how to host a cshtml site on my own computer with webmatrix

[ugean]

Hello,

Please bare with me as I do not post in forums often and have never used this one. I looked around but was not able to find an answer to my question, but if it is out there please just point me to it. I am currently hosting an HTML site off of my computer. I recently created another site using WebMatrix. It was much easier then writing code in notepad.

So I used a handy tutorial I found (Create an ASP.NET website from scratch) and created the beginning of a CSHTML site. Now I am trying to host it from my computer and am getting very frustrated with how difficult this is.

I have installed MySQL and have a easyPHP working with it. I find it very disheartening that I can view the site when I hit run but cannot actually host it. Currently I use no-ip.com for my website and do not have any complaints. Really all I want to do is swap the current files with the new ones and walla my new site is up and running. Can someone please help me!

Thank you,

 

[Ryan2320]

Not sure if this is the answer you are looking for but have you installed IIS?

I would check out this site: The Official Microsoft IIS Site because you can get PHP and MySQL working with IIS.

PHP on IIS7 : The Official Microsoft IIS Site
Install and Configure MySQL for PHP Applications on IIS 7 : Install the Microsoft Web Platform for PHP : Running PHP Applications on IIS : The Official Microsoft IIS Site

Also check out this tutorial by Orbital Shark: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/23733-host-website-iis7-5-a.html

Hope this Helps,
Ryan

 

[ugean]

Not sure if this is the answer you are looking for but have you installed IIS?


Also check out this tutorial by Orbital Shark: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/23733-host-website-iis7-5-a.html

This is exactly what I already do. How do I get it from WebMatrix to work like this?

I think my PHP is working fine. Not entirely sure as I have never used it before.

 

[Ryan2320]

By default the IIS folder is:

C:\inetpub

My guess is you will have to change something with WebMatrix to move/copy the files to that folder.

A good test to see if PHP is working is open notepad and type the following:

<?php
phpinfo ();
?>

Save the file as a .php file and put that file in the inetpub folder. For example if I named the file phptest.php. Then on my localhost I would type the following in a URL: http://localhost/phptest.php

You should see information regrading PHP.

Ryan

 

[ugean]

Ok the php test didn't work. I will have to work on that. Does anyone know a way to get the web files to that dir? can I just copy and paste them from the my web dir?

 

[Ryan2320]

... can I just copy and paste them from the my web dir?

You should be able to just copy those files into the inetpub folder.

If you IIS installed I would use the automated install to get PHP working PHP on IIS7 : The Official Microsoft IIS Site

Hope this Helps,
Ryan

 

[ugean]

Ok I moved the files to the wwwroot folder. At first I got the IIS window. I moved the start file out of the folder then I got the error below. I have full permissions and ownership of all the folders. Any ideas?

edit: wow printscreen idea really didn't work. here is the error.
403 - Forbidden: Access is denied.

You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the credentials that you supplied.

 

[ugean]

I just copied my currently working web files to this dir and it worked just fine.

 

[ugean]

I tried your link to dl php and it asks opens a launch application box. It is asking me to choose an application then allows me to pick something from my drive. What do I choose?

 

[Ryan2320]

Although SevenForums is the best when it comes to Windows 7, the problems you are having are the result of IIS so I would check out the Official IIS forums: Forums : The Official Microsoft IIS Site

The folder permission is a tricky one, You have to make sure the User IUSR_<computername>, has permission to access it.

For the PHP application I don't remember off the top of my head, but I think it just wants to know where you want the PHP application installed. Again I would check of the IIS site to make sure.

Hope this Helps,
Ryan