Having been a PHP developer for around 4 years now, I have'nt had the luxury of a Linux machine at home, however I have always had on my now quite slow machine - but still very reliable and runs fast enuff for development puposes - ran Apache/PHP/MySQL on it with no problems (win98), I do keep it up-to-date, still only win98 tho, but running apache2, php 4.2.1, mysql 3.23.49 without any problems.
Production servers have always been linux based, and it's always been jist a matter of uploading and changing the database information. The written code has always been fine - except any hand-made bugs :) I've recently been doing a contract developing an extranet for a client, the server if a win2k machine, iis5, with same PHP/MySQl as above, also without any problems. I might even say that the benchmarking I have done with the application developed, on the server above, the server above but running apache, and the application running on a linux box with apache2 and same versions of PHP/MySQL. The results have virtually been identical. If interested the w2k server is a dual 2ghz p4, as was the linux test-box, and both with 1gb ram. So I believe it's really down to personal choice, of course IIS/Apache have their advantages/disadvantages. If running on a w2k server, I'd lean to IIS - mainly because of the relationship of Active Directory, if you're developing an application that requires some extra security. These are my personal findings... feel free to comment back. I'm always open to trying new methods of deployment. > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Carr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 10 June 2002 8:50 PM > To: Matt Babineau > Cc: PHP Windows > Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Re: Apache 2.0.36 + PHP + Win2000 Server > > > From what I understand, there is support for SSL just not in > the Binary form of > Apache 2.0. You have to compile it yourself. The reason > being is US export > laws of encryption stuff. The Apache Group is very if'y when > it comes to that. > With DMCA and such laws, I can understand why. > -- > Scott Carr > OpenOffice.org > Whiteboard-Doc Maintainer > http://whiteboard.openoffice.org/doc/ > > > Quoting Matt Babineau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Yeah Scott, that's also what I have been hearing. I am > wondering though > > is the PHP support in Apache 1.3 or 2.0 even on Windows the > same type of > > support that you would get on a Linux machine? I am not a > Linux person > > but I may need to be if I can't get good performance out of > Windows. I > > am a Windows person by trade but I am slowly moving towards > open source > > primarily because I can develop for free. I also was rading > about Apache > > 2.0 and it said that there was no SSL support for it. Does > anyone know > > if there is SSL support in Apache v1.3 for windows? > > > > Matt Babineau > > Freelance Internet Developer > > ----------------------------------------- > > e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > p: 603.943.4237 > > w: http://www.criticalcode.com > > PO BOX 601 > > Manchester, NH 03105 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Scott Hurring [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 3:09 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [PHP-WIN] Re: Apache 2.0.36 + PHP + Win2000 Server > > > > > > PHP support for Apache2 is still experimental, so i'd go with Apache > > 1.3.x for now. > > > > Most people i hear from say that PHP/apache is much faster > > than PHP/IIS. > > > > "Matt Babineau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > 003101c21097$69822c40$6501a8c0@developerx">news:003101c21097$69822c40$6501a8c0@developerx... > > > Hello all; > > > > > > I am looking into a solution for a company and I want to use PHP. > > > However I want to use PHP on Windows but do not want to use IIS. > > > Currently on my test system I run IIS + WinXP + PHP, and > I am running > > > PHP as a CGI executable. If I use Apache as the Web > server software, > > > will I be able to take full advantage of PHP? Currently I > know the CGI > > > > > runs slower then "navtive"? (is that correct?) If I > install Apache on > > > a Win2k machine, will my PHP performance be equivalent to a Linux > > > machine? > > > > > > Thank for your response! > > > > > > Matt Babineau > > > Freelance Internet Developer > > > ----------------------------------------- > > > e: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > p: 603.943.4237 > > > w: <http://www.criticalcode.com/> > http://www.criticalcode.com PO BOX > > > 601 Manchester, NH 03105 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > -- > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
