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Microsoft WebMatrix
Developer(s)Microsoft
Stable release
7.1.1042.1 / 8 January 2011; 14 years ago (2011-01-08)
Operating systemWindows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2[1]
PlatformIntel x86 - 32bit and .NET Framework
Size8 MB[1]
Available inEnglish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish[1]
TypeWebsite builder and HTML editor
LicenseFreeware[1]
Websitewww.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/

Microsoft WebMatrix is a free, all-in-one, extensible web development application for Windows, developed by Microsoft. WebMatrix lets web developers build websites using built-in templates or popular open source applications, with full support forASP.NET, PHP, Node.js and HTML 5.

History

ASP.NET Web Matrix, whose name was the inspiration for WebMatrix, was released in 2003 and later discontinued, with many of the features being incorporated directly into Visual Web Developer Express, a free version of Visual Studio's web development functionality.

In 2011, WebMatrix was released to support the large number of open source content management systems and to provide a lightweight web development application for PHP and the new, simplified ASP.NET Web Pages. It focused on a clean, simple user interface allowing web developers to build websites from scratch or by customizing open source web content management systems such as DotNetNuke, Umbraco, Joomla!, Drupal and WordPress, among others.

From 2011 to 2012, WebMatrix 2 Beta and RC releases added support for Node.js, mobile simulators, additional website templates, publishing to Windows Azure Web Sites and more.

Features

  • Integrated installation for popular open source content management systems.
  • Source code completion and syntax highlighting for HTML 5, CSS3, JavaScript.
  • Editing for server side languages ASP.NET, PHP and Node.js.
  • Support for jQuery, jQuery Mobile, LESS and Sass.
  • Mobile simulators.
  • Database manager for MySQL, SQL Server, SQL CE.
  • Deployment tools for files and database.
  • Deployment to either shared hosting, dedicated servers or Windows Azure.
  • Transfer files using FTP and Web Deploy.
  • Built-in SEO and Performance reports.
  • Remote and offline editing.
  • Download remote sites to your computer for local editing.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Download details: Microsoft WebMatrix". Microsoft Download Center. Microsoft Corporation. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
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