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MX and Apache 2.0.47
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csteinhilber
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Stephanie,
MX and Apache 2.0.47... does it work? Yes, definitely. That's what I use on my development laptop.
Is it a good match? That would probably depend on who you talk to, what O/S you're running, and what you are looking to do with ColdFusion and your site in general.
If you're running a given flavor of Windows, it's sometimes just easier and more reliable to simply use IIS. Since IIS was built specifically for Windows (and some would say vice versa as well), it's a little more integrated and a little more forgiving of resources (ie - it "knows" all of Windows little nuances). By contrast, while I haven't seen the latest stats, I do believe Apache's bread-and-butter is still UNIX/LINUX and BE environments... it's where they're really concentrating. So Apache does tend to run a bit slower under Windows, though, ironically, it's often far more stable.
If you're running on <insert UNIX flavor here>, Apache is great (IMHO). It's fast, stable, and full-featured (even if it's configuration can be quite a bit more manual than something like GUI-happy IIS).
Finally, while Apache is a tremendous server (again, IMHO), it's not typically considered an enterprise-level solution. If you're looking to serve high-traffic applications with transactional functionality (read: e-commerce), you might arguably do better with more of an enterprise solution, like iPlanet, etc.
-Carl
MX and Apache 2.0.47... does it work? Yes, definitely. That's what I use on my development laptop.
Is it a good match? That would probably depend on who you talk to, what O/S you're running, and what you are looking to do with ColdFusion and your site in general.
If you're running a given flavor of Windows, it's sometimes just easier and more reliable to simply use IIS. Since IIS was built specifically for Windows (and some would say vice versa as well), it's a little more integrated and a little more forgiving of resources (ie - it "knows" all of Windows little nuances). By contrast, while I haven't seen the latest stats, I do believe Apache's bread-and-butter is still UNIX/LINUX and BE environments... it's where they're really concentrating. So Apache does tend to run a bit slower under Windows, though, ironically, it's often far more stable.
If you're running on <insert UNIX flavor here>, Apache is great (IMHO). It's fast, stable, and full-featured (even if it's configuration can be quite a bit more manual than something like GUI-happy IIS).
Finally, while Apache is a tremendous server (again, IMHO), it's not typically considered an enterprise-level solution. If you're looking to serve high-traffic applications with transactional functionality (read: e-commerce), you might arguably do better with more of an enterprise solution, like iPlanet, etc.
-Carl
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thanks for answering Carl,
we're running it on windows 2000, but are moving toward windows 2003.
it's for an intranet with not too heavy a load.....web-based applications interacting with Access for the most part.
I was given to understand (from someone who I believe 'knows their stuff') that Coldfusion seems to have trouble with the latest Apache ......so there's no truth to this?
Stephanie
we're running it on windows 2000, but are moving toward windows 2003.
it's for an intranet with not too heavy a load.....web-based applications interacting with Access for the most part.
I was given to understand (from someone who I believe 'knows their stuff') that Coldfusion seems to have trouble with the latest Apache ......so there's no truth to this?
Stephanie
csteinhilber
Programmer
Well... define "trouble".
There are a few small hoops to jump through for install... the MX installation exe doesn't seem to recognize that Apache is running so it won't automatically edit the http.conf file to plug in ColdFusion (so, by default, CF installs under it's own standalone web server). But it's fairly straightforward to go in and manually edit the Apache file yourself so that CF will use it instead.
But as far as day-to-day operations of the two communicating properly with each other, I haven't any problems at all.
-Carl
There are a few small hoops to jump through for install... the MX installation exe doesn't seem to recognize that Apache is running so it won't automatically edit the http.conf file to plug in ColdFusion (so, by default, CF installs under it's own standalone web server). But it's fairly straightforward to go in and manually edit the Apache file yourself so that CF will use it instead.
But as far as day-to-day operations of the two communicating properly with each other, I haven't any problems at all.
-Carl
bluesauceuk
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How? Would you go about that!
I am trying to install version 50...
I am trying to install version 50...
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