Posted by NC on 09/24/07 07:05

On Sep 23, 3:40 pm, Doan Noahlot <doannoah...@dis.org> wrote:
>
> QUESTION:
> Does it make any sense to use php on a windows server?

Of course it does. :)

> I mean it might be better than asp/.net (which I don't
> know about). But why *would* a person code in php on
> a windows machine, when they could do it on a linux box,

Because the person in question may also need to code in a .Net
language or Delphi. Or because they need to make their PHP
application work with something that is only available through the use
of COM objects (which could be anything from Crystal Reports to
QuickBooks).

> I'm not trying to insult or start a war, I'm just
> curious. Why run php on a windows server *rather* than
> linux? I'm perfectly willing to believe there is a
> good reason. I just can't imagine what it is.

Integration with third-party products not available for Linux.

Cheers,
NC

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