Apache can install in about 1 minute (get the binary, run the install wizard), is easy to use (get the binary, run the install wizard, your choice to tweak or not to tweak), keep up on your patches! That will take less time with Apache since you don't have to do it as often.
You can be dumb as a rock about UNIX, but the original poster didn't ask about UNIX. If I don't want a lot of overhead to learn, I would avoid products that require frequent patching, technet, or arcane registry hacks. "man pages" is the right term for what you meant, but that applies to UNIX, which was not what the original poster asked about. That aside, even in UNIX, Apache documentation is in http://localhost/manual/ by default. But you really want the documentation before you complete the configuration, right? That's why it's in htdocs/manual under whichever directory tree you unzipped Apache. You want documentation even before downloading? Try http://httpd.apache.org/docs/. More specifically, see http://httpd.apache.org/docs//wiudows.html for the platform in question. You *might* end up re-compiling something, but probably not. If you do have to re-compile something, it wouldn't have been to get Apache to run!. Apache runs "out of the box". Get your platform's compiled binary from http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/ and find out for yourself. Nice of you to say what you can do with a GUI, but you forgot to name the GUIs, like Comanche, Mohawk, Covalent, or any others listed at http://gui.apache.org or at your favorite search engine. Finally, there are a billion books out there on Apache, and Google Groups as well. O'Reilly's "Apache: the Definite Guide" is a favorite in the community, but there's also "Apache Pocket Reference", "Apache for Dummies", "Apache Server: a Beginner's Guide", "Apache Server for Windows Little Black Book", why am I listing all this here? See for yourself at http://httpd.apache.org/info/apache_books.html or search your favorite search engine. Have you heard any other FUD you would like debunked? On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 06:14:59AM -0500, Robert Buel wrote: > Guys- > > I will be a heretic and vote for IIS--you can install it in about 1 > minute, easy to use, just like Apache, keep up on your patches! :) > As far as the CLI, I have mixed feelings. I'm dumb as a rock about 'NIX, > and the biggest problem I have is that you have so much overhead to > learn to do the simplest things. Even if you look it up in the > "man-pages" (I think that's right) you still might end up re-compiling > something to get it to run! > At least with the GUI, you run help, and just click the link in help to > run the task...also, if you know there's a window that will configure > it, you can always hunt around and find it... > Finally, there are a billion books out there on windows, and technet as > well. > But, of course, if you know 'NIX, it is easier to administer for you, > and if you know Windows, it would be easier to administer! To me, the > only sticking point here is that if you don't know either one, the GUI > is faster to learn! > > Bob
