[thelist] Front Page Extensions for ApacheServerrunninginWin2KEnvironment

Ken Schaefer ken at adOpenStatic.com
Thu May 20 00:38:46 CDT 2004


In IIS they are called "Virtual Servers". None the less, the underlying
technology that makes it work is part of the HTTP v1.1 spec.

If you wish to keep you existing desktop OS, then you'd need at least two IP
addresses to be able to run Apache and IIS (and have both listen on port
80).

Alternatively, if you move to a Windows Server OS, you can run as many sites
in IIS as you want. Windows Server 2003 Web Edition has some limitations in
terms of what you can install (I think you can install most server software,
but I don't know about other things).

Alternatively, you could consider getting a dedicated server machine...
(that's what I'd do)

Cheers
Ken

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From: "David Waldrop" <waldrop at wtxcoxmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 3:24 PM
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ApacheServerrunninginWin2KEnvironment


Ken, in Apache, it is called Virtual Hosting. I am sure that you know what I
am referring to.

If I go to the server OS, will I still be able to run programs on the
machine? I also own and therefore host a mail server and FTP server on this
machine, while running other programs (ie: Office XP, Outlook, as well as
other programs).

David Waldrop


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[mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 11:21 PM
To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
Subject: Re: [thelist] Front Page Extensions for Apache
ServerrunninginWin2KEnvironment

Are you running 10 separate websites? If so, then you'll need a server OS.

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=324287
HOW TO: Use Host Header Names to Configure Multiple Web Sites in Internet
Information Services 6.0

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=190008
HOW TO: Use Host Header Names to Host Multiple Sites from One IP Address in
IIS 5.0

Alternatively, if you have two separate IP addresses, you could run all your
websites inside Apache, and host a single site within IIS on a desktop OS
(IIS on a desktop OS only supports a single active site). You will need to
have Apache listen on one IP address, and IIS on the other. To do that,
disable socket pooling in IIS:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=259349

Cheers
Ken

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: "David Waldrop" <waldrop at wtxcoxmail.com>
Subject: RE: [thelist] Front Page Extensions for Apache Server
runninginWin2KEnvironment


That is great Ken... It took me a while, but I got Apache to recognize all
(approximately 8-10) of the domains that I host on this machine. How do I
get IIS to do the same thing. I really do not want to shut the websites down
until I am ready to make that happen (knowledge wise).

Thanks for your help,
David Waldrop


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[mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 10:44 PM
To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
Subject: Re: [thelist] Front Page Extensions for Apache Server
runninginWin2K Environment

If you want to use FPSE on Windows, then IIS is probably your best bet (most
of the other FPSE versions are for various webservers on non-Windows
platforms).

Uninstall Apache. Install IIS from the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel ->
Windows Components. Then visit WindowsUpdate to get any patches you need for
IIS.

Note that IIS on desktop OSes (Windows NT Workstation, Windows 2000 Pro,
Windows XP Pro) have a limit of 10 concurrent HTTP connections. If you need
more (to host a production site), you're probably best off getting Windows
2003 Server Web Edition.

Cheers
Ken

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