoft Internet Information Services 7
- Silverlight Learning Resources
- PHP on IIS Learning Resources
- Phpfreaks Community
- Codeplex projects using PHP







