is this the only way to install IIS on windows server 2008?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771209.aspx

so i have to create a role and then run a cmd promp开发者_运维问答t? really??? what happened to 'turn windows features on or off' console functionality?

One of the best ways to install is using the web platform installer.

http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx

Not command line, but powerful because you usually need to install other things also. Lets you select everything and then install the bundle.

Not IIS but you could always install Apache!

I used this.

http://www.clickbegin.com/index.php?/knowledgebase/article/43/how-to-install-iis/

Seem to do the job!