Web Server

[amacfarl]

Folks,

We have just installed a T2 line and instead of outsourcing the hosting of our website, we would like to bring it inhouse.

This is a small operation, but we require something that is able to support CGI, Java, JSP and so forth.

I personally have been hunting the web and to my great frustration I have found little information on Web Server software. So far I have found offerings only from:

1) Microsoft
2) Sun
3) Netscape

We successfully downloaded an evaluation copy of Sun Iplanet, however no success in getting the Java environment setup on an XP OS system.

Can anyone please please assist us, we are a small non profit organisation simply looking for an easy web server solution. Is there any site around which has reviews off all web servers!

Thanks in advance
Regards
Angus

[pyro]

If you need Java/JSP, take a look at Apache Tomcat (http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/)...

[sergv]

tomcat will work just fine, however I would look at real reasons behind using all those technologies...do you REALLY need them? Most of the sites in my experience don't really have a need for jsp, java, etc...just something to think about.

[pyro]

Depends on what you are doing. For my site, yes I really do need and use PHP (though that could be substituded for other serverside languages, if I wasn't such a PHP addict). Also, if you are starting a hosting server, does it matter if users really need it? They are sure going to think they do, and want to see some of those languages a part of the features...

[spykemitchell]

PHP forever! I have limited the amount of code in my site to PHP, Javascript and DHTML so i don't have to worry too much about different servers. More servers support PHP but not Perl than Perl but not PHP and nearly all servers support CGI. Yet is still belive in PHP thanks to Pyro.

[Damien]

Have a look at Ensim, the software is designed to run a web server and it’s easy enough to set up. The Tomcat engine is pre installed.

Have a look at the admin demo here http://www.ensim.com/products/webppliance/linux/guidedtour.html

[Khalid Ali]

IPlanet etc are may be good web servers,but as long as you are not deploying Enterprise applications(J2EE),you do not need them at all.
The best (and freeeee) choice out there is from apache. The tomcat engine,it will run JSP/Java Servlets or any other Java code seemllessly with no money out of your pocket.

You can run new versions of tomcat as a service in windows.

If you are having problem in setting up,post your specific questions here, I am sure they cann be addressed

[amacfarl]

Wow!

Was expecting some replies, but the number of replies is brilliant!

Thanks EVERYONE for your feedback. I will look into Apache and your other suggestions. And for sure, will come back if I have any questions.

Cheers

Angus