[Web4lib] Drupal on a Windows server?

[Francis Kayiwa]

On Aug 3, 2006, at 6:33 PM, Houghton, Sarah wrote:

> Are there any libraries who are successfully using Drupal, and all the
> associated components, as their CMS on a Windows 2003 IIS 6 server?  A
> Windows server in general?
>
>
>
> We're in the beginning stages of totally redesigning our site from the
> ground up and want to use Drupal, but have concerns about the  
> server we
> currently have access to.  I found installation instructions on the
> Black Mountain blog (http://www.blkmtn.org/node/197), but there is  
> much
> more documentation on Linux installations.  From scanning the blogs  
> and
> forums, it seems that people have had some hiccups with Drupal on
> Windows, and we're concerned that we may be painting ourselves into a
> nasty corner if we choose to use a Windows server.
>
>
>
> Any feedback or input is helpful.

Disclaimer: Windows is just an "occupational hazard" for me :-) so I  
have never done what I am about to recommend.

How about installing the WAMP server?

Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP

http://www.en.wampserver.com/

Installing Drupal should be fairly straightforward from there.

regards,

Francis