How to Publish a Web Page With IIS

Quickly publish web pages using Microsoft IIS.

Short for Internet Information Services, Microsoft IIS provides web server functionality and a collection of feature extension modules. Though not enabled by default, all modern versions of the Windows operating system come with IIS preinstalled. As a result, it has become the web's second-most popular web server package, trailing only Apache. Because IIS is tightly integrated with the standard Windows interface, publishing web pages to the server is a very quick task. Once you know where to look, the process takes just a few clicks.

Instructions

1. Open the folder containing the web page you want to publish.

2. Right-click the page's file icon and select "Copy."

3. Click the Windows "Start" button and select "Run."

4. Enter the folder path associated with your IIS website files in the "Open" field and click "OK." Unless you changed the default setting, the files are located in the "C:\Inetpub\wwwroot" folder.

5. Right-click within the newly opened folder and select "Paste." Your web page publishes to the IIS Web server immediately.

References

• Internet.com: Viewing Pages on the IIS Server
• W3 Schools: Turn Your PC Into a Web Server
• Bright Hub: Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Basics