Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 20:09:03 +1000 From: Andrew <mynet@uq.net.au> To: jmutter@netwalk.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Nt outperforms Linux for web/file server? Message-ID: <376E0F3F.BA8D248F@uq.net.au> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9906202243330.1473-100000@insomnia.local.net>
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Apache is also secure, which is an area where IIs is lacking. Also with x86 machines getting so fast and cheap these days if you need more performance you simply get a second machine or faster CPU. Entry level machines are 300-400mhz these days. For the software cost of NT4 server you could buy a second 350mhz web server and install Linux or FreeBSD on it. Also if you really do require the fastest web server then purchase a copy of Zeus for Linux or FreeBSD. It is said to be the fastest web server according to benchmarks and has some great features. I would like to see Zeus/FreeBSD go up against NT4server/IIS but I cant see microsoft agreeing to that comparison anytime soon. Andrew "James A. Mutter" wrote: > :> You're also missing the fact that NT did kick Apache/Linux' ass in the > :> test, and would have done so regardless what kernel patches/Apache tweaks > :> were applied. Fact is, Apache's not a high performance web server .. > : > :Um... What?? > : > :Apache consistantly recieves very high marks on the fact that it is very fast, > :and very high performance. If Apache was not a high performance web server, > :then over half the web sites in the world would not be running it. > > I've never seen anything that suggests Apache is a _fast_ web server. > What Apache is is (1) Free, (2) Reliable, and finally, (3) > Configurable as hell. The above reasons are why most people run > Apache. Speed has nothing to do with it. > > FWIW: I, and I suspect lots of others, would gladly trade speed for > reliability any day. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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