[TriLUG] Slightly OT: Apache1.x Vs. Apache 2.x

[James Lloyd Beidler]

Hi Matt,
  I have been running PHP and SM on my personal linux server using Apache
2.x for quite some time now.  I also helped a small college that uses
PHP and SM migrate to Apache 2.x a few months ago.  I encountered a few
basic problems in which PHP did not play right with Apache 2, but I
believe that most of these have been resolved in the past few months. 
There are also a slew of websites out there, if you search for them,
that provide information on using SM under Apache 2.x and the problems
that you might encounter.
  However, I think that you need to examine your needs about whether or
not to use Apache 1.x or 2.x.  If you want to just toss up a web server
to check webmail on and not have to put a whole lot of effort into
setting it up, use Apache 1 because most distros have Apache, PHP, and
SM packages already available to play nice.  If you want to do a little
more tinkering, I would go with Apache 2.

-James

> Ok, I am getting ready to replace my web server and I am trying to
> decide if I want to run Apache 1.x or 2.x.  I am actually running them
> both right now on different machines, but I don't have any techinical
> requirements that demand one over the other.  I just figured I would ask
> if their are any specific reasons why anyone prefers one over the other.
>  The web server will be pretty basic, just running PHP/Squirrelmail(SM).
>  I know SM says not to run with Apache 2, but it seems to work fine on a
> number of machines I have run it on.
>
> Matt Pusateri
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