OT: Apache Version Used

[Brad Bartram]

Ahh - the old 1 vs 2 debate.  ;-)

What you use should depend largely on what you are using the server for.  If 
you are using the server for php or pretty much most of the interpreted 
langauages like php, the answer is a resounding 1.3.  Apache 2 and php should 
not be used in a production or live environment due to the security and 
stability issues that are raised.  

If you are using Apache with an external interpreter such as Tomcat or the 
like, then using Apache 2 is the hands down winner.

The reason for the difference is really the same - threads.  Apache 2 can use 
a threaded operation that makes it perfect for a multithreaded application 
like tomcat but inherently unsafe for php.

Just my $.02

And to stay on topic - I use apache as I outlined above.  In the rare instance 
I need both Tomcat and php support, I either divide the load using 
redirection and forwarding or if I need it all on one server I sacrifice 
Tomcat / apache performance and use 1.3 series.

brad

On Monday 20 December 2004 9:22 pm, Timothy Domst wrote:
> Have you ever used 2?  Does 1 give you any problems?
>
> On Dec 20, 2004, at 6:01 PM, Joshua Ronne Altemoos wrote:
> > I use 1.3 becuase that is the default for slack10 which is on my server
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:35:24 -0500, Timothy Domst
> >
> > <timothy.domst at verizon.net> wrote:
> >> I have SuSE 9.1 installed and it has Apache 2 on it, but I messed up
> >> the settings or something.  I have a book about Apache 1, and I had it
> >> working well before when I had 9.0.  Should I just install Apache 1
> >> and
> >> forget about 2?  I would like to know what people with home servers
> >> use.
> >> i
> >> Someone posted a link to Novell a while ago that got people on a list
> >> for their Linux Technical Resource Kit.  I'd like to thank them
> >> because
> >> I got one and it's conveniently got a bootable SuSE 9.1 DVD on it.
> >> The
> >> other stuff is on .iso files, though, and I tried to make bootable CDs
> >> out of them but I couldn't.  How do I install these files?
> >
> > --
> > Have A Good Day,
> > Joshua Ronne Altemoos
> > joshua.altemoos at gmail.com