J-C Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Well before i get flamed i tried searching but damn so many irrelevant posts... I want to know what is the best http server besides Apache, I have tried Xampp and I really don't think is that great, I mean is really user friendly and all and easy to use but I fint it too "simple" also tried abyss now is more "advance" i guess I would say but i liked it so I just want to know your thoughts!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 xampp is not a http server, it is simply a pre-packaged version of Apache with php (and other) support built in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whansen02 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 A fair number of people use Zope but that's because it's a user friendly alternative to Apache but generally it's Apache vs MS IIS (Internet Information Server/Service) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 While Zope does indeed include a http server, I wouldn't say it is one. Its much more of an application server with built in development framework, cms and database. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-C Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 ok thorpe Im really not asking for what exactly everything is... I just want to know what is the best one... and what i mean is what ever can get you to host a web server... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 and what i mean is what ever can get you to host a web server... Http servers are web servers so..... Anyway, the term best is very opinionated. Most php based sites are hosted on Apache servers. In my opinion, Apache is THE http server. However, depending on your requirements, IIS may be better suited. What exactly will you be using the server for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-C Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 Just to host my site mostly php scripts, doesn't have to be super or anything just able to do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Then I would go with Apache. Its free, popular, well documented and very powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-C Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 Thanks, I never actually tried Apache by itself lol, I only tried Xampp and abyss ( pretty good btw ). Time to try Apache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manwhoeatsrats Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 xampp installs an apache server, along with mySQL, and php..... I mean if you just want apache by itself, that is fine, but keep in mind that php is NOT built into apache. so if you are storing php scripts they will not work with apache alone. also, I do not understand.... it is to easy? are you wanting it to be difficult? I mean for a learning purpose or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yucky Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Then you've got drop in Apache replacements such as Lightspeed. PHP performance with Lightspeed used to be far better than that of Apache, but that was a while back and I've not seen any benchmarks for newer versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oni-kun Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Nginx (Engine-X) is what Google uses! Anyway, It's a specific alternative for customization. Another suggestion is Lighttpd, It used to be fairly common and a competitor with Apache, includes FastCGI, Asynchronous IO etc.. But if you're not really experienced with those things, Apache is the best method to go. If you need to do URL rewriting etc. You don't need to install plugins and such, and there is much much more documentation available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Nginx (Engine-X) is what Google uses! And you would know this how? Last I heard there web servers where developed in house, though its speculated they are just highly customized Apache servers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roopurt18 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 ok thorpe Im really not asking for what exactly everything is Just to nitpick, how can you know what is "best" at something if you don't know what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpace1983 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I'm a huge fan of Apache/Tomcat. Apache is scalable, secure, and compatible with every major web scripting language out there. Nginx would be my second choice, it has a very small footprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmola Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 In general, people tend to use the server that best fits there platform. On Windows servers, that is IIS, especially if using ASP/.NET On Linux it's Apache, especially if using LAMP. With that said, many sites also use lighttpd either as a substitute for apache or to host static files like images, js and flash. If you're using java to write servelets and doing your serverside coding using JSP, then Tomcat is popular, although it is often paired up with Apache. There are alternatives in about every category, and you can obviously use Apache on Windows, which you have been using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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