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Microsoft Releases IIS FastCGI Module

Posted by kdawson on from the smells-like-coexistence dept.

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.

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  1. Re:free as in beer? by EricWright · · Score: 5, Funny

    The "free as in beer" thing really annoys me. I've NEVER seen free beer, anywhere! I propose we all stop using this ridiculous phrase and start using "free as in air" instead.

    Now, if there IS free beer being offered somewhere, just point me in the right direction.

  2. Re:Why bother? by jimstapleton · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Actually, IIS does have text file configuration also - the metabase.

    That's one thing I like about it - I can edit the text file OR use the GUI.

    The caveat is the text-file is XML, the pro is that it's structure in such a way that it's not as painful to edit by hand as normal XML. Also, there's a log file in the same directory that produces really helpful error messages if you screw up editing it by hand.

    Having used both, I find neither significantly better/easier to administrate. They are just different

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  3. Re:Rasmus Lerdorf must be pissed today by PHPfanboy · · Score: 5, Informative
    Hi, I work for Zend (not in Marketing dept.) - this issue comes up every time it's written in the press or other interviews. It's not how we market ourselves, and every time we're quoted as "the creators of PHP" Zeev and Andi get hauled over the coals by the PHP development community. It's not the first time and probably not the last time this has happened. For the record, this is how Zend markets itself:

    Zend is the PHP company.
    Businesses utilizing PHP know Zend as the place to go for PHP expertise and sound technology solutions. Andi Gutmans and Zeev Suraski, two of Zend's founders, are key contributors to PHP and creators of the open source Zend Engine. Because of their internationally recognized authority, the company and its founders continue to play leadership roles in the PHP and open source communities, and are accountable for a central role in the explosive growth of PHP.
    Slighty different, I think you'll agree.
    Happy PHP'ing
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  4. Re:Problem? by EvanED · · Score: 5, Informative

    I think it is somewhat more expensive...

    It's a lot more expensive. Some numbers MSR came up with while working on their research OS Singularity put process creation on Linux at ~700,000 cycles, just over 1 million on FreeBSD, and just under 5.4 million cycles on XP. Here's one source; slide 23.

    I'm not arguing against your main point; I'm just pointing out that there is actually a huge difference between process creation time on the different systems.

  5. Re:Problem? by A+nonymous+Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "architected" is not a word, since "architect" is not a verb

    A. You're wrong. English is a living language. Any word that people understand as a verb is a verb. You understood what was written, therefore you are lying.

    B. Your conclusion ("architected" is not a word) does not automatically follow from your premise (since "architect" is not a verb). Your logic is not logical.

    C. Any grammer nazi who does not capitalize the first word in a sentence is a hypocrite.

    D. Any grammar nazi who does not end sentences with a period is a hypocrite.

    E. Any grammar nazi who complains that the "nazi" in "grammar nazi" should be capitalized does not understand how words can be used in a generic sense and thus no longer be proper names.

    F. Grammar nazis suck.

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