PHP on IIS or Apache (advantages and disadvantages)

Question

What are the advantages and disadvantages of php on IIS?

or

What are the advantages and disadvantages of running php on Apache?

Answer 1

possible duplication: apache-vs-iis-php-performance-comparison

Answer 2

There are so many resources available on the Internet to help you summarize the comparison:

• http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2007/05/07/iis-vs-apache.aspx
• http://www.apache-php-mysql.com/apache/apache-vs-iss.php
• http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/3074841/IIS-vs-Apache-Looking-Beyond-the-Rhetoric.htm
• http://www.diffen.com/difference/Apache_vs_IIS
• http://www.webhostingfan.com/2009/07/apache-vs-iis-web-server/
• http://www.search-this.com/2007/06/27/microsoft-iis-vs-apache-who-serves-more/
• Some images to help summarize the sheer presence there.
  • http://i.stack.imgur.com/qGSa8.gif
  • http://i.stack.imgur.com/OmxKh.gif
• Some slides:
  • http://www.slideshare.net/itsec/apache-vs-iis-myths

for starters you will have enough information.

Answer 3

I know about problems downloading files via php to a Windows server. If the temp directory is not set correctly, the resolution of the downloaded files will also be incorrect.

http://au.php.net/manual/en/function.move-uploaded-file.php somewhere in the comments.

Answer 4

Apache is better, many php applications should use apache mod. for example: url_rewrite