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Specifying the IIS Host Header Name for a Web Site
Chapter 11: Configuring Servers
Managing Internet Information Services
Table 11-1: Run-Time Results for Various Sample TCP Port Number and Site Number Setting Values (cont.)
TCP Port Number Setting
in InstallShield
80 (a non-zero number) 0 (the default value) If the specified TCP port exists on the target system, the
installation installs the applications and virtual directories
to the Web site that is running on the TCP port—in this
example, port 80. The installation does not apply any of
the Web site settings that are configured in the Internet
Information Services view to the Web site on the target
system.
If the TCP port does not exist on the target system, a new
Web site is created with the Web site settings that are
configured in the project. In addition, the installation
installs the Web site’s applications and virtual directories.
81 (a non-zero number) 3 (a non-zero number) If the specified TCP port and site number exist on the
target system, the installation installs the applications and
virtual directories under the Web site whose site number
matches the specified one—in this example, site number
3. The installation does not apply any of the Web site
settings that are configured in the Internet Information
Services view to the Web site on the target system.
If the TCP port exists on the target system but the site
number does not, the installation installs the new Web site,
plus its applications and virtual directories, to the existing
port with the new site number. In addition, the installation
configures the Web site’s properties that are set in the
Internet Information Services view.
If the TCP port does not exist on the target system but the
site number does, the installation installs the new Web site,
plus its applications and virtual directories, to this TCP
port. In addition, the installation configures the Web site’s
properties that are set in the Internet Information Services
view.
InstallShield lets you specify the host header name to identify an IIS Web site that is installed during
your installation. Host headers (also known as domain names) enable you to assign more than one Web
site to an IP address on a Web server.
Task To specify a host header name for a Web site:
1. In the View List under Configure the Target System, click Internet Information Services.
2. In the Web Sites explorer, select the Web site whose host header name you want to specify.
3. Click the Web Site tab.
Site Number Setting in
InstallShield Result at Run Time
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