Sarah DutkiewiczCleveland Tech Consulting, LLC

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About Microsoft WebMatrix

• Lightweight web development tool• Full Stack:– Web server: IIS Express – Database: SQL Server Compact– App Framework: ASP.NET

More Features• Syntax highlighting• Database editor

– SQL Compact– SQL Server– MySQL

• Reporting– Performance– SEO

• Helpers to make 3rd party integration easier• Site publishing capabilities• Find a hosting provider

Helpers

Reports

Allowing for Growth

• Migrate to SQL Server seamlessly

• Integrates with Visual Studio for advanced development capabilities– Express through Ultimate

Quick Start

My Sites

• List of sites you’ve worked with in WebMatrix

Site From Web Gallery

Web Gallery Info

• WebMatrix’s Gallery is powered by

• Includes .NET and PHP-based applications• Popular packages include:– WordPress– Umbraco– Drupal

Installation of an App• Downloads all required files

– For example: WordPress relies on PHP and MySQL. WebMatrix will download these automatically.

• Walks through installation steps as a wizard

Gallery Server Pro – Installation Wizard

Gallery Server Pro – Installation Wizard

Gallery Server Pro - Site

Orchard Site

Screwturn Wiki

Screwturn Wiki Installation

WordPress

Live Demo

Site From Template

Notes on Templates

• Comes with 5 templates:– Empty– Starter Site– Bakery– Calendar– Photo Gallery

• The Bakery template is an eCommerce template, pulling its content from a database.

• The Bakery template also shows how to work with Helpers.

Site From Folder

Built-In Deployment Tools

• Allows deployment to a host that supports Web Deployment

• Also allows sites to be deployed via FTP

Deployment Tool

Find a Web Host

Where to Get WebMatrix

http://web.ms/webmatrix