Brief analysis of WebMatrix construction station

WebMatrix 3("Web page Matrix") isMicrosoftpublished set of free lightweight web sitesDevelopmentkit, which contains a complete code editor, Web application server, and database engine, built-inPhp, MySQL, and more, as well as a rich template and Web application (e.g.Wordpress, joomla! , etc.). Convenient for novice usersGetting started building stationsIs also a very goodLearntools.

  webmatrix  is Microsoft's newest   web  development tool, which contains the build Web site All the elements needed. You can start with an open source Web project or a built-in Web template, or you can write code directly from scratch. It's simple and totally free. Developing a website has never been easier.

Whether you've just started building a Web site, or you want to do all the things related to your Web site, the seamless process, built with WebMatrix, can greatly reduce your workload. It lets you focus on the most important thing-your Web site. It takes only a few minutes to complete the installation, and it cleverly blends a Web server, a database, and a program architecture to bring you a simple, integrated web development experience. Whether you use ASP or Php,webmatix, you can provide strong support for your coding, testing, and deployment processes.

The WebMatrix kit contains the following components

WebMatrix Studio, WebMatrix working interface and control center;
SQL Server Compact, embedded in the WebMatrix database engine, which is used only during testing, to actually deploy the Web site, you need to migrate the database to SQL Server;
IIS Express, embedded WebMatrix Web application server, for testing Web sites, support ASP, ASP. NET and PHP and other dynamic page programs;
In addition to this, there are SQL Server runtimes and. NET Framework Development Library, although we usually do not use these development libraries, but they are a necessary tool for developing ASP. If you have not previously installed these libraries, the download and installation process will be time-consuming.

If you want to build a Web site that can actually run, you might want the following tools:
MySQL and MySQL Connector for net,mysql database server and Connection tool
SQL Server EXPRESS,SQL Server database server simplified version

Connect to the Internet, run the Microsoft Web Platform Installer, and you can download the installation automatically (note that only versions that are automatically installed by the installer can be WebMatrix recognized, in the installer window, "items to install" To view and cancel the installation project).

To create a Web site:

WebMatrix can create Web sites based on HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, ASP. NET C, ASP, and PHP, and can also create a database based on the SQL Server Compact.

WebMatrix integrates many "Web libraries" (which are some common Web page applications), "Creating a website from a Web library" is both quick and reliable and recommended for everyone to use. For example, the meta-Web site is based on the WordPress Web program implementation, below, we will choose WordPress from the "Web Library" to create a new site.

of course, the database name can be changed. Then publish the Web site

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Once the site is created, go back to the WebMatrix main screen. Click "Run" on the Ribbon to run the website in the browser, and the "Run" drop-down menu to select the installed Web browser. You can view a running Web site by using the tray icon on the right side of the system taskbar. WordPress Web site also needs to be simple settings (such as setting the site name, user name and password, site theme, etc.) can be deployed.

Web site runs in the browser

Edit Web pages and databases

Once you've created your site, you may need to add or modify the file as you want. Select "File" in the lower left navigation bar to browse the website in a file way. WebMatrix provides very convenient code editing capabilities.

select "Database" in the lower left navigation bar to browse the site's data. The WebMatrix has a built-in SQL Server Compact database engine and can also connect database engines such as SQL Server (including Express Edition) and MySQL. It also features new databases, tables, table design and editing, and SQL queries (i.e. building views).

Web site in the design process may have errors or omissions, WebMatrix can be the entire site to standardize the inspection and proposed search engine optimization (SEO) recommendations. You can create a new site report by selecting "Report" in the lower left navigation bar.

Website report: SEO optimization release

Website production, if you have applied to the hosting server, in the Ribbon select "Publish", you can upload the website file to the server. WebMatrix supports Web deploy and FTP two publishing methods.

Another use of WebMatrix to establish a CMS.

Install the latest version of the database and PHP, and then install Microsoft Web Platform Installer, which is a Microsoft Web platform, integrated with a variety of support tools, through this WEB platform to download the installation, to work well with the operation.

take Finecms as an example: start webmatrix3, configure the FINECMS Web site.
1, choose Open folder, put finecms anywhere you want to put, and then open.

the system automatically detects the environment and downloads software such as Web Web Deploy.

after a series of configuration, access to the Admin website Interface .

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in the website backstage system--module management inside, download module.

< Span style= "color: #444444; font-family:tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, song body, sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:25px;" > The site is basically configured to complete. You can see it in the front-desk interface.

< Span style= "color: #444444; font-family:tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, song body, sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:25px;" >  can also further configure the database to view Finecms in WebMatrix.  1, if you forget your database name, you can go to the config/database.php file to check, OK.

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Brief analysis of WebMatrix construction station