Missing inetmgr.exe file

Question

I'm a newbie here and have found some of the material really useful. However, I can't seem to resolve this issue: I'm running Windows 7 Professional and don't have an inetmgr.exe file in C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv. I have a number of iis... files but no inetmgr.exe file.

The bigger picture is that I'm trying to get Apache and PHP working on my laptop and am going round in circles trying to get Localhost to work. I keep getting "Webpage cannot be found" and searching the net has led me to believe the inetmgr.exe file might be key to resolving the problem. That and port 80 might be involved somewhere....

In case you haven't already picked this detail up, I am way, way, way out of my comfort zone with this but I really need to get this working for a course I'm taking.

Thank in advance for any light you may be able to shed.

Answer 1

Install IIS:

Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows Features on or off -> Check "Internet Information Services". Select next and follow prompts to Install IIS.

For more info, see this Q&A to check for and install IIS, Check whether IIS is installed or not?

Answer 2

Since this question is the first Google search result for inetmgr not found, and since it can be quite puzzling to not be able to find inetmgr even if the web service seems to be working correctly, I thought I'd annotate it with the most obvious answer for those who actually need the IIS Manager: you have to install the Manager separately from WWW service (it is a separate option to installing IIS WWW service itself).

[Windows 8.x]

1. First, type IIS in the Start page: if you see Internet Information (IIS) Manager, you are good to go. If not...
2. Go to Control Panel, "Programs and Features", then click "Turn Windows features on or off" in the left pane.
3. In the "Windows Features" dialog that pops up, make sure that under "Internet Information Services" you have "Web Management Features" checked in addition to "World Wide Web Services". (Technically, you just need "IIS Management Console" under "Web Management Features" to be checked).
4. Don't forget to click OK in the "Windows Features" dialog. :-)
5. Now go to Step #1 and you should see Internet Information (IIS) Manager as an available icon.

Answer 3

Inetmgr.exe is the executable for IIS. If you are trying to just have Apache and PHP work, you can use WAMP server - this will give you everything you need to start developing with PHP. The site is: http://www.wampserver.com/en/

IIS is a web server and Apache is a webserver too. If you want to use Apache, you donèt need to have IIS installed.