Hi ! On Sat, 2 Aug 2003, The.Rock wrote:
> Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 13:50:32 -0500 > From: The.Rock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-WIN] Re: Apache or IIS > > I wouldn't call myself a guru with IIS, but I happen to know a lot about it. > In my experience with IIS and PHP, the bigger the script the more IIS seems > to sag. Apache runs better and is more stable I think than IIS. The thing > about editing a conf file for the configuration is no big deal. If your > setting this up, its not so much different that you couldn't learn it in a > short amount of time. Plus there are a few GUI front ends for editing the > conf file in windows. Config files are better, you can exactly lookup what you have done ( dont' have to remember which checkboxes and bla bla bla...). And it's better for migration on other servers. But I have to say that I found IIS and PHP very stable on our servers. > > The other thing is, I seem to have less problems on Apache than IIS. The > isapi dll for php in IIS isn't very stable and often time craps out for no > reasons. Apache may have some issues, but they will be far less than what > you'll experience in IIS. > Apache is really more rock-solid when it comes to performance. > I'm a windows person, but recently started learning Redhat. You'll find a > big performance difference if you can run php on a Linux OS. I've got > several scripts that I have a time function that measures how fast the page > is created. Its pretty much a night and day difference as far as performance > is concerned. > > Just my 2 cents... > > > "William Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi, > > > > We are planning to use PHP on windows 2000 but which is the better web > > server to use under this these circumstances IIS or Apache? > > > > Thanks > > > > Will > > > > > > > > > > -- > 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
