> Thought I throw in my post from the forums into this > mailing list:
Do you like starting wars? > Just wanted to give my results on this test I did. > First the story. I will be hosting sites on my server > and decided to go with .NET/Win2003, with IIS. Well > most sites are php based or perl with mysql backend. > After configuring everything I gave it a test from > another system externally. i did that and noticed it > was slow. Slower compared to the linux box I currently > have the site on for testing purposes on another > provider. Heck even while statements without hitting > the DB were giving delays that were over 10 seconds! That's just something horribly wrong with your installation. I guess it could be some "beta" bug with .NET. Yeah, windows can be slower, but not that slow. Are you sure the databases are the same on each one, including the indexes? > a) Windows just plain sucks with open source > b) .NET doesnt seem to allow cgi, only ISAPI. Perhaps > ISAPI is slowing it down Usually ISAPI is faster than CGI, but .NET could be screwing with things. > c) In Linux Im using Apache, where in Windows Im using > IIS > d) The .NET OS is a beta and that could be the issue I'd bank on this one, since PHP runs quite fast on Win2K with IIS and PHP as an ISAPI. ---John W. Holmes... Amazon Wishlist: http://www.amazon.com/o/registry/3BEXC84AB3A5E PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
