> Well we won't be doing much administering beyond the initial > setup. I am looking more in terms of stability, performance, > security and features.
Honestly, if you're not going to change things much, it doesn't really matter. Any web server will perform acceptably - I could install WinHTTPD on a Windows 3.1 machine and it could saturate the bandwidth of a T1. If you're using CF heavily, the web server performance will be largely irrelevant anyway. Apache is certainly more secure by default than IIS 5 on Windows 2000. IIS 6 on Windows Server 2003 is pretty secure by default, however. Both should be stable enough. Again, if you're using CF heavily, you're much more likely to have stability problems with that than with any web server. Both have lots of features, although each has features that the other doesn't. For example, IIS is scriptable, which is kind of nice if you have lots of virtual servers and directories to manage. On the other hand, most non-default Apache functionality is free, while you might have to pay a few bucks for non-default IIS functionaltiy. I would expect that most people would find IIS easier to administer, since it has a GUI. I find working with Apache's httpd.conf file a bit annoying, since it's not really structured or organized especially well, but once you know where everything is it's easy enough to work with. 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! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:216302 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
