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Microsoft Releases IIS FastCGI Module
Marcy writes "Microsoft has just announced the final release of the IIS FastCGI module for IIS 5.1 (XP), 6 (2003), and 7 (2008). This FastCGI module was built with collaboration from Zend, the creators of PHP, and is intended to solve the CGI on Windows problem." It's free as in beer.
"Microsoft Releases IIS Fascist Module"? So I see they've made it official. On the other, it might be better than the "IIS Promiscuous Module" that seemed to be so popular a few years ago.
Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
You open source free software kiddies might want to step back and watch some *real* innovation going on! We're calling it FasTcGI" over here in the Windows world. Well, take a look at it, I'm sure you're all hankering to just rip it off and use it with your oh-so-wonderful "apatchY" web server.
Huh? It's, what?
Nevermind....
Do you have ESP?
Wow, I wouldn't be actually TELLING people this. According to Netcraft, IIS usage has surged recently while Apache use has retracted. The overwhelming majority of these servers are secure and stable.
Your problems are more an indication of YOUR abilities than of IIS.
I can install Apache in 5 minutes with more open holes than a cheerleader after the homecoming game. It doesn't make the software insecure.
I'm familiar with both Apache and IIS and I'd rather use Apache any day. Rather than half an hour of clicking around to make it behave the way I want, if it's possible at all in crappy IIS, I can copy, paste, and modify a short bit of text in a few seconds. There is no mystery to how it works and it always works on the first try, assuming you know what you're doing, which is not something I can say for IIS.
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