Apache with PHP and using MySQL setup ques.

I am asking about installing Apache with Windows, Should it bee with a
Windows Server? or would Windows XP will do?

Does Apache support the load balancing feature in Windows Server?

Do I install Apache and MySQL on the same system OS? or separate (consider
the best practice for expandability for future)?


Are there any good tutorials out there to show you how to setup it up step
by step ? (I am looking to set up Apache server with PHP and using MySQL)

Thanks for your help.

"newsread" <joe@j.com> wrote in message news:HhFVg.285$9Y1.173@trndny03...
>
> I am asking about installing Apache with Windows, Should it bee with a
> Windows Server? or would Windows XP will do?
>
> Does Apache support the load balancing feature in Windows Server?
>
> Do I install Apache and MySQL on the same system OS? or separate (consider
> the best practice for expandability for future)?
>
>
> Are there any good tutorials out there to show you how to setup it up step
> by step ? (I am looking to set up Apache server with PHP and using MySQL)
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
What is the intended end use? an internet web server? or a local inhouse
server?
Why use windows at all? Why not just use a LAMP solution?

If you must use windows WAMP is one way that is exremely easy to set up for
local use.
Caveat: I have no knowledge of using wamp other than locally, being on
windows there'll be issues for sure.

newsread wrote:
> I am asking about installing Apache with Windows, Should it bee with a
> Windows Server? or would Windows XP will do?
>
> Does Apache support the load balancing feature in Windows Server?
>
> Do I install Apache and MySQL on the same system OS? or separate (consider
> the best practice for expandability for future)?

Are you building the next eBay?

>
>
> Are there any good tutorials out there to show you how to setup it up step
> by step ? (I am looking to set up Apache server with PHP and using MySQL)
>
> Thanks for your help.

On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 03:37:11 +0000, newsread wrote:

>
> I am asking about installing Apache with Windows, Should it bee with a
> Windows Server? or would Windows XP will do?

Apache runs fine on any (modern) version of Windows. However, if you want
a server, why not go with a server version of Windows?

> Does Apache support the load balancing feature in Windows Server?

AFAIK, the load balancing feature of Windows is TCP based, so it should
wor. You may want to ask in an Apache or Windows form though.

> Do I install Apache and MySQL on the same system OS? or separate (consider
> the best practice for expandability for future)?

What are your requirements? Maximum security dictates setting up the
database server in a different DMZ. Other than that it is just a question
of load, and unless you are setting up the next eBay or Hotmail the same
server probably will do fine.

> Are there any good tutorials out there to show you how to setup it up step
> by step ? (I am looking to set up Apache server with PHP and using MySQL)

Try the respective websites. All three have great HOWTOs on how to set
things up. If those (and using Google!) don't answer all questions you
have, ask yourself if you really want to connect this to the
hostile Internet. Seriously, all three sites have very good documentation,
if this is not enough for you I suggest you step back, try to get a few
good books, get some more experience and only then connect your webserver
to the Internet.

HTH,
M4
--
Redundancy is a great way to introduce more single points of failure.

Martijn Lievaart wrote:

> On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 03:37:11 +0000, newsread wrote:
>
>>
>> I am asking about installing Apache with Windows, Should it bee with a
>> Windows Server? or would Windows XP will do?
>
> Apache runs fine on any (modern) version of Windows. However, if you want
> a server, why not go with a server version of Windows?
>

It runs OK on MS-Windows. The differences compared with *nix are probably
outweighed by the cost of acquiring skills unless you're turning over a
serious volume of traffic. The only problem with using a Microsoft Desktop
OS is that Microsoft deliberately limit the number of concurrent open ports
allowed - so you'll get even less throughput than you would with a
Microsoft server.

>> Does Apache support the load balancing feature in Windows Server?
>

Which load balancing features?

>
> AFAIK, the load balancing feature of Windows is TCP based, so it should
> wor. You may want to ask in an Apache or Windows form though.

? Microsoft Windows doesn't have any load balancing features except may for
SMB - which has nothing to do with HTTP. There are some Apache extensions
written specifically with regard to load balancing, but if you have the
volume of traffic where you need fail-over and/or load distribution, you're
a lot cheaper with Linux or BSD - even with the cost of learning or buying
ion the required skills. Regardless of your platform - its probably not a
good idea to do your load balancing on the web-server.

>
>> Do I install Apache and MySQL on the same system OS? or separate
>> (consider the best practice for expandability for future)?
>
It doesn't matter whether their both on the same system or seperate boxes
unless you've got performance problems.

> What are your requirements? Maximum security dictates setting up the
> database server in a different DMZ. Other than that it is just a question
> of load, and unless you are setting up the next eBay or Hotmail the same
> server probably will do fine.
>
Eh? Where is this dictated? Configuring a "different DMZ" is more likely to
undermine your security than enhance it.

>> Are there any good tutorials out there to show you how to setup it up
>> step
>> by step ? (I am looking to set up Apache server with PHP and using
>> MySQL)
>

There are lots of tutorials - most of them aren't that good. There's a lot
of material to cover. A better bet would be to get down to your nearest big
bookstore and find a readable book on how to do it.

BTW: If you go out and buy a packaged Linux distro like Mandriva / RedHat or
Suse, you get Apache / PHP / MySQL as standard - and support.

C.