Posted by Joshua Ruppert on 12/09/99 11:55

Tom wrote:
> We're looking at getting a hosted dedicated web server to host our
> PHP4/MySQL4 websites. It needs to be a MS Windows server as we use .NET Web
> Services for a lot of background communications.
>
> We've found what appears to be a fantastic hosting package but it is on
> Windows 2003 Server **64 bit edition**.
>
> Are there any problems with PHP4/MySQL4 on 64 bit servers?
> Are these problems easy to overcome?
>
> Cheers,
> Tom

I don't have any experience with MySQL but I run XP x64 for a desktop
and 2003 x64 for a server, both with PHP 4 installed and have not had
any problems. In fact the only problem that I've run into with the 64
bit versions of windows is low level drivers. I've yet to come across
an application that didn't run properly. The 32 support (that MS
inexplicably calls WOW64, very confusing) works extreamly well.

Josh

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