Remove IIS Server version HTTP Response Header
Windows Server IIS loves to tell the world that a website runs on IIS. It does so with the `Server:` header in the HTTP response, as shown below. In this post I'll show you how to remove HTTP response headers in Windows Server IIS. You don't want to give hackers too much information about your servers, right?.
.svc WCF web service returns 404 Not Found on IIS 8
When a Windows Communications Foundation (WCF) web service returns a 404 Not Found error, after installing the HTTP-Activation feature in IIS, you might need to add an extra Handler to your IIS configuration.
Export and migrate WordPress to Ghost
I wanted migrate from WordPress to Ghost, but failed. Here's the write up.
How to install the Web-WebSockets feature in IIS using PowerShell
Learn how to install WebSocket Protocol support in Windows Server IIS 8.0 using PowerShell's Install-WindowsFeature.
How to hide the .php file extension with IIS URL Rewrite Module
Sometimes it's important to remove (or hide) the file extension of scripts you use. Security by obscurity might be that reason, if you don't want others to know what script language you are using for your website, or for static site hosts.
Test SMTP Authentication and StartTLS
Investigate SMTP authentication issues like a boss! Particular over TLS encrypted SMTP connections, it's always handy if you are able to test the SMTP authentication and StartTLS connection. Preferably from your command-prompt.
IIS Outbound Rules with gzip compression
Saotn.org used URL Rewrite Outbound Rules in IIS to offload content from a different server or host name. Doing so, IIS uses URL Rewrite and acts as a reverse proxy. Add gzip compression to the mix, and this will improve website performance. But just recently I noticed Outbound Rules conflicted with gzip compressed content. The following HTTP 500.52 URL Rewrite Module Error was thrown...
Configure SQLServer sessionState for Umbraco
This post explains how to prepare your Umbraco website for a high performance web garden or web farm, and load balancing environments.
Target multiple ASP.NET versions with AppCmd.exe
Did you know you can target both x86 and x64 versions of ASP.NET with AppCmd.exe?
Forfiles: How to delete files recursively on Windows Server
The Forfiles command on Windows selects and executes a command on a file or set of files. Forfiles is ideal for batch processing through scripts, for instance on Windows Server systems. With Forfiles, you can run a command on or pass arguments to multiple files. For example, you could run the type or del command on all files in a tree with the .txt extension.
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