Web Sites

General

Guidance: What are Windows Azure Web Sites?

Windows Azure provides three compute models for running applications: Windows Azure Web Sites, Windows Azure Virtual Machines, and Windows Azure Cloud Services. This topic provides an overview of the three models and information to help you decide which is right for your application.

Create

Feature guide: Create a PHP Web Site

Learn how to create a PHP web site in Windows Azure Web Sites using the Windows Azure Portal, the Windows Azure Command Line Tools for Mac and Linux, or the Windows Azure PowerShell cmdlets.

Tutorial: PHP web site with MySQL using Git

Implement a simple web site that allows the sending and retrieving of registration information stored in a MySQL database. Use the text editor of your choice and then upload your application using Git.

Tutorial: PHP web site with SQL Database using Git

Implement a simple web site that allows the sending and retrieving of registration information stored in a Windows Azure SQL Database instance. Use the text editor of your choice and then upload your application using Git.

Tutorial: WordPress web site through the gallery

Learn how to create a new web site through the gallery and immediately deploy it. You will have a new WordPress site up-and-running in less than five minutes.

Tutorial: PHP web site with MySQL using WebMatrix

Implement a simple web site that allows retrieving and creating to-do items stored in a MySQL database. Use the WebMatrix IDE to build and deploy your application.

Tutorial: PHP web site with SQL Database using WebMatrix

Implement a simple web site that allows retrieving and creating to-do items stored in a Windows Azure SQL Database instance. Use the WebMatrix IDE to build and deploy your application.

Tutorial: PHP web site with MySQL using FTP

Implement a simple web site that allows retrieving and creating to-do items stored in a MySQL database. Use the text editor of your choice and then upload your application using FTP.

Tutorial: PHP web site using Windows Azure Storage

Create a web site that stores and accesses data in Windows Azure Table storage. You will learn how to create and use a Windows Azure Storage account and how to use the PHP client libraries to create, query, and delete table entities.

Configure

How to: Configure PHP in Web Sites

Windows Azure Web Sites has PHP enabled by default. This article shows you how to change the configuration of the default PHP runtime, provide a custom PHP runtime, and enable extensions.

How to: Configure a Custom Domain Name for a Windows Azure Web Site

When you create a web site, Windows Azure provides a friendly subdomain on the azurewebsites.net domain so your users can access your web site using a URL like http://<mysite>.azurewebsites.net. However, if you configure your web site for reserved mode, you can map your web site to your own domain name, such as contoso.com.

How to: Convert a WordPress Site to a Multisite

Learn how to convert an existing WordPress website into a Multisite install and take advantage of the scalability of the Windows Azure platform to run an unlimited number of custom websites, each with their own domain.