IIS 5.1 Windows XP Pro: How do I host Multiple Sites?

[drakier]

I've gone through the MMC and there is no New -> Web Site option in it to create another site like there is with IIS 5 on Win2K. I've even gone as far as to create programs that use the ADSI to create another site, and when I did that, it showed up with a big Stop Sign icon that says "Error" on it. I went through the configurations and configured it all like I wanted it, but when I try to start it, I get the error "The request is not supported". Can anyone help? (I'm running IIS 5.1 with Windows XP Pro SP1)

Thanks in advanced!
-Drakier

 

[Gupone]

Technically you can not do this. Win 2000 and XP only let you set up one webserver. I am not even sure you can set up a virtual website. In the Windows family the only two version are server and advance server. I am not sure about NT, which I would not use anyway. Depending if you can get your hands on a copy of server, it might be cheaper to have your site hosted. There are a lot of hosting services under $5 a month if you dont need alot of space.

I am not at all familiar with the other OS products

I hope this helps.

Gup

 

[nomicism]

you can only set up multiple sites using IIS in w2k server. but you may try other http server software like Apache.

 

[drakier]

Well Apache won't work because I use IIS specifically for ASP and since I've never seen ASP work without code modification on Apache, that really isn't an option. So you're 100% sure that there is no way, not programatically or otherwise to get IIS 5.1 on XP to host more than 1 site huh? Thats a bummer.

 

[nomicism]

Take a look at this site. This multisite ISAPI filter may be useful to you:

http://www.hairy-spider.com/multisite.aspx

 

[drakier]

Thanks for the link, but I cannot seem to get it to work like the instructions say. I'll play around with it a bit more and see if I can maybe get it to work. At least its a start. =]