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eWeek: Apache 2.0 Trumps IIS

Posted by chrisd on from the apache-is-the-one-true-web-server dept.

AK47 writes "eWeek has a very positive review of Apache 2.0, entitled "Apache 2.0 Beats IIS at Its Own Game." They recommend the native Apache version on Windows over IIS for production use, citing superior security with no loss in performance."

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  1. Thats because.... by autopr0n · · Score: 1, Troll

    *BSD sucked up all the arrogant assholes. Everyone knows the 'l33tist of the l33t use FreeBSD.

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  2. Re:Eh? by tshak · · Score: 1, Troll

    What a crappy 'comparison'

    Exactly. AFAIK, Apache has always been faster than IIS for static page loading. What's new? However, for dynamic requests (depending on multiple factors) I've seen benchmarks that show IIS bests Apache. The fact that they didn't give us a whole lot of info leave's the claims holding little ground. Also, Apache 2.0 is very new, and IIS 5.0 is not so new. Let's wait and compare it with IIS 6.0 (XML conf files, more security (we'll see), faster performance, and a stainless steel kitchen sink) when it comes out.

    Plus, those of you saying that "Apache can run ASP" are forgetting that A) larger apps generally don't port all that well, and B) ASP is dead (or will die soon - hopefully!), as ASP.NET is where a lot of new development is headed.

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  3. Re:ASP.NET w/ SQL Srv 7 Punks the hell out of Comp by octogen · · Score: 0, Troll

    People SEVERLY underesitimate how important ease of use in ALL fields is... The easier to use.. the quicker to produce.. the quicker to produce the less money wasted and the more time working...

    No. People SEVERLY underestimate the damage caused by insecure and unreliable products such as IIS on Windows Servers.

    Many downtimes and/or viruses, worms and hackers can cause loss of more money than you could ever save by rapid application/web development.

    I was gonna go completly anti-MS, but once .NET with SQL 7 specs came out [...]

    .NET may be an interessting development tool.

    But I would not use it as a part of a production environment as long as .NET runs on unreliable Windows-PC-Servers.

    SQL Server can be replaced by Oracle or DB2. No need to use Microsoft platforms for servers.

    regards, octogen