On 6/13/05, Michael Rhoadarmer Michael.R.Rhoadarmer@wheaton.edu wrote:
It really shouldn't surprise anyone that Open Source software has issues on a Windows box, especially 2000 which is running on a 6 year old design. The question might be would the same issue be there if you were running MSSQL and .NET instead of PHP and MySQL? Also, 512 is a lot of RAM for LAMP but its only a light snack for a Windows server. That's our minimum standard for office workstations. Still, for a fairer comparison of technology (not hardware) I would double the RAM, install 2003, and eliminate all non-essential services. I also might try it turning of page files and going straight RAM.
Michael Rhoadarmer, Media Systems Manager Wheaton College Wheaton, IL 60187 michael.r.rhoadarmer@wheaton.edu
Why is building an even bigger server than the one already twice as fast a
"fairer" comparison? How much does the LAMP configuration have to be handicapped before the WIMP configuration becomes "fair"? The distinction between "technology" and "hardware" needs further clarification, to put it mildly. I suppose one should consider the cost. Why spend more for proprietary systems and hardware (not "technology"!) for worse performance?
FL