 | View Full Version : i dont know if this is the right forum but... sirrion 11-06-2002, 12:27 PM Well, quick question, which do you guys think is better? Apache or IIS? Heres my specs (dont know if it really matters) PIII 1ghz 512 ram Windows 2000 Advanced Server well,, i guess im just looking for pros/cons of each really.... any help is appreciated... -Sirrion okihost 11-06-2002, 12:33 PM apache RyanK 11-06-2002, 12:33 PM Well it all depends on what technology your web site is built in. Regardless though I would still go with IIS. If your application calls for *nix type technologies (Perl, PHP, MySQL) just install them as needed. Besides IIS is much more stable on Windows than Apache on Windows. lpguitars 11-06-2002, 12:37 PM If you have to ask then apache. I don't say that because I think apache is really "better" - it's just probably a better all-around choice. If you are going to be hosting a lot of dbases other than MySQL, such as Access or MS SQL, if you plan on running a lot of ASP or .net stuff - then of course IIS. Now if you are asking yourself which to run on your windows server, I would personally have to suggest IIS just cuzz it's native. RyanK 11-06-2002, 12:47 PM Originally posted by lpguitars Now if you are asking yourself which to run on your windows server, I would personally have to suggest IIS just cuzz it's native. I think this is the case since he wrote the specs for his box above. lpguitars 11-06-2002, 12:54 PM oh crud - I'm sorry I totally over looked that!!! My bad. :bawling: Then I'd probably stick with IIS. perldork 11-06-2002, 04:57 PM Hi, Apache 2.0 has been re-written to work as well on Windows as it does on *nix .. so the big questions I would be asking are: 1) Are you making heavy use of MS-specific technologies? 2) Are you more comfortable with *nix or Windows for administration? 3) Are you ready to be very proactive with security on your site? Apache 2.0.x makes heavy use of threading .. the performance on Windows is supposed to be excellent :) .. as it has been rewritten to take advantage of native Win32 threading. For things like DCOM, Windows message-queueing, etc, IIS would be a much easier way to go as the integration would be nearly painless ... but then you have to deal with the script kiddies and their zillions of IIS-specific vulnerability scanners ... something to keep in mind. For any system keeping on top of security needs to be #1. |