One of the first problems you’re likely to encounter if you try installing WordPress with IIS 7.5 is an unusual response by the web server the first time you attempt to load index.php and complete the WordPress installation. Depending on how you’ve configured your server, you’re likely to see either a 404 error page, or an Internal Server Error page like this one:
If you’ve installed/configured WordPress on previous versions of IIS, this behavior will trip you up at first – but there’s a simple and quick solution to the issue. The problem for WordPress installations comes by way of the new error page handlers in IIS 7.5. By default, IIS 7.5 is configured to use a custom error handling that doesn’t allow the quite necessary lack of a wp-config.php to trigger the redirect to the WordPress installation. Instead, you’ll land on the error page, scratching your head and questioning whether you did something wrong. To solve the problem, click on the virtual directory/application where you’ve installed WordPress in the IIS Management Console, and click on the “Error Pages” icon, as shown in this screenshot:
Clicking on this icon will allow you to edit the settings for this feature. Choose “Detailed Error Pages” and reload your WordPress site in the browser. You should now be taken to the familiar installation/configuration routine, and be well on your way to a completed installation. After the install, you may want to turn on the custom error handling, depending on how you intend to configure the rest of your installation.
This morning, when I came down to my office, I found the gifts laying on my desk that the kids had made me for Father’s Day. Along with “You’re Out of This World” rocket ship drawings, and “I Love You Dad” crafts, there was a card.
The card had Bodin’s footprints on it, and it said “Dad, I am following in your footsteps.” I sat and let the impact of those words hit me for a few minutes, before thinking “I hope not”. I hope you’re better than me. Better than I’ll ever be. My deepest, most heartfelt desire is that you’ll both be better people – better parents, better spouses, better citizens – better everything, than I ever can.
I love my kids so much, and I’m honored to be a daddy.
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