I was just giving a quick answer. I wouldn't use apache on Windows but that's just me. I believe in using software that was writing for the specific platform and apache was writing primarily for the Linux platform. I run windows server on a windows box and I run linux software on a linux box. I have used apache on windows and found it to be a little buggy. Maybe this is all fixed. I think back to trying to run gimp on windows as well. Many times, a port to windows isn't as good as software that was originally written for windows.
So in that sense you are right. You don't "have" to run IIS on windows xp. But in this gentlemans case I wouldn't recommend running php/mysql because of the extra resources required to server up dynamic sites. He should probably stick with psychosts 1.9.1 if he wants give stats for the servers. Let it generate static pages so that you don't have to use php and mysql. The whole linux is more secure than windows is a tired argument. They all are secure as you make them. If you run insecure scripts on you apache install then your system will be insecure. If you leave all your ports open and run services you don't need then you are less secure. But you take your server and turn off all unnecessary services and close all unnecessary ports linux and windows will be equally secure. But that's just my opinion. I like linux and run my webserver on a linux machine and I am no Microsoft junkie. If I could run all my software (productivity apps and games) on linux (with good performance) I would switch. But until that day is possible, I use what I must. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hlds- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rice, Rick > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 9:29 AM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: RE: [hlds] Web server > > Not true dude, what about Jakarta Tomcat/Apache with PHP/MYSQL? I use this > both at work and home with great success. Apache is much more versatile > and > secure than IIS, IMHO ONLY. > > Use what you are comfortable with, but never believe you only have 1 > choice. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Tuttle > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 10:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [hlds] Web server > > You should take this question to a web hosting community. But the short > of > it is that to setup a windows XP to host a website you need to use IIS. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hlds- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hemminger Corey SrA 735 > > CES/CEUD > > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 8:50 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [hlds] Web server > > > > How do you set up windows XP to host a website on the web? What I'm > > trying to do is create a website for people to view their stats and > > rankings and such, and I can also add a link to launch and connect them > > to my server, on the same machine I'm hosting my CSS server. I'm looking > > for the cheap as in free way of doing so. I currently have a free URL > > name that'll work for now from DynDNS. I want to host the site from my > > home box so eventually when I get more professional at hosting the > > server and creating the website I can add more stuff to the website and > > most sites that host for free or little money limit you on the number of > > pages you can use or the size of your site, or both. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 3:25 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: hlds digest, Vol 1 #3887 - 7 msgs > > > > Send hlds mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than > > "Re: Contents of hlds digest..." > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
