If you use exclusively IIS in your web development and want to implement something that run under apache, or if you want to migrate a solution from linux to windows, there is a product called Helicon Ape which provides apache emulation on windows environment.
Helicon Ape is a software solution that emulates Apache execution environment on Microsoft IIS. It literally implements Apache configuration model (like .htaccess and httpd.conf files) and all most demanded Apache modules in a single IIS add-on, not only making IIS compatible with Apache, but also extending its functionality by a number of essential features.
Benefits of Helicon Ape :
- Users can move their Apache web sites to IIS without modifications;
- Current PHP and other Unix oriented web applications can be easily configured for IIS;
- Flexible user permissions control (as they implemented in Apache world);
- Powerful URL rewriting compatible with Apache does not require rule redesign;
- Reverse and forward proxy features available for a web server;
- Low level controls over web site behavior open extended abilities for optimization, security and performance;
- Comprehensive protection from site attacks;
- Flexible compression and cache functions to speed up a server;
- All-round HTTP-level web developer toolset.
You can find many interesting usage of Helicon Ape over their blog. Helicon Ape is available for download as a 45 days trial, server license start from $175. The company have a similar product ISAPI_Rewrite which provides Apache .htaccess mod_rewrite compatible URL rewriter for Microsoft IIS.
