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Developing with Apache
Hello.
We are evaluating Apache as a web server and we want to build our application with it.
As I understand, there are 3 ways to write applications for Apache:
1. CGI
2. Loadble module.
3. ISAPI (though it is not recommended by Apache).
Performance is critical for our application so it seems that option 2 is the best.
However, it seems that we can write it using C and not C++. Am I right about it? Any other thoughts, suggestions for the ultimate beginner in Apache?
Thanks.
We are evaluating Apache as a web server and we want to build our application with it.
As I understand, there are 3 ways to write applications for Apache:
1. CGI
2. Loadble module.
3. ISAPI (though it is not recommended by Apache).
Performance is critical for our application so it seems that option 2 is the best.
However, it seems that we can write it using C and not C++. Am I right about it? Any other thoughts, suggestions for the ultimate beginner in Apache?
Thanks.
Don't forget PHP. =) ASP. and ASP.net. All can be used in apache in some form or another.
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Well, the first requirement is performance. I should be able to stream live video with minimum latency.
Recommend: 50 pts to each answerer, and an administrative close on the question.
I would also like to state, for the record, in every instance I've used LAMP -- Linux/Apache/mysql and php, it's been faster than Windows 200X Server / IIS / Microsoft SQL Server and ASPX. I have to blame the GUI for some of it. Apache Linux is a good way to go for streamed connections if you prepare the hardware and software properly.
http://www.cgicc.org
It's fairly easy to use but you should have mod_cgi installed in apache in order to use it.
--trigger-happy