[FX.php List] Windows/Apache instead of Windows/IIS

[Dale Bengston]

Yes. I am road-testing a Windows/Apache/PHP installation at a major  
client. So far, all is well. Much nicer (or at very least more  
familiar) than IIS, and definitely less need for restarts.

Dale

On Jul 10, 2009, at 5:36 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:

> Sorry for burying the question.
>
> In short, the question is, "We're having trouble with Windows 2008  
> Server/IIS due to IIS crashes. Is Windows 2008 Server/Apache a  
> better alternative"?
>
> Looks like the answer might be "Yes".
>
> Any other opinions out there?
>
> Will look into FMWebSchool's instructions.
>
> Thanks Steve.
>
> J
>
> At 11:25 PM +0100 7/10/09, Steve Winter wrote:
>> Hi Jonathan,
>>
>> I'm not really sure what your question is...??
>>
>> If you're looking for 'endorsements', then I highly recommend  
>> following the FMWebschool instructions and moving to Apache on  
>> Win2003... it's simpler, the configuration is transparent, and many  
>> of the modules/instructions/concepts that are developed for *nix  
>> based systems (including OS X) 'just work', rather than having to  
>> be interpreted and mucked with to work under the IIS nightmare...
>>
>> As I'm sure you can tell I'm not a fan of IIS, and was extremely  
>> disappointed that FM pulled support for FMS on linux... these days  
>> with OS X as a credible alternative, that's my preference, however  
>> when the comparatively lower cost of a windows based server pushes  
>> clients towards that platform I still go with the Apache  
>> alternative...
>>
>> YMMV...
>>
>> Cheers
>> Steve
>>
>
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