well you might want to consider another server application like apache. I've never used IIs but I hear that is very difficult and not worth the effort.

so thats mean i have to download Apache Server on my machine ...... coz i m doin all this at home .....Ist easy to work with apache ??

Do you intend to write an ASP/ASP.NET scripts? You'll need IIS if that's the case. If not, you could go for Apache. I've found IIS easy to set-up, but then again I also found Apache to be equally easy despite being entirely text-config based. I've also had eight years experience of each :\

You could, as an alternative, use something like PHP Triad or Sokkit that does the installation and configuration for you - leaving you to run your own web site/development site on your own PC.

The question is: Do you want to get your hands dirty or not?

Regards,

Martyn

IIS is amazingly easy to setup. You need the windows XP installation disk on hand before you start. Then navigate to the control panel,click add/remove programs. Select the option add/remove windows components and tick the box "Internet Information Services (IIS)" and click next, it will install the software for you. Then just add a virtual directory once its installed to setup your site, you will need to tell it which port to route traffic from etc, make sure if you are using a router, that you have routed the ports in your routers interface to the port your IIS server is using (usually port 80)

Alternatively you can obtain a shareware version of a server, or a freeware version off download.com, by typing "web server" you should get a few options of some good software, I reccomend miniportal, it runs on an apache core, and is easy to configure.

Hi, i have a problem with IIS.

When i click the Start, Play(whatever) button, i get this error:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/EDJORGE/IIS.png

What does it mean and how can i solve it

You can do this buy an easy installer by IBSever. Installs PHP,MySql and Apache on your computer in less then 2 min.

http://ibsoftware.d2digitalmedia.com/ibserver/

:mrgreen:

So does Miniportal :mrgreen:

Thanx very much guys...