RE: Windows Compatibility
kidjan <[email protected]>
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This message was sent from: Development http://forums.oscommerce.com/viewtopic.php?p=183876#183876 ---------------------------------------------------------------- [quote="Hunkah"]Why not just use apache? IIS is a microsoft thing and if I am not mistaken, it cost money (knowing microsoft, it is probably lots of money!). I have a Win2k box and have installed apache and php without any problems. OSC is installed and so is phpBB. I have had no trouble with any of them. All free and all easy to use. IIS is available to me I am sure, but why give it a chance when I like apache and had it up and running in about ten minutes? There are also windows installers that will install apache/php/and some others do a quick search for "php apache installer" in google and see what tidbits are out there.[/quote] Although you have to pay for the OS, all Microsoft "professional" operating systems come standard with IIS and SMTP built in, and support for them--if you have W2k, then you have IIS. It's just a matter of installing it off of the CD. It's not totally "free" since you have to buy the OS, but any professional MS OS is going to come with IIS and other web/email services avaliable. Of course, if Apache is working for you, then I'd stick with that. No reason to wreck a good thing, eh? :lol: