[users@httpd] Apache under Windows 2003 or Linux ?

[Pierre Labrecque]

Hello,

 

Just in case: this is not a kind of troll… I just want to know… + sorry for
my poor English (I speak French).

 

I have to install a web server to run several wikis on it. These wikis will
be in use for around 150 to 200 users (Technical Support wikis for a Help
Desk). This web server must be always on, fast, etc… I have read some
comments on the web that said that it’s a “heresy” to run Apache on a
Windows 2003 system. But as I’m not familiar with Linux (my knowledge about
it is equal to zero), I would like to know if for my needs it’s OK to run
the web server on a Windows 2003 system. I want a fast server, but as this
is just for 150-200 users (this is not a Google web site!), may I expect
honest performance and stability? What I will install is: Windows 2003,
latest Apache, PHP, MySQl and Mediawiki packages. Nothing else.

 

Thanks in advance for your comments,

 

Pierre