[FIXED] what are the Advantages and disadvantages of running php on windows

Issue

the linux environment is natural to php,

what are the Advantages and disadvantages with run php on windows ?

Are there some limits in windows ?

what is the best (lamp/wamp) in term of performance ?

thanks

Solution

It's not so much that it is natural on Linux but the tendency was for developers to use PHP in the earlier days as the ASP on Linux. For years MS never even mentioned PHP and never gave it any support and so most development work happened in the Linux arena with the result that it is more advanced as it has simply had more development hours spent on it.

Again in the early days it was more difficult to get PHP running on ISS but apache makes it easier but then you need to install it. I rarely develop on Windows but i think the environment has changed for the better with more integration.

The emergence of packages such as XAMPP and WAMPP make installation and running a lot easier but as Karsten says not really for the production environment as they are not geared for it in performance and especially on the security level, because of this i also doubt if they are geared for performance, they are geared for ease of install and development.

Answered By - PurplePilot