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+"This script will work fine for a few cases 'by default':"
+" - completely CLEAN WS2012R2 host"
+" - python 2.7 installed in the default path"
+" - wfasctgi installed on the default path"
+"It'll install web2py under the default website "
+" You can use it as a boilerplate to automate your deployments"
+" but it still is released AS IT IS. "
+"BIG FAT WARNING: It will install a bunch of dependecies
+Inspect the source before executing it"
+""
+""
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'stop'
+
+$REALLY_SURE = Read-Host "Do you want to start with web2py deployment? [y/N]"
+if (!@('y', 'Y') -contains $REALLY_SURE) {
+    "Ok, Exiting without doing anything"
+    exit 1
+} 
+#setting root folder
+$rootfolder = $pwd
+
+### utilities - start
+function ask_a_question($question) {
+  $response = Read-Host "$question [Y/n]" 
+  if (@('Y', 'y', '', $null) -contains $response) {
+    return $true
+  } else {
+        return $false
+    }
+}
+
+function unzip_me {
+    #Load the assembly
+    [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.IO.Compression.FileSystem") | Out-Null
+    #Unzip the file
+    [System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::ExtractToDirectory($pathToZip, $targetDir)
+}
+
+
+### utilities - end
+
+#install 4.5 that is needed for a bunch of things anyway
+Install-WindowsFeature Net-Framework-45-Core
+
+#fetch web2py
+$web2py_url = 'http://www.web2py.com/examples/static/web2py_src.zip'
+$web2py_file = "$pwd\web2py_src.zip"
+if (!(Test-Path $web2py_file)) {
+    (new-object net.webclient).DownloadFile($web2py_url, $web2py_file)
+}
+#Load the assembly
+[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.IO.Compression.FileSystem") | Out-Null
+#Unzip the file
+[System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::ExtractToDirectory($web2py_file, $pwd)
+
+#features installation (IIS, needed modules, python, chocolatey, etc)
+$installfeatures = ask_a_question('Do you want to install needed features?')
+
+if ($installfeatures) {
+    Install-WindowsFeature Web-Server,Web-Default-Doc,Web-Static-Content,Web-Http-Redirect,Web-Http-Logging,Web-Request-Monitor,`
+        Web-Http-Tracing,Web-Stat-Compression,Web-Dyn-Compression,Web-Filtering,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-AppInit,`
+        Web-CGI,Web-WebSockets,Web-Mgmt-Console,Web-Net-Ext45
+}
+
+$copy_web2py = ask_a_question("Copy web2py to the default website root?")
+if ($copy_web2py) {
+    Import-Module WebAdministration
+    $available_websites = Get-Website
+    if ($available_websites[0] -eq $null) {
+        $default_one = $available_websites
+    } else {
+        $default_one = $available_websites[0]
+    }
+    $iis_root =  [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables($default_one.PhysicalPath)
+    Copy-Item "$rootfolder\web2py\*" $iis_root -Recurse
+    $rootfolder = $iis_root
+    $acl = (Get-Item $rootfolder).GetAccessControl('Access')
+    $identity = "BUILTIN\IIS_IUSRS"
+    $fileSystemRights = "Modify"
+    $inheritanceFlags = "ContainerInherit, ObjectInherit"
+    $propagationFlags = "None"
+    $accessControlType = "Allow"
+    $rule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule($identity, $fileSystemRights, $inheritanceFlags, $propagationFlags, $accessControlType)
+    $acl.SetAccessRule($rule)
+    Set-Acl $rootfolder $acl
+}
+
+$create_cert = ask_a_question("Do you want to create a self-signed SSL cert?")
+if ($create_cert) {
+  $cert = New-SelfSignedCertificate -DnsName ("localtest.me","*.localtest.me") -CertStoreLocation cert:\LocalMachine\My
+  $rootStore = Get-Item cert:\LocalMachine\Root
+  $rootStore.Open("ReadWrite")
+  $rootStore.Add($cert)
+  $rootStore.Close();
+  Import-Module WebAdministration
+  Set-Location IIS:\SslBindings
+  New-WebBinding -Name "Default Web Site" -IP "*" -Port 443 -Protocol https
+  $cert | New-Item 0.0.0.0!443
+  Set-Location $pwd
+}
+
+"checking for chocolatey"
+if (Get-Command "choco.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) 
+{ 
+   "chocolatey found"
+} else {
+  "installing chocolatey"
+  (new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1') | iex
+}
+"installing url-rewrite"
+choco install UrlRewrite
+$pythonexe = Read-Host 'Python.exe path [C:\Python27\python.exe]'
+if (($pythonexe -eq '') -or ($pythonexe -eq $null)) {
+    $pythonexe = 'C:\Python27\python.exe'
+}
+if (!(Test-Path $pythonexe)) {
+    "ERROR: python executable not found"
+  $pythonwanted = ask_a_question("do you want to install it automatically?")
+    
+  if ($pythonwanted) {
+    choco install webpicmd
+    WebpiCmd.exe /Install /Products:WFastCgi_21_279
+    $pythonexe = 'C:\Python27\python.exe'
+  }
+  else {
+    exit 1
+  }
+    
+}
+$wfastcgipath = Read-Host 'wfastcgi.py path [C:\Python27\Scripts\wfastcgi.py]'
+if (($wfastcgipath -eq '') -or ($wfastcgipath -eq $null)) {
+    $wfastcgipath = 'C:\Python27\Scripts\wfastcgi.py'
+}
+
+if (-not (Test-Path $wfastcgipath)) {
+    "ERROR: wfastcgi.py not found"
+  
+  $wfastcgiwanted = ask_a_question("do you want to install it automatically?")
+  if ($wfastcgiwanted) {
+    choco install webpicmd
+    WebpiCmd.exe /Install /Products:WFastCgi_21_279
+  } else {
+    exit 1
+  }
+}
+$pythondir = Split-Path c:\python27\python.exe
+#installing dependencies
+$env:Path = $env:Path + ";$pythondir;$pythondir\Scripts"
+
+pip install pypiwin32
+
+$PW = Read-Host 'Web2py Admin Password'
+
+$appcmdpath = "$env:windir\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe"
+
+& $appcmdpath set config /section:system.webServer/fastCGI "/+[fullPath='$pythonexe', arguments='$wfastcgipath']"
+& $appcmdpath unlock config -section:system.webServer/handlers
+
+& cd $rootfolder
+& $pythonexe -c "from gluon.main import save_password; save_password('$PW',443)"
+
+$webconfig_template = Join-Path $rootfolder "examples\web.config"
+$destination = Join-Path $rootfolder "web.config"
+$scriptprocessor = 'scriptProcessor="{0}|{1}"' -f $pythonexe, $wfastcgipath
+
+(Get-Content $webconfig_template) | Foreach-Object {$_ -replace 'scriptProcessor="SCRIPT_PROCESSOR"', $scriptprocessor} | where {$_ -ne ""} | Set-Content $destination
+""
+"Installation finished. Web2py is available either on http://localhost/ or at https://localtest.me/"
+""