What is the meaning of IIS?

Internet Information Services
Internet Information Services (IIS) is a flexible, general-purpose web server from Microsoft that runs on Windows systems to serve requested HTML pages or files.

How do I open IIS on my laptop?

To open IIS Manager from the Start screen

1. On the Start screen, click Control Panel.
2. Click System and Security, and then click Administrative Tools.
3. In the Administrative Tools window, double-click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

How do I manually install IIS?

Open the Start menu.

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Type features and select Turn Windows features on or off.
3. Tick the Internet Information Services checkbox and hit OK.
4. Wait for the installation to complete and hit Close.

How does IIS work?

Most commonly, IIS is used to host ASP.NET web applications and static websites. It can also be used as an FTP server, host WCF services, and be extended to host web applications built on other platforms such as PHP. There are built-in authentication options such as Basic, ASP.NET, and Windows auth.

Is IIS same as Apache?

1. Apache is free while IIS is packaged with Windows. 2. IIS only runs on Windows while Apache can run on almost any OS including UNIX, Apple’s OS X, and on most Linux Distributions.

Why do we need IIS server?

Role Description. The Web Server (IIS) role in Windows Server 2012 provides a secure, easy-to-manage, modular and extensible platform for reliably hosting websites, services, and applications. With IIS 8 you can share information with users on the Internet, an intranet, or an extranet.

What version is IIS?

Releases

Version	Start Date	End Date
IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2	Nov 25, 2013	Oct 10, 2023
IIS 8.5 on Windows 8.1	Nov 13, 2013	Jan 10, 2023
IIS 8 on Windows Server 2012	Oct 30, 2012	Oct 10, 2023
IIS 7.5 on Windows 7*	Oct 22, 2009	Jan 14, 2020