How to install Microsoft's SQL Server Driver for PHP
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
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. Yes, that type of migration happens too, sometimes. The website in question had a lot of sub domains, all pointing to folders within the web root using that same name: foobar.example.com would redirect (rewrite) to www.example.com/foobar.
Deny vulnerable WordPress plugins using Windows Server File Server Resource Manager's File Screens
Using Windows Server File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) File Screens you can block vulnerable WordPress plugins from being uploaded to your [IIS](/tags/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
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 URL Rewrite Module, IIS Application Request Routing (ARR), or .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.
Optimize PHP's OPcache configuration
Now that you've optimized PHP 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! ...
My WordPress web.config
Do you host your WordPress website on Windows Server IIS? And are you having trouble with your web.config? I often receive questions about how to use a web.config file in WordPress on Windows Server, and which settings are important for a WordPress site. Maybe it's because I'm a WordPress on Windows Server IIS enthusiast, so here is my web.config for your convenience (really, it's not that special).
How to enable HTTP Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS) on IIS
Set up HTTP Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS) response header in Windows Server IIS 10, here is some more technical information about HSTS in IIS, and other security headers...
Set IIS Application Pool recycle defaults to Specific Times, not Regular Time Interval
By default, an IIS application pool (or "AppPool") recycles on a regular time interval of 1740 minutes, or 29 hours. One reason for this time interval is that application pools don't recycle at the same moment every day (every day at 07.00 for example).
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