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== MSSQL location ==

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server

== Sharepoint/Active Directory ==

This needs Windows Standard. Windows Web does not support the Active Directory role.

== Creating Sites on Windows 2008 Web ==

'''Step 1) Creating the user'''

Keep this window open as it will be needed again: ''Start'' > ''Settings'' > ''Control Panel'' > ''Administrative Tools''

Select ''Computer Management'' and then from the new window select ''Local Users and Groups'' > ''Users'' - Right click > ''New User''

Username: Domain name 
Full Name: 
Description: Domain name 

Password: AsecurePassword 
Confirm Password: AsecurePassword again 
Untick "''User must change password at next login''" 
Tick "''User cannot change password and Password never expires''"

Click ''Create'' and then close the ''New User Window''.

Double click on the user within the list and select the ''Member Of'' tab 
Remove the group 'Users' and then add 'IIS_IUSRS'

Select the ''Profile'' tab 
Under the Home folder section set the Local Path to C:\inetpub\DomainName

Click ''Apply'', ''OK'' and close the ''Users Properties and Computer Management'' window.

The user is now able to use IIS applications etc.

'''Step 2) Setup FTP Access'''

From the ''Administrative Tools'' window open ''Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Manager''

From the left hand menu expand ''FTP Sites'' and then right click on ''Default FTP site'' and select ''Properties'' 
User the Security Accounts Tab untick Allow anonymouse Connections (This is for security) and then ok the warning message, click apply and ok.

Then right click on ''Default FTP site'' and select ''New'' > ''Virtual Directory'' 
On the first screen click ''Next''. 
On the next screen the ''Alias'' should be the DomainName, enter it and click ''Next'' 
On the next screen the ''Path'' should be set to C:\inetpub\(domain name) Either type it in or browse to the directory. Once set, click ''Next'' 
On the next screen make sure both ''Read'' and ''Write'' are ticked once set, click ''Next'' 
Click finish to complete the FTP setup and you can close the ''Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Manager'' window. 

'''Step 3) Setup VHost'''

From the ''Administrative Tools'' window open ''Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager''

From the left hand menu expand the server (AA-XXXXX (AA-XXXXX\Administrator) 
Then expand ''Sites''. (On a new server all you should have are Default FTP Site and Default Website) 
Right click on ''Sites'' and select ''Add Web Site''. 

Set the following options:

Site name: Domain Name 
Content Directory: C:\inetpub\DomainName\www (browse to C:\inetpub\(domain name) and then use the create folder option to make www)

Click ''Connect as..'' 
Select the option for Specific user and the click set (These are the details used when you created the user) 
Username: Domain Name 
Password: AsecurePassword2 
Confirm Password: AsecurePassword2 

Click ''OK'' on the window and the next one to go back to the ''Add Web Site'' window

Under ''Binding'' set the hostname to www.DomainName and then click OK. You should now have a working website.

If you are feeling nice you can then double click on the new site in the sites list, then select logging from the main window and change the sites logging directory to C:\inetpub\(domain name)\logs (this keeps things neat and allows you easier access to the logs)

== [http://serverkb.co.uk/wiki/Server_2008_R2_%26_Hyper-V#Enable_remote_connection_on_SQL_Server_2008 Enable MSSQL remote connection on SQL Server 2008] ==

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