Do you want to use IIS or Apache. If you want to use IIS, it isn't much good on XP for multiple sites(since it can only run one site). If you need to host multiple sites on IIS, you have to use a Windows Server (NT,2000,2003). Apache should work just fine though.
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 22:27:50 -0500, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: K0rneliuz Van Strauss XIV [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 9:30 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: XP pro good enough for a webserver? > > > > i had a box die on me.. and had to throw some stuff on another box > > quickly... the only thing i had available is XP pro... running > > apache... sqlserver.... memory is good... is xp pro good enough to act > > as a webserver? > > As good or as bad as anything else really. > > WinXP is optimized for interface-driven application usage. In the > "Advanced", "Performance" area of the "System" control panel applet you can > set XP to be optimized for background services. > > This probably won't make a shred of difference unless you get enough traffic > to tax the box. If you do then you might want to look further - you can get > more performance from a server OS. But most apps won't even come close to > taxing a decent box. > > WinXP also isn't as secure out of the box as Linux or Win2003 - apply all > patches and run a firewall to shore things up before you put it on the > network. > > If the OS will run the software and you don't need to eke every ounce of > performance from the box then XP Pro should be a fine web server. > > Jim Davis > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:149019 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
