Share the simple steps of building a web server under Windows 7

The use of the Web server allows users to share resources in the LAN. With the Web server, users can upload their own information to the server, which not only realizes sharing, but also effectively synchronizes information. A good information platform. So under the windows7 system, how do users successfully implement the construction of the web server?

Steps for windows7 to build a web server:

1. Open the control panel, select and go to "Programs", double-click "Open or close Windows service", in the pop-up window Select <;Internet Information Services> all the following options, click OK to start updating the service.

2. After the update is complete, open the browser and type " http://localhost/” Enter. If the IIS7 welcome screen appears at this time, the web server has been successfully built.

3. When the web server is built successfully, what we need to do next is to install the website we developed into the directory of the web server. Under normal circumstances, when the web server is installed, the path "% system root directory %inetpub/wwwroot" will be created, and the website we developed will be COPY to the path. Local access to the site is now possible.

4. Set up a firewall so that the LAN can access local website resources when other computers. Specific method: Open the control panel, select "System and Security", click "Allow the program to pass the Windows Firewall", and select the two check boxes on the right side of the "World Wide Web Service HTTP" in the pop-up dialog box. Finally click OK to exit.

5. On other computers in the LAN, open a browser and enter the IP address of “http://Web server/” press Enter to access the resources on the server”.

This is an era of the Internet. This is an era of information. In an open platform, the exchange of information is very important. After the simple setting of the above steps, users in the LAN can Access the shared resources on the web server through the browser.