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I have a website that I need to update which is written in asp. I believe it is a windows server.
I wanted to rewrite this site in wordpress. Is it possible to do that on a windows server?
If possible, what is the best way to build in wordpress on windows server?
Should I just buy another hosting account with linux and repoint the dns when I am done?
I frequently run WordPress on my Windows 7 development machine. It’s actually not all that difficult, and I once even installed WordPress on a Windows Server hosted through GoDaddy.
The things you’ll need to set up on the server (if they aren’t already):
If you want, the Windows Web Platform Installer can actually automate much of the process for you. It will download WordPress (and its dependencies) and configure everything for the server.
There are step-by-step instructions for using the web installer located on the WordPress Codex
If you want an alternative, you can install a BitNami application stack for WordPress (that includes PHP, MySQL, and Apache) as well.