[Robert]

Originally posted by qo-naq@Sep 7 2004, 21:17
Finns det några fördelar med att använda Windows 2003 server och ISS gentemot Apache?

Feature       IIS     Apache 
ASP          Yes    With Chilisoft, Apache::ASP, or modmono 
CGI          Yes     Yes 
Perl          Yes     Yes 
Python        Yes     Yes 
PHP          Yes     Yes 
JSP           Yes     Yes 
.NET Integrated Yes     No

Feature                    IIS   Apache 
Secure Login               Yes   Yes 
SSL                       Yes   Yes 
Basic Authentication          Yes   Yes 
Digest Authentication         Yes   Yes 
LDAP Authentication          Yes   Yes 
Active Directory Authentication  Yes   Only with third-party modules 
Passport Authentication       Yes   No

Feature                  IIS                     Apache 
Text File Configuration      Yes, through XML Metabase  Yes 
Command Line Management Yes                     Limited 
Remote CLI              Yes                      Yes 
Web-Based Management    Yes                     Yes, through Webmin and others 
GUI-Based Management     Yes                     Yes, through Comanche and others

Feature                    IIS   Apache 
Process/Thread Management   Yes   Yes 
Isolated Applications          Yes   Limited 
Live Configuration Editing      Yes   No

---saxat----
Despite the array of differences between the two systems, choosing between them comes down to the needs and requirements of the organization and, to a lesser extent, the personal needs and preferences of those using it. For example, many developers prefer to work in Perl in a Unix-based Apache environment, even though Perl and Apache are available under Windows, and Perl is supported separately under IIS.

If server management is a prime concern, then the extensive management capabilities of IIS may be the way to go. The security aspect and integration with Active Directory, and therefore the rest of the security mechanisms, is also a major benefit.

However, it's important not to ignore the cost of deployment issue. Apache is free, and can be installed on OSs like Linux that are also free. IIS is available only as part of Windows Server 2003. Although a new Windows Server 2003, Web Edition is available at a significant discount compared to its Standard Edition cousin, it is still, at least on the surface, more expensive than Apache.