I prefer IIS 6 (I use both on different sites) IIS 6 has a lot of new features, security settings that are a lot better than 5. I would say since you are using Win 2003 Web Server Edition that is what it is for, and it good. Some of the really good things of IIS I have listed below.
In IIS 5, all of the code that IIS server ran in usermode (html, cfm, etc etc etc) Windows has 2 memory spaces (user and kernel) and now all user written code runs in user mode, so poorly written cfm won't nexessarily take down the machine. Now IIS 6 itself uses http.sys which runs in kernel mode. Http.sys itself doesn't execute any code not written by Microsoft, so if you have a page with crummy code that crashes the application it is in, http.sys is in a completely separate space and can just continue on. Now you have application pools, so each application can be in it's own "pool" completely separate from the other applications, so it is not affected by other web applications that may crash etc. In the application pools you can limit the maximum amount of memory, when to recyle all the worker processes so the application and memory is refreshed (either by time or by number of requests). You can specify separate user accounts for each pool to run under. You can have IIS automatically disable the application if X amount of worker processes fail. Out of the box IIS is locked down again isapi filters (.asp, asp.net, cfm, php etc) this is exactly opposite of IIS 5 which you had to run the lockdown tool, IIS 6 also effectively incorporates URLscan out of the box. Overall I prefer to use IIS 6, it takes less time for me to administrate (with 30+ server that is kind of a key point). Just some of my thoughts on it, Bill Nichols -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nat Papovich Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 9:15 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [CFCDev] IIS 6 VS Apache on Win I would recommend that you base your choice primarily on your comfort with the product. If you find that administering IIS is easier, then use it. If you anticipate needing SSL in the future, you might use IIS. If you have multiple servers to keep configured in a cluster, Apache might be easier. If you have a friend who is really good with Apache, then it might be the best. NAT > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Dave Watts > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 7:21 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [CFCDev] IIS 6 VS Apache on Win > > > > I am trying to get your expert opinion about webserver > > performance > > > > IIS 6 or Apache > > > > I have completed a application in MachII.... now last thing > > is to choose web server > > > > Which one is best in performance on [windows 2003 web edition > > server]. > > > > I try both but could not figure out which one is best... > > I doubt you'll see any significant performance difference, for two reasons. > > First, any webserver at all - even the old WinHTTPD on Windows for > Workgroups 3.11 (the precursor to Deerfield Website) - is capable of > saturating a T1 without being overloaded. > > Second, if you're using CF heavily, your web server won't be doing most of > the work anyway. > > Since you went to the trouble of installing Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, > I'd recommend that you stick to the included IIS 6 - that, after all, is > really the whole point of using Web Edition! > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > phone: 202-797-5496 > fax: 202-797-5444 > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' > in the message of the email. > > CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported > by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' in the message of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' in the message of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
