[ic] Re: interchange 4.9.5 with apache 2.0

Mike Heins interchange-users@icdevgroup.org
Thu Jan 23 17:27:01 2003


Quoting Toni Mueller (support-ic@oeko.net):
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 04:44:42PM -0000, Kevin Walsh wrote:
> > Toni Mueller [support-ic@oeko.net] wrote:
> > > > > can interchange 4.9.5 be used with apache 2.0 ?
> > > > Yes.
> > > ok, is it desirable?
> > > 
> > > I'm pondering whether to attempt to switch, but would like second
> > > opinions first ;-)
> > If you currently have Apache 1.3 then you must consider whether
> > Apache 2 has any features you need that are not available in 1.3.
> > If this is the case then make the switch, otherwise you may as well
> > stick with what you have.
> 
> yuck. Ok, thanks for the well-meant advice, but yes, I know at least
> one desirable feature in 2.0 that isn't in 1.3, and not doable there
> as well. OTOH a web server has to be stable and secure, and since
> 2.0 appears to be largely unproven yet, I'm a bit hesitant.

As a prover, I have now served in excess of 20,000,000 pages with
Apache 2.0, including a couple of million of those being IC pages.
And that is in less than 2 months time.

So I think it isn't terrible, anyway. My guess is that you would
survive. 8-)

Disclaimer -- I am not using PHP, mod_perl, or other modules
beyond mod_cgi, mod_rewrite, mod_ssl, and mod_auth.

-- 
Mike Heins
Perusion -- Expert Interchange Consulting    http://www.perusion.com/
phone +1.513.523.7621      <mike@perusion.com>

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