Hosting Web Page On IIS.

You can host your web page in your local system using Internet Information Services(IIS). How..??
Go to Internet Explorer type "http://localhost/", you will get one Image on your Browser. That is the default site hosted in your system on IIS. To see that file's physical location go to C:\inetpub\wwwroot, there you can see MyStart.htm file which will be running as localhost.

How can I host my site on IIS?

Its easy...Follow the steps below. This blog is with respect to Windows 7(IIS 7).


Step 1: 
Before you think about hosting, make sure that IIS has been installed in your system by typing 'inetmgr' in run command(Start->type run->Select Run). If it will opens IIS Manager window then you need not to worry, go to Step 3. If not, go to Step 2.


Step 2: 
Start->Control Panel->Programs->Turn windows features on or off (Under Programs and Features)->Select "Internet Information Services" check box in Windows Features window->Click OK.
Now goto Step 1.


Step 3:
Expand all the Tree structure in the left Connection pane of the IIS Window to see 'Sites' node as in the below figure.

Fig 1: IIS Manager

• Right click on 'Sites' node->Add Web Site.. in IIS Manager.
• Add Web Site Window will be opened as seen in Fig 2.
• Enter Site Name(any name).
• Leave Application pool as it is.
• Click Browse Button to select the folder which contains your web page file and select it.
• Leave Type and IP Address fields under Binding as it is. But Change Port to any other port number which is not being used.
• Don't give Host Name. Click OK.

Fig 2: Add Web Site Window

•  Now your website is ready to launch.
• Right click on you site name under Sites in IIS Manager window(here it is TestSite)->Manage Website->Browse.
• Internet Explorer will get opened with URL- http://localhost:<Port>/
• Click on your web page file displayed on the browser or append that file name to URL.
• Now your page will be displayed on the browser as shown below.

Fig 3: Web Page in Browser

Thats it...

Please put your Valuable comments if you get any issues..

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