Archive for May, 2009

Installing PHP on Windows Server 2008

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 27 May 2009 | Tagged as: How To

In a previous post (How to Install PHP on IIS), I described how to manually install PHP on Windows. This procedure can be used to install PHP on Windows Server 2008, but you can also install it through the Web Platform Installer.

The first step is to go to the PHP on IIS7 site and [...]

Opening a DWFx Document in Windows XP

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 21 May 2009 | Tagged as: How To

A DWFx document is an AutoCAD DWF file formatted to work for Microsoft’s XML Paper Specification (XPS). This is included with Vista and viewers are available for other operating systems. XPS is a direct competitor to Adobe’s PDF technology and is better suited for graphics intensive documents.

You need the Microsoft XPS Viewer to open [...]

How to Install PHP on IIS

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 19 May 2009 | Tagged as: How To

Installing PHP in Windows requires more than just running the PHP installation package. There are additional actions that need to be taken before you can host PHP web pages. Unfortunately, the installer doesn’t do this and you have to set it up manually yourself. You won’t find any documentation on the PHP site, but the [...]

How to Install Windows Server Backup

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 12 May 2009 | Tagged as: How To

Windows Server 2008 comes with the Windows Server Backup utility which can be used to backup folders, drives, and the system partition with Windows and installed application. This is useful for recovering your computer if the operating system needs to be reinstalled.

Windows Server Backup replaces the Backup Utility (ntbackup.exe) that was used on earlier [...]