Re: [PHP] Running PHP on a windows server-your views
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Re: [PHP] Running PHP on a windows server-your views
Angelo Zanetti wrote: HI all. I would like some honest answers and if you have any experience with problems or no problems running PHP on a windows server. Basically we are interested to know if there are any problems/security issues/stability issues/performance issues or any other issues running a production site (big live site) on a windows server. how big is big? serverfarm big? if it is that big then you have probably already missed the boat - stability, security, performance scalability should be with in the realm of the known if your site is that high traffic. jmho. Im assuming it will be running IIS. from memory I recall Zend going into partnership with M$ and they were/are pushing the use of the FastCGI php SAPI in conjunction with IIS. from what I gather this combo is stable and fast - you'd think Zend+M$ would have enough resources to make it work ... I have no experience (and don't intend to get any ;-) with this setup but you can STW for more info on this and maybe come to some kind of useful conclusion. The site is very important and any issues will hamper the functionality and accessibility of the site. I have N*100 customers that say exactly the same thing about their own sites ;-) All your responses will be greatly appreciated. TIA Angelo -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Running PHP on a windows server-your views
On 3/19/07, Angelo Zanetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI all. I would like some honest answers and if you have any experience with problems or no problems running PHP on a windows server. Basically we are interested to know if there are any problems/security issues/stability issues/performance issues or any other issues running a production site (big live site) on a windows server. Im assuming it will be running IIS. The site is very important and any issues will hamper the functionality and accessibility of the site. All your responses will be greatly appreciated. TIA Angelo -- I was running PHP under windows, but not with IIS, i used Apache. After some time i thought i might wanted to try linux, and since that i didn't even thought about getting back. First of all is that it is a lot more secure, a lot of scripts don't do any harm on a normal configured linux server, while they do as running on a microsoft server, because php has more rights in windows (not to mention my server, running PHP as root...) and stability is a lot better, my linux server can handle more connections at the same time (multitasking is better on linux) and i noted the difference in RAM usage. On the other side i don't see any reason why to run windows on it. The most important reasion was that microsoft could execute ASP code, but since the coming of mono (mono-project.org), it is also possible to use ASP code on a linux server running apache. If you have things that require windows, go for a windows server, if not, go for LAMP. maybe with perl, cgi, and asp support. Tijnema -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] Running PHP on a windows server-your views
On 3/19/07, Angelo Zanetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI all. I would like some honest answers and if you have any experience with problems or no problems running PHP on a windows server. Basically we are interested to know if there are any problems/security issues/stability issues/performance issues or any other issues running a production site (big live site) on a windows server. Im assuming it will be running IIS. The site is very important and any issues will hamper the functionality and accessibility of the site. All your responses will be greatly appreciated. TIA Angelo -- From my experience, it seems many more people in the web community run PHP under Linux than Windows. Therefore, if, no, when you get stuck with something, the chances of you finding the answer quickly would be much higher with Linux. Edward -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Running PHP on a windows server-your views
On 3/19/07, Edward Kay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/19/07, Angelo Zanetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI all. I would like some honest answers and if you have any experience with problems or no problems running PHP on a windows server. Basically we are interested to know if there are any problems/security issues/stability issues/performance issues or any other issues running a production site (big live site) on a windows server. Im assuming it will be running IIS. The site is very important and any issues will hamper the functionality and accessibility of the site. All your responses will be greatly appreciated. TIA Angelo -- From my experience, it seems many more people in the web community run PHP under Linux than Windows. Therefore, if, no, when you get stuck with something, the chances of you finding the answer quickly would be much higher with Linux. Edward That's not totally true, as PHP doesn't differ a lot if running on linux/windows. And even users that run PHP on linux know sometimes answers for people running PHP on windows... Tijnema. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] Running PHP on a windows server-your views
Im assuming it will be running IIS. (shudder) The site is very important and any issues will hamper the functionality and accessibility of the site. LOL -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] Running PHP on a windows server-your views
On 3/19/07, Edward Kay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/19/07, Angelo Zanetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI all. I would like some honest answers and if you have any experience with problems or no problems running PHP on a windows server. Basically we are interested to know if there are any problems/security issues/stability issues/performance issues or any other issues running a production site (big live site) on a windows server. Im assuming it will be running IIS. The site is very important and any issues will hamper the functionality and accessibility of the site. All your responses will be greatly appreciated. TIA Angelo -- From my experience, it seems many more people in the web community run PHP under Linux than Windows. Therefore, if, no, when you get stuck with something, the chances of you finding the answer quickly would be much higher with Linux. Edward That's not totally true, as PHP doesn't differ a lot if running on linux/windows. And even users that run PHP on linux know sometimes answers for people running PHP on windows... Tijnema. You're right, PHP scripting doesn't differ that much between operating systems and the few inconsistencies are generally known from both sides. From my interpretation of the OP though, the question is not so much about PHP coding but rather the web server setup. I think that there is generally more support on the web for running web servers on Linux than Windows, and this is especially true when using PHP. Edward -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Running PHP on a windows server-your views
On Mon, March 19, 2007 3:39 am, Angelo Zanetti wrote: I would like some honest answers and if you have any experience with problems or no problems running PHP on a windows server. Let me put it this way: Core PHP will not make Windows any less stable than it already is. That means that if you have one of the 0.01% of Windows SysAdmins who actually is competent, then you should be fine. If not, then PHP isn't going to help matters. If you start adding in some seldom-used DLL extensions... No promises. :-) Check with people who actually USE PHP on Windows with heavy volume, if you can find any... Is there still a php-windows@ list from php.net? Basically we are interested to know if there are any problems/security issues/stability issues/performance issues or any other issues running a production site (big live site) on a windows server. Im assuming it will be running IIS. You really shouldn't, as Apache on Windows is a good way to transition to a real server. :-) Disclosure: I hate MS and have a severe bias. YMMV -- Some people have a gift link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some starving artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Running PHP on a windows server-your views
Yes, there is a PHP-WIN list. Much less volumn than this list. We run PHP on Windows using IIS. So far haven't had any problems. But we've been using it on intranet only sites and not very intensive or complicated. Regards, Bruce Richard Lynch [EMAIL PROTECTED] 20/03/2007 11:28:14 a.m. On Mon, March 19, 2007 3:39 am, Angelo Zanetti wrote: I would like some honest answers and if you have any experience with problems or no problems running PHP on a windows server. Let me put it this way: Core PHP will not make Windows any less stable than it already is. That means that if you have one of the 0.01% of Windows SysAdmins who actually is competent, then you should be fine. If not, then PHP isn't going to help matters. If you start adding in some seldom-used DLL extensions... No promises. :-) Check with people who actually USE PHP on Windows with heavy volume, if you can find any... Is there still a php-windows@ list from php.net? Basically we are interested to know if there are any problems/security issues/stability issues/performance issues or any other issues running a production site (big live site) on a windows server. Im assuming it will be running IIS. You really shouldn't, as Apache on Windows is a good way to transition to a real server. :-) Disclosure: I hate MS and have a severe bias. YMMV -- Some people have a gift link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some starving artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
