Is it ok to use Apache+PHP+MySQL on Windows on a production site?

And is there any website traffic monitoring tools for windows?

1. Why not. There are many companies that use apache+PHP+MySQL on Windows.

2. I'm sure there is, but do not know which. I do not have any experience with M$.

I would suggest going with the IIS option. Its so much secure and allows you to run windows specific technologies of asp and asp.net more easily. You can still run mysql with iis, if thats your concern + it supports all other scripting engines of php , perl etc

You can, but IMO it will be better to run IIS on a Windows server- will be faster and potentially more secure.

Why do you want to run Apache over IIS?

I always run MySQL + Apache + PHP under Windows. I have done it under 2003 and 2008 and it works great. I don't really like IIS or ASP. Apache run pretty smoothly under windows.

Unless you want to host ASP.NET or IIS specific things, then you have no choice, it's IIS.

Sure you can run apache, mysql and php under windows. I actually had a few setups with Xampp under 2003 and 2008. As for monitors, check out http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/ or http://www.paessler.com/prtg/.

our intranet is run on apache php and mysql on a windows box, I find it more stable than IIS. IIS also runs on that server on a different port as its our citrix server

Most people just run IIS but some do run apache on a windows server. Just make sure you disable IIS

You can install AWstats for windows, its a bit tricky to configure but its free. An easier log file analyzer is web log expert. http://www.weblogexpert.com/ They have a lite version which is free and works well, It provides basic reports from the log files.

Hi!
I run apache on Windows..alongside IIS7. I just use a different port.

It works fine. :)

OK I installed Apache on Windows but I cannot make mod rewrite to work. can anyone help me.

Are you using XAMPP? You probably need to enable mod_rewrite by finding the word mod_rewrite in httpd.conf and removing the # symbol in the httpd.conf file on the same line.

Yes, you can using AppServ