Well, I think that obviously IIS hides you away from the complexity of settings etc, Apache does certainly have a learning curve and is no where near as intuitive as result, saying that you are correct, with a little dedication it can become easy just like anything. It is an easy vanilla install as is IIS.
The only thing I don't like about Apache are the mod extras and getting them to work (if they do not work out of the box), if you are unfamiliar with compiling etc you can get stuck in a rut trying to get it to work (when binaries are not available). The .config file is very flexible but a GUI onto it would be far more worthwhile IMO. There are also lots of hidden things you may need to install which can take some time funding as the version numbers sometimes do not match up to the version of Apache you run. I can sometimes find Apache far top much trial and error when diagnosing problems which can time consuming. There are also issues / pitfalls when trying to get it to talk to Tomcat when you are not using the APR. Saying this, I like both (usually run Apache locally), in fact I have found Apache to be more stable against older version of IIS (5). I just like the GUI nature of IIS better! :-) "This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Gateway House, 28 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DN, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error please return it to the sender or call our switchboard on +44 (0) 20 89107910. The opinions expressed within this communication are not necessarily those expressed by Reed Exhibitions." Visit our website at http://www.reedexpo.com -----Original Message----- From: Jordan Michaels To: CF-Talk Sent: Sat Jan 20 08:37:33 2007 Subject: Re: Apache config Dave Watts wrote: >> Apache beats the pants off IIS, but it has a bit of a learning curve. >> > <troll> > One important measurement of how good a product is, is how easy it is to > learn and use. > </troll> > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > Apache *is* easy to use - you simply have to take a moment and figure out how to do things with it when you've never used it before. You do that with every new piece of software you ever use. Different does not mean difficult. I do not consider occasionally adding a line or two to a text file difficult - but it is different then IIS and different then the way most MS software works. <troll> You could also say that "how easy it is to learn and use" is relative to the person using it. ;) </troll> -Jordan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:267047 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
