[mapserver-users] MapServer and 2000

[Ed McNierney]

Ted -

I can probably comment, but I don't *quite* understand Puneet's comment.  Obviously, every Web server needs a hardware server (running some operating system) to run on, so saying IIS requires a Win server isn't that surprising.  On the other hand, it might mean that IIS requires a WINDOWS server as opposed to other Web servers that run on a variety of operating systems (such as Apache, for example).

If you're running MapServer as a CGI app, there's not much difference I can think of between using that CGI app from Apache or using it from IIS on the same machine.

	- Ed

Ed McNierney
Chief Mapmaker
TopoZone.com
ed at topozone.com
(978) 251-4242


-----Original Message-----
From: EDWARD G QUINBY [mailto:egquinby at facstaff.wisc.edu]
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 11:03 AM
To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] MapServer and 2000


Could someone expound upon Puneet's comment "Every IIS instance 
requires a Win server (well, not truly true but mostly true)."

We're in the preliminary stages of planning a Mapserver site and are 
debating the relative merits of Win/Linux/IIS/Apache.

I have previous experience working with Mapserver on a Win 2000/Apache 
configuration but am considering using a Win 2000/IIS configuration for 
this new project.  Just want to make sure we've got all the bases 
covered before making a decision.

Thanks,

Ted