The biggest issue is what hardware to set all this up on. I've been planning to set up the development environment on my laptop, which is XP Pro. No problem there really. If Apache will allow me to develop multiple websites for development, that's good enough.
I had just opened up another branch of inquiry for future reference concerning what the production OS would need to be...now I know it can't be XP Pro....but I could still use Win 2000 Server, or Linux (yikes!) without spending anything. But I think Win Web Server might be a reasonably inexpensive alternative to Win 2003 Server...I just haven't used it at all. Anybody else using Win Web Server? -----Original Message----- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 1:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Don't need a Windows Server OS if using Apache? > So, I've decided to use Apache instead of IIS as a web server. > > Does this mean that my web server can now serve multiple sites from > Win XP Pro, instead of having to have a server OS, such as Win 2000 > Server, Win 2003 Server, or Win Web Server? Yes. > I'm talking about a production server.not a development server. I wouldn't recommend this. As Jochem mentioned, there are limitations on how many open connections a non-server Windows OS may accept. If you already have a Windows 2000 Server, why not just use that? Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:243968 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
