Austad, Jay writes:
> Does anyone have any links to whitepapers or reports which have a
> comparision of IIS and Apache?

IIS has had more security vulnerabilities, but Apache has had it's fair
share.  They will probably perform about the same, though if I had to guess,
I'd say IIS performs better.  The big issue with Apache is that it uses a
process per connection, so you can only have so many connections open at
once.

You should use IIS if you are stuck on Windows and need features that it
provides, such as ASP or things that only run on IIS.  Apache is useful if
you need a full featured server.  It isn't very fast, flexible or easy to
use, but in many cases it gets the job done.

If you need a really good web server, buy Zeus.  It is by far the best web
server available and worth the money if you need it.  If you just need to
serve a lot of files, a simpler web server such as Boa or thttpd might work.

Since you haven't told us your goals, it is impossible to give any specific
advice.

-- 
David Phillips <david at acz.org>
http://david.acz.org/


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