I will agree with David that Apache is a much better web server when it comes to PHP. I host web sites for a couple radio stations which have a requests page. These requests are dumped to a MySQL database. The DJs can view the requests via a browser. This page is a PHP file.
Under IIS, it was not uncommon for just 20 or 30 requests to take more than 60 seconds to process. With Apache, it's instantaneous. I still have IIS running, but only use it for incoming FTP and FrontPage (from the webmasters). This was using PGP as a DLL (the supposedly faster way) and on both Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows .NET (now 2003) Web Edition Server. John "David Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I am a newcomer to PHP too but, Apache is a MUCH better server than IIS. > I have used it for years. For one thing it is much more secure. For > another it is highly configurable. It installs automatically, and the > walks you through the setup. It keeps a log of all transations, which > allows you to find anyone that is trying to hack your computer. It is > also free. I have turned off all IIS functions on my XP system for > security reasons, and use Apache instead. > > David > > Taro Kodama wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > I have the following situation. > > > > I installed PHP in my XP Pro and got the message, "Due > > to a missing OCX control on your system, the > > installation wizard is unable to configure your web > > server." I'm using a localhost. I checked many > > documents and the server configuration against the PHP > > installation instructions but it still gives me a > > blank screen (I see the source code) after all. > > > > What can I do? Any alternative? I just started > > learning PHP and can't move forward. > > > > Taro the newcomer > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more > > http://tax.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
