Web Platform Installer
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Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Initial release | January 21, 2009[1] |
Final release | 5.0
/ February 14, 2013[2] |
Package management system | |
License | Freeware |
Website | www |
Web Platform Installer (Web PI) was a freeware,
- Internet Information Services
- WebMatrix
- Visual Web DeveloperExpress Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition
- .NET Framework
- Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio
- PHP
- WordPress
- Umbraco
- Drupal
- Joomla!
- Orchard
The ability to install third-party software was added in version 2.0, released September 24, 2009.[3] As of July 2015[update], Web PI can install 82 titles.[4] Web PI 2.0's options are populated dynamically at runtime from Microsoft's servers, allowing installation options to be updated without the need to download newer versions of the Web PI itself.[5]
On July 7, 2010, Microsoft announced Web PI 3 which includes
Web PI features an offline mode where products can be downloaded to a local cache on a machine where internet access is available and then use these cached files on a different machine later.
The Microsoft Web Platform Installer (WebPI) has been retired since July 1, 2022.[7]
See also
- Solution stack: set of software subsystems or components needed to create a complete platform
- Windows Package Manager: an open-source package manager for Windows 10 and Windows 11
References
- ^ Microsoft Web Platform Installer v1.0 Released! : BillS IIS Blog : The Official Microsoft IIS Site. Blogs.iis.net. Retrieved on 2015-02-06.
- ^ a b c "Microsoft Web Platform Installer 5.0". microsoft.com. Microsoft. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ Free Web Development Tools for Windows | Microsoft WebMatrix 3. Microsoft.com. Retrieved on 2015-02-06.
- ^ Windows Web App Gallery - Featured Apps. Microsoft.com. Retrieved on 2015-02-06.
- ^ Download the Microsoft Web Platform. Microsoft.com (2013-02-14). Retrieved on 2015-02-06.
- ^ Web Platform Installer v5 Command Line (WebPICMD.exe) - RTW release : The Official Microsoft IIS Site. Iis.net (2012-08-26). Retrieved on 2018-12-18.
- ^ "Web Platform Installer - End of support and sunsetting the product/application feed". IIS Team Blog. Microsoft. June 8, 2021.