Introduction to the method of building IIS server under WIN7 system

The use of Web servers, so that users realize the sharing of resources within the LAN, the use of Web servers, users can upload their own information to the server, not only to achieve the sharing, but also effectively to achieve the synchronization of information, is a good information platform. So under the Windows7 system, how can users successfully implement a Web server?

Windows7 the steps to build a Web server:

1. Open the Control Panel, select and go to "program", double-click "Turn on or off Windows Services", in the pop-up window select "Internet Information Services" under All the options, click OK, start the update service.

2. After the update completes, opens the browser, enters "http://localhost/" to enter, if appears IIS7 welcome interface at this time, the Web server has built successfully.

3. When the Web server is built successfully, all we have to do next is to install the Web site we have developed into the Web server's directory. Typically, when the Web server is installed, the path "% system root%inetpub/wwwroot" is created and the Web site we develop is then copy to the path. Enables you to access the Web site locally.

4. Set up a firewall so that the local area network can be accessed by other computers as well. How to: Open the Control Panel, select "System and Security", click "Allow programs through Windows Firewall", in the pop-up dialog box to check the "World Wide Web Services http" to the right two checkboxes, and finally click OK Exit.

5. On other computers in the LAN, open the browser, enter the "HTTP://WEB Server IP Address/" Press ENTER, you can access the resources on the server.

This is a network of times, this is an era of information, in an open platform, the exchange of information is very important, through the simple settings of the above steps, users on the local area network can access the shared resources on the Web server through the browser.