Newbie Question

Apache on Windows XP

[swy000]

Hi everyone,

Ive only set up my windows server 2003 as a web server and never utilized any other method. Usually i just dump my website with IIS and a couple other util. and everything is fine.

I dont know much about Apache, but im guessing you dont even need windows server. All you need is for example win xp pro and apache server on it, and you can host the website...is that correct?

thnx for the pointers....

sam

[mikesmith76]

Thats correct, the machine i'm on now is Win XP Pro with Apache2, MySQL and PHP running quite happily. Just download the latest windows installer from apache.org and you're away.

Just one thing to note. You will have to uninstall IIS before you try to install Apache, or set Apache to use a different port during the install.

[swy000]

oh ok...install IIS...thats a good note... ill make sure ill do that as well... do i have to be using php though?
cause im used to asp.net... Or is the server only a php dedicated one?

thnx again....

[jdMorgan]

Note, he said uninstall IIS... remove it.

Jim

[swy000]

yup...my typo...i met uninstall... i mistyped that...

anything with regard to the second part of that post?

[jdMorgan]

Haven't used asp.net myself, but this [google.com] might help.

Jim

[mikesmith76]

To get ASP.NET running you will need to install something like this

[mono-project.com...]

They provide an open source implementation of the .NET framework, and an Apache module for serving .NET requests. No idea how good it is tho as i've never installed it myself, seems to be well documented tho