What is IIS?

[Annie_P]

Can anyone tell me what is IIS?

[Ryaan J.]

Hello Annie_P,

IIS stands for Internet Information Services, a windows server-based application or a web server that runs on Windows OS and is responsible for delivering web content over the internet to an end-user. As It belongs to Microsoft, it is compatible with windows server products.

[jhonsmith]

Hey,
The name "IIS" refers to Internet Information Services, a general-purpose webserver that runs on the Windows operating system. The IIS accepts and answers to client computer requests, allowing them to share and distribute information across the LAN (or Local Area Network) such as a corporate intranet and the WAN (or Wide Area Network) the internet. It hosts applications, webpages, and other common services required by users, and it allows developers to create websites, applications, and virtual directories to share with their users. A web server offers users with information in a variety of formats, including file exchanges as a download, uploads, images files, HTML pages, and text documents.

Webservers are often used as a portal for sophisticated and highly interactive websites, as well as programmes that connect middleware and back-end applications to create enterprise-grade systems. AWS, for example, enables media businesses such as Netflix to provide real-time streaming video. Amazon web services also provide public cloud administration via webservers. In general, IIS is contrasted to Apache, which is another type of web server that is freely available to everyone. We may simply say that both work the same way, except that the apache web server can be used on practically every operating system, including Windows, Linux, and Mac, whereas IIS is only accessible for Windows.

However, IIS connects with Microsoft's other technologies, such as the.NET Framework and the ASP programming language. IIS has its own helpdesk to manage and resolve issues, whereas Apache webserver support is nearly entirely provided by the user community. Furthermore, IIS contains security features, making it a more secure and efficient solution than Apache.

[anas101siddiqui]

IIS (Internet Information Services) is a web server software developed by Microsoft and is included with the Microsoft Windows operating system. It is primarily used to host and deliver web content on the Internet or an intranet, and it supports a wide variety of protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and SMTP.

IIS is a powerful and flexible web server that can be used to host both static and dynamic websites. It has a modular architecture, which means that features can be added or removed as needed. This allows administrators to customize the server to their specific needs and optimize its performance. Some of the key features of IIS include:

• support for multiple websites on the same server, with the ability to assign different IP addresses, ports, and host headers to each site.
• support for multiple protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, and more.
• support for a wide range of scripting languages, including ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, and Perl.
• integration with the Microsoft .NET Framework, which allows developers to create web applications using .NET languages such as C# and Visual Basic.
• support for authentication and authorization, including integrated Windows authentication and support for various third-party authentication methods.
• support for URL rewriting, caching, and compression, which can help to improve the performance and scalability of websites.
• Built-in monitoring and diagnostics tools, which can be used to track performance, troubleshoot issues and analyze logs.
• Support for running Web Applications on various versions of Windows and compatibility with different versions of windows.

Overall IIS is a widely used web server that can be used to host and deliver web content, is easy to set up, configure, and manage, and is reliable and secure, which makes it a good choice for web hosting.