Cloud Sites currently supports the following versions of the software: TechnologyVersions SupportedLinuxPHP5.2.6 and 5.3.10Apache2.2MySQL5.0, 5.1WindowsASP.NET2.0, 3.5 SP1, and 4.0Windows Server2008 R2IISV 7.5MS SQL Server2008 Enterprise Edition …

By now, we've learned that Cloud Sites is and easy to use, load-and-go web hosting platform that uses the computing power of the cloud to keep your websites online. In this article, we're going to take a look at the different technologies behind this computing power running your website(s).&…

An application pool is a form of encapsulation to prevent the effects of bad code being executing from impacting other processes. Each application pool has its own worker process associated with it. By default, each site's /content directory is an application pool. In some situations, you may have i…

These are sample connection strings for MSSQL Server 2005, MSSQL Server 2008, and MySQL from ASP or ASP.NET.Contents1 Important Note2 Microsoft SQL 2005 & 20082.1 SQL Native Client2.2 SQLNCLI2.3 SQLOLEDB3 MySQL3.1 ODBC// Important NoteThe following details will need to be replaced for each of th…

Directory listing can be added by using an asp page. Instructions to do this can be found on Microsoft's Support Site by following this link:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224364You can also do directory listing via the web.config with the below code. You will specify the folder name based on the /…

Custom 404's can be set for ASP and .NET sites by adding the following code to the bottom of the web.config file before the final </configuration>. You will need both options to redirect all 404's. Classic ASP and Static Content<configuration> <system.webServer> <ht…