Jump to content

Microsoft WebMatrix

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Webmatrix maven (talk | contribs) at 00:06, 22 March 2013. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Microsoft WebMatrix
Developer(s)Microsoft
Stable release
7.1.1674.0 / 8 January 2011; 14 years ago (2011-01-08)
Operating systemWindows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP (Service Pack 3)
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2[1]
PlatformIntel x86 - 32bit and .NET Framework
Size12 MB[1]
Available inEnglish, Italian, Czech, German, Korean, Polish, Japanese, Russian, Port-Brazil, French, Turkish, Spanish, Chinese-Simplified, Chinese-Traditional[1]
TypeWebsite builder and HTML editor
LicenseFreeware[1]
Websitewww.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/

Microsoft WebMatrix is a free, lightweight, cloud-connected web development application for Windows. WebMatrix enables developers to build websites using built-in templates or popular open-source applications, with full support for ASP.NET, PHP, Node.js and HTML 5. Microsoft developed WebMatrix for the purpose of providing web developers with coding, customization, and publishing capabilities all in one place.

History

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. On September 6th 2012 the official release of WebMatrix 2 went public.

ASP.NET Web Matrix, whose name was the inspiration for WebMatrix, was released in 2003 and later discontinued.

Features

  • Automated creation, publishing, and synchronization of companion cloud websites.
  • Integration with source control systems including Git and Team Foundation Service.
  • Source code completion and syntax highlighting for HTML 5, CSS3, JavaScript, TypeScript.
  • 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, MS 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.[dead link]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft_WebMatrix&oldid=546125783"