KevinReichard
07-17-2002, 10:41 AM
These talkbacks are in response to the article, Getting Started with Apache 1.3 (http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/servers/article.php/1130981).
milind kasar writes:
Apache Server is based on UNIX based systems or LINUX based systems. What is the most convinient coding tool to create web pages with APACHE Server? Can we get the preview as in IIS 5.0 or PWS ? is Perl the only means for creating dynamic web pages on Apache server?
i would like to know more about Apache server. How good are the job prospects if i think of studying Apache Server and related topics? please let me know the companies who work 100% on this platform as i am a C++ program with OS as UNIX and RDMS as SYBASE.
Ken Coar responds:
> Apache Server is based on UNIX based systems or LINUX
> based systems
Actually, Apache runs on Windows as well, and the Macintosh OS X, and.. It's not just a Unix thing any more.
> What is the most convinient coding tool to create web pages
> with APACHE Server?
That's a matter of opinion. Some people like Front Page, some like
Netscape Composer, some like writing HTML by hand. I fall into the latter category and have never used any of the authoring tools, so I can't answer the question from experience.
> is Perl the only means for creating dynamic web pages on
> Apache server?
Certainly not. There are a lot more sites using mod_php for
dynamic content than there are using mod_perl. There are also
the Java servlet tools, and of course mod_include.
> i would like to know more about Apache server
There are any number of good books. See
Apache Server for Dummies and Apache Server Unleashed,
for instance (books with which I've personally been involved).
> How good are the job prospects if i think of studying Apache
> Server and related topics?
Go to a job posting site and search. There are quite a few openings that want Apache experience, but not as many that involve only working on Apache.
Matthew Keller responds:
> is Perl the only means for creating dynamic web pages on
> Apache server?
Certainly not. There are a lot more sites using mod_php for dynamic content than there are using mod_perl.
I would like to mention that there are almost definitely more sites using PERL than PHP, however. Mod_perl is only used on a scant percentage of Perl using hosts, and isn't indicative of its use. (Although I've become a PHP junkie more and more, lately) :)
breadboy responds:
PHP is the best way to program dynamic sites with Apache. In fact the combination of the two on Linux or Unix is probably the fastest and most efficient of any server side scripting language on any server.
Matthew Keller responds:
> is Perl the only means for creating dynamic web pages on
> Apache server?
Certainly not. There are a lot more sites using mod_php for dynamic content than there are using mod_perl.
I would like to mention that there are almost definitely more sites using PERL than PHP, however. Mod_perl is only used on a scant percentage of Perl using hosts, and isn't indicative of its use. (Although I've become a PHP junkie more and more, lately) :)
milind kasar writes:
Apache Server is based on UNIX based systems or LINUX based systems. What is the most convinient coding tool to create web pages with APACHE Server? Can we get the preview as in IIS 5.0 or PWS ? is Perl the only means for creating dynamic web pages on Apache server?
i would like to know more about Apache server. How good are the job prospects if i think of studying Apache Server and related topics? please let me know the companies who work 100% on this platform as i am a C++ program with OS as UNIX and RDMS as SYBASE.
Ken Coar responds:
> Apache Server is based on UNIX based systems or LINUX
> based systems
Actually, Apache runs on Windows as well, and the Macintosh OS X, and.. It's not just a Unix thing any more.
> What is the most convinient coding tool to create web pages
> with APACHE Server?
That's a matter of opinion. Some people like Front Page, some like
Netscape Composer, some like writing HTML by hand. I fall into the latter category and have never used any of the authoring tools, so I can't answer the question from experience.
> is Perl the only means for creating dynamic web pages on
> Apache server?
Certainly not. There are a lot more sites using mod_php for
dynamic content than there are using mod_perl. There are also
the Java servlet tools, and of course mod_include.
> i would like to know more about Apache server
There are any number of good books. See
Apache Server for Dummies and Apache Server Unleashed,
for instance (books with which I've personally been involved).
> How good are the job prospects if i think of studying Apache
> Server and related topics?
Go to a job posting site and search. There are quite a few openings that want Apache experience, but not as many that involve only working on Apache.
Matthew Keller responds:
> is Perl the only means for creating dynamic web pages on
> Apache server?
Certainly not. There are a lot more sites using mod_php for dynamic content than there are using mod_perl.
I would like to mention that there are almost definitely more sites using PERL than PHP, however. Mod_perl is only used on a scant percentage of Perl using hosts, and isn't indicative of its use. (Although I've become a PHP junkie more and more, lately) :)
breadboy responds:
PHP is the best way to program dynamic sites with Apache. In fact the combination of the two on Linux or Unix is probably the fastest and most efficient of any server side scripting language on any server.
Matthew Keller responds:
> is Perl the only means for creating dynamic web pages on
> Apache server?
Certainly not. There are a lot more sites using mod_php for dynamic content than there are using mod_perl.
I would like to mention that there are almost definitely more sites using PERL than PHP, however. Mod_perl is only used on a scant percentage of Perl using hosts, and isn't indicative of its use. (Although I've become a PHP junkie more and more, lately) :)