Hosting a Temporary URL on Microsoft IIS

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Good day, I have been given a project to handle by my boss. The project is to design a new website for my company. The website is now ready and what is left is to put it out live on the internet. however, there is an existing domain name that the new website will take over from but before we do that my boss wants me to put the new website on a temporary url for everyone in the company to view and then make necessary comments and criticism for proper adjustment if needed. I am to host the website on a Microsoft IIS Server. I am new to Microsoft IIS and to website hosting generally and I do not know how to go about hosting the new webiste on a temporary URL on IIS. Can anyone be of help and give me a clue on how to go about this.

Posted 5-Aug-13 0:57am

Mike Sola

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Status BreakPoint · Answer 1 · 2013-08-05T01:26:00

Solution 1

So, what is your problem? Please make it clear.

You can host on (internal) local intranet. If it needs external access for check, You can publish to test site like 'http://sever/test' or use other port 'http://server:8080/'.

When you publish test site on internet, it recommended to use authentication.

Posted 5-Aug-13 1:26am

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Mike Sola 5-Aug-13 7:40am

I have never used Microsoft IIS as a web hosting software before, this is my first experience. Also, it needs external access. From what you said, do you mean all I have to do is create a new website on it, and access it externally using the IP address of the server. Lets say the Ip address is 154.3.45.xx, then all I have to do is http://154.3.45.xx/test

Is there no other modifications needed to be done?

Status BreakPoint 5-Aug-13 8:15am

You don't need to use IP address. I guess your web site can be resolved by DNS.
You can use "http://www.abcd.com/test/" or "http://www.abcd.com:8080/". See binding
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731692(v=ws.10).aspx

**Nirav Prabtani** · Answer 2 · 2013-08-05T01:29:00

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see this....:)
Deploying ASP.NET Websites on IIS 7.0 [^]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323972[^]

Posted 5-Aug-13 1:29am

Nirav Prabtani

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Mike Sola 5-Aug-13 7:51am

Nice resource link but still yet this does not solve my problem. The website has already been created on the web server but i dont want to put it yet live on my domain name (say www.abcd.com) but rather I want some set of people to be able to access it externally on a teslting url other than www.abcd.com

Nirav Prabtani 5-Aug-13 7:57am

ya you can deplot it from inetmgr have you tried it??

Mike Sola 5-Aug-13 8:03am

Not tried it yet but can do that right away if only you can give a clue on how to go about that

Nirav Prabtani 5-Aug-13 8:14am

type inetmgr in serach bar of startmenu ->click on that-> right click on pc name right side bar
->add website->type sitename->browse physical path->provide port number ->provide host name if you want ->ok ->expand pc name from right side bar->expand sites->right click on your website->click on manage website->click on browse...... :)

Mike Sola 5-Aug-13 8:16am

Thanks a lot.
Will go and try that right away and will let you know how well it goes.
Your help is highly appreciated

Nirav Prabtani 5-Aug-13 8:18am

thanx.... :)