It is most common for SMEs to create their own websites and display their own pages externally. Currently, the most popular WWW Service tools are Apache and IIS. So what are the differences between them? Which tool is most suitable for us? We will discuss this issue today.
I. Free and charging competition:
Although many users use IIS to create a website, it is a component integrated into the Windows operating system. However, to use IIS legally, you need to purchase the official Windows operating system.
In contrast, Apache is completely free. You can download and use it for free without any fees.
Conclusion: Apache is free and IIS is charged. The former is dominant.
Ii. Stability:
Next, we need to compare the stability. The WWW Service should run normally at any time. A website also needs 24 hours a day and is open to the public seven days a week. Therefore, stability is the focus of comparison between IIS and APACHE.
In actual use of IIS, 500 Errors often occur, and sometimes there may be inexplicable false positives. You need to restart the IIS service from time to ensure that the website is normal.
Apache configuration is more complex than IIS, but it can work for a long time after being set up. Large websites use APACHE as their WWW Service tools. All APACHE configurations are saved in the configuration file, which is executed according to the information recorded in the configuration file. Generally, there will be no inexplicable false positives.
TIPS: using IIS in windows2003 is better than using APACHE.
Conclusion: APACHE is stable, IIS is sometimes suspended, and the former is dominant.
Iii. Scalability:
Scalability refers to whether WWW Service tools can be used in a variety of scenarios, network conditions, and operating systems.
IIS can only be used in Microsoft's windows operating system. If you leave windows, nothing can be done. Cannot be transplanted to other types of operating systems.
APACHE is a versatile player. It is not only applicable to windows, but also for unix, linux, freebsd, and other operating systems. The configuration steps for different operating systems are similar and highly portable.
Conclusion: IIS can only run in windows, and apache has a wide range of applications. Apache wins.
Iv. Security:
It is often seen that a website has been attacked by hackers or has been maliciously uploaded by illegal users. Security is the most important thing for websites that provide services to others. If the security of a website is not guaranteed, who is willing to browse and use it.
In the early days, IIS had a major security issue. If you use the default settings, hackers can easily access them. However, Microsoft has greatly improved security in IIS6. As long as the OS patch is updated in a timely manner, the website security factor can be improved as much as possible. In particular, IIS6 and. net platforms rely on each other to ensure almost perfect security.
APACHE has always been doing well in terms of security, because many users use apache in linux, so the characteristics of the operating system make apache in linux have an inherent umbrella, and security is naturally not worth mentioning.
Conclusion: versions earlier than IIS6 have security risks, and IIS6 is as secure and reliable as APACHE. IIS6 is equal to APACHE.
5. Openness:
The so-called openness refers to whether the source code of the program is open. As we all know, IIS is a part of the WINDOWS system, so its source code is not open. Apache is different. It was originally used for unix-like system services, so it is completely open to the outside world. Anyone can analyze the code, discover the vulnerability, and release patches to fix the vulnerability.
Because of APACHE's openness, it also greatly improves its security.
Conclusion: IIS does not open code, and APACHE is open source code. The latter wins.
6. Difficulty:
The difficulty of using a tool directly affects the number of users, especially web publishing tools. After all, many companies want to have their own websites, but do not want to hire a high-paying network administrator to maintain them. Therefore, you must find a relatively easy-to-use tool to build your own site.
It is relatively simple to enable IIS, so it is easy to make IIS work and publish websites. However, administrators are prone to misconfiguration and misoperations. However, in general, IIS is still very easy to learn, but it is very difficult to learn it well.
APACHE is more difficult to use than IIS, and requires certain computer and network-based talents. The configuration is not graphical either. We need to edit the configuration file. However, from the perspective of APACHE settings, as long as we strictly set parameters in the Help file, there is no difficulty.
Conclusion: IIS is easy to install but difficult to master. APACHE is difficult to install. It is not easy to be proficient. IIS is slightly dominant.
VII. programming:
In order to make webpages more colorful, more beautiful, and more interactive, experts have developed a variety of components and controls for us. Are these controls running properly under IIS or APACHE?
The Mod Rewrite function in APACHE is very powerful, while the Rewrite function of ISAPI in IIS needs to be specially developed, which cannot be implemented by beginners. APACHE can use Subversion WebDev and. htaccess, and ForceType. In addition, IIS does not support FastCGI well, so some CGI and PHP programs run slowly, far inferior to apache.
Conclusion: different components are used in different environments, because selecting IIS or APACHE is determined by the working environment.
8. Supported languages:
Currently, websites and forums are built in a variety of languages, such as ASP, PHP, and JSP. Does IIS and APACHE support both of them?
IIS runs very stably on ASP, especially. net, but it is troublesome for PHP and JSP. PHP must be configured repeatedly to be supported on windows2003. APACHE is able to support several languages mentioned above, and there is no problem in running ASP, PHP, and JSP.
Conclusion: APACHE supports many languages. It is troublesome to support PHP and JSP in IIS and requires some configuration. APACHE wins.
9. Treatment:
Many readers may wonder about the treatment. Why are there still issues with IIS and APACHE? In fact, we will discuss the benefits of network administrators. The salaries of an IIS network administrator and an APACHE network administrator are different.
The biggest benefit of APACHE is that there are many configuration parameters, which requires a high level to be proficient in APACHE. Therefore, at the same level, the network administrator will treat APACHE better than IIS.
Conclusion: more money is the only criterion for winning, and APACHE is dominant.
Summary:
In fact, it doesn't make much sense to argue about IIS or APACHE. The comparison in this article is just for those wandering at the intersection of network administrators, I don't know which tool to learn to build a website for readers. You have a rough understanding of IIS and APACHE before you can plan your future.
In general, Apache has the advantage that it provides the most specific and comprehensive tools in a variety of Open Source WWW services, with the widest support and relatively stable, and rich scalability. But because of the need to consider scalability, the performance will certainly not be too high, only to maintain a moderate level. IIS6 is powerful in handling connections and events, surpassing APACHE. In addition, IIS6 has also made a qualitative leap in security, making up for the shortcomings of previous IIS vulnerabilities. If your company's network environment is not responsible, we recommend that you still use iis6. Of course, it would be easier to develop and Debug on WWW or use APACHE.
