PHP on Windows: Apache or IIS7?

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PHP on Windows: Apache or IIS7?

Here's the thing:

Due to a new project, I have to learn PHP from scratch. I'm now in windows and I DON'T want to change quickly, so, don't tell me to change.

I need to setup a DreamWeaverCS4/PHP5 develop environment, and, I don't have a clue whether to use Apache or IIS7. I just need some advice relating to it.

Remarks:

I really don't care about performance(yet), neither portability, and so on. I just need to set it up quickly and easily.

Thanks in advance

UPDATE: I'm Using Windows 7 7600 x64

+1 A:

Apache is the best as it's native for the PHP while IIS is foreign. You'll always get help for Apache+PHP here on SO and hardly for PHP+IIS.

Col. Shrapnel 2010-03-25 04:14:05

If the OS is Win7 then I agree Apache is the way to go. If it was Windows Server 2008 R2 though, I'd go for IIS. I would disagree that PHP is "foreign" to IIS -- it's just a FastCGI executable which does not care about what webserver executes it.

Billy ONeal 2010-03-25 04:20:37

Go and Download WAMP5 Server it is the best and easiest solution for u. By the way it is Apache.

Imran Naqvi 2010-03-25 04:40:17

I don't know, it looks nice but I have a weird felling looking at their screenshots. Looks so Win9x, and i really don't feel confortable with it... Anyway, I'll give it a try.Thanks

josecortesp 2010-03-25 19:11:15

Yep bro you are right it looks like win9x but i am using it in win7 and did not got any compatibility issue so far.

Imran Naqvi 2010-03-29 05:05:13

I just tried installing WAMP on Windows 7 and I get lots of error dialogs :(

Pete Alvin 2010-06-14 00:00:38

I haven't used WAMP yet but I've never had a problem using XAMPP and it's a pretty easy install to get a complete php environment using apache. I wouldn't recommend going the IIS route, its possible but... not worth the effort.

Michael 2010-03-25 04:54:35

Apache-PHP is the better choice...

Deepak 2010-03-25 05:07:35

+1 A:

Setting up PHP on IIS is pretty simple. Here is what you need now...

http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/246/using-fastcgi-to-host-php-applications-on-iis-7/

Rahul Soni 2010-03-29 05:01:30

I tried this, with no luck. But I also tried the WebPI (www.microsoft.com/web) and download the installer, checked "PHP for Windows" and everything worked pretty well...Thanks for the link because it points me where to start

josecortesp 2010-04-01 20:00:47

Glad it helped!

Rahul Soni 2010-04-02 05:32:07

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