API Site Setup Instructions

#Instructions for Setting Up a Server for PatentsView API

1. Using the Windows Server Manager, add the Web Server (IIS) role.
2. While going through that wizard, be sure to include: 1. .NET 3.5 Framework. 1. HTTP Activation - which is under the .NET 4.5 group. Clicking that will confirm to add a slew of other features. 1. If you get a warning on the confirmation screen that you need to specify a different source for missing files, specify the source: C:\Windows\WinSxS.
3. Install PHP via the Web Platform Installer
4. http://www.microsoft.com/web/gallery/install.aspx?appid=PHP53 and click the "Install Now" button.
5. A PHP53.exe file should've been downloaded. Run it.
6. On the Prerequisites pages, deselect the drivers for SQL Server.
7. Click install.
8. It will probably say that it failed to install "PHP Manager for IIS", so we install it manually.
9. Installed PHP Manager directly.
10. Go to this page: http://phpmanager.codeplex.com/releases/view/69115
11. Download "PHP Manager 1.2 for IIS 7 - x64"
12. Run the download.
13. Configure IIS
14. Run the PHP Manager 1. It will say the it has some recommendations. Accept those, which are to set index.php as a default doc and to monitor changes to the php.ini file.
15. Added IIS_IUSRS permission to c:\PatentsView-API (read&exec, list, read)
16. Created a new site called querymodule_v0 with a a path to c:\PatentsView-Api\querymodule\public_html