Run projects on IIS

1. Login to your Windows Server 2003, 2008, or Windows Vista or 7.
2. Download Sitefinity CMS Project Manager by performing procedure Install Sitefinity » Step 1 to Step 4.
3. Click Sitefinity CMS Project Manager and save the file on the server.
4. Run the project manager by double-clicking the executable file, you have downloaded.

   NOTE: It is not required to execute the project manager on the server. You can download and run the project manager on a local workstation and then transfer the project files to the web server using FTP or file share.

5. Perform procedure Create a project.
   1. In Step 3 select File System and click Browse button.
   2. On the left, select File System.

      NOTE: If you choose IIS, the project is installed as a virtual application and not as a full website. This is intended for a development environment.

   3. On the right, select folder inetpub\wwwroot.

      NOTE: If you do not see folder inetpub, IIS is not installed on your server and you must install it.

   4. Your project is created and appears as an entry in the list of projects in the Sitefinity CMS Project Manager. Your project’s files are created in folder inetpub\wwwroot\<your project name>.
6. Close Sitefinity CMS Project Manager.
7. Perform procedure Configure the IIS to host Sitefinity CMS projects
8. Depending on your server version, perform one of the following procedures:
• Run projects on IIS 7.0 and above
  Perform this procedure if you are using Microsoft® Windows Server 2008 or Microsoft® Windows Vista, 7, or 8.
• Run projects on IIS 6.0
  Perform this procedure if you are using Microsoft® Windows Server 2003.
  

  NOTE: You must upgrade your browser to Internet Explorer 7+ or Firefox 3.6 +.

9. If you have multisite Sitefinity CMS license, perform procedure Run multisite projects on IIS.
   

NOTE: To optimize your website for search engines, you can use lower case URL rewrite and remove trailing slashes. For more information, see SEO: Use URL rewrite for IIS.