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Stamp_Guy has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:
Right now, I develop all of my CGI programs locally on my Win98 box and use ActiveState Perl with Sambar server to test them. I then upload them to a Linux server. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I'm not at all impressed with Sambar's stability and I couldn't figure out Xitami server worth beans (Sambar beats that hands down). My problem with Sambar is that it's error logs are virtually non-existant. What server would you recommend I use? I need one that fits the following qualifications:
- Creates Error logs
- Is isn't very large in file size (the smaller the better)
- Consumes as little resources as possible (remember this is just for testing)
- Is relatively easy to configure.
- Runs on Win95 and Win98.
The only ones I know of for Windows are Apache, PWS, Sambar, and Xitami. I personally haven't tried either Apache or PWS yet. What do you guys suggest? |
Re: Web Servers For Windows 98
by OeufMayo (Curate) on Feb 11, 2001 at 00:08 UTC
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You may find what you need at Indigostar. They provide an Apache+Perl package called Indigoperl, ready to run (unzip the file and you're done!). Also, their modules are ActiveState-PPM compliant.
Another solution would be to get a regular Apache distribution and install it by yourself, it takes some practice, but it's really worth after a while.
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Re: Web Servers For Windows 98
by saucepan (Scribe) on Feb 11, 2001 at 00:57 UTC
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I played around with the Win32 version
of Apache for a while, using it with Cold Fusion. It seemed to work OK. I found it quite easy to set up --
you can just grab the binaries, and I just noticed
there's now a Microsoft installer package,
which makes it even easier -- and easy to configure,
too.
I don't remember actually trying to use any CGI scripts, but I haven't heard anything about it not working
on Win32.
Just to be sure, though, I just installed it and am happy to
verify that CGI scripts do work fine under Win98, and the error log is readable while the server is running. :) | [reply] |
Re: Web Servers For Windows 98
by TheoPetersen (Priest) on Feb 11, 2001 at 05:19 UTC
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(crazyinsomniac) Re: Web Servers For Windows 98
by crazyinsomniac (Prior) on Feb 11, 2001 at 06:23 UTC
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I also recomend Indigoperl(Apache).
I also believe in being lazy, but getting Indigoperl up and running was a snap.
Creating an advanced configuration (multiple vhosts etc.) might be a little bit difficult(just a little bit), but testing a couple of scripts, or a single mock web site is easier than cake.
Plus, IndigoPerl comes with a GUI(Web-Based) Perl package manager.
Read all about it here PerlMonks style.
"Disclaimer: Don't blame, it came from inside the void"
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Re: Web Servers For Windows 98
by $CBAS (Scribe) on Feb 11, 2001 at 04:57 UTC
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In my Win9x days I used to run an HTTP server called OmniHTTPd Pro.
It's very compact and incredibly easy to deploy.
It does logs too and you get a bunch of cool stuff like virtual servers.
I haven't benchmarked it but since you're running it on Win9x, I doubt performance is your main concern.
In my experience, PWS is utter crap and Apache is just too much of a hassle to configure if you're doing small personal stuff (yeah, I believe in the lazyness thing).
You best do a search on download.com or something because I forgot the official url for OmniHTTPd ...
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Re: Web Servers For Windows 98
by Pahrohfit (Sexton) on Feb 11, 2001 at 08:33 UTC
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I would definatly go with Apache on whatever platform you choose. I have been running it for over 2 years on a variety of platforms and system sizes and have NEVER come across a problem with its stability or useability. | [reply] |
Re: Web Servers For Windows 98
by synistar (Pilgrim) on Mar 23, 2004 at 14:57 UTC
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