Apache + IIS On the same box?

[CyberNerd]

and they say IIS/Windows is easy to use.....

Just to add something else into the mix, I intend to use Microsoft Media Services aswell to stream video. What would be the best order to install / setup the following

IIS, WSUS, MMS, Apache?

[Ric_]

Why exactly do you need Apache AND IIS?

[Geoff]

Presumably he has PHP and ASP based sites.

[Ric_]

PHP works on IIS

[webman]

PHP runs so much better on Apache though

...W2K3 box which will be used for WUS plus as a media / photo server. Now i know WUS uses IIS. I want to use MyQSL / Apache / Joomla / Gallery2 for the media serving stuff. Is this poss?

I know php works with IIS, but in previous experience, not at all well, plus can be a pig to setup.

I need IIS so that I can use WSUS + MMS. I also want to run gallery2 and a Joomla based intranet, and having these on an apache based webserver is a doddle to setup and manage.

If I had a 3rd server I would use one box for IIS and one for Apache, but I can't so both have to be on the same box.

[Ric_]

I've set up Mambo and Moodle on IIS before now (the server was also running DotNetNuke) and it was relatively easy.

I have found PHP very easy in the past to use with IIS - simply use the Windows Installer download and then download the package for manual install since that contains all the extra modules - copy these into the relevant directory and enable them in php.ini.

Just a suggestion - I know that you ideally want to use LAMP because it is more stable and generally easier to configure and use.

Another suggestion would be to use VMWare to produce a virtual Linux server running Apache - maybe a little OTT though.

[E1uSiV3]

why not use host headers?


in DNS configure 2 records with the same ip such as iis.schoolname.sch.uk and apache.schoolname.sch.uk

in IIS, configure host headers to filter the traffic between the 2 sites:

iis.schoolname.sch.uk -> IIS website
apache.schoolname.sch.uk -> apache website running on a non standard port

not 100% if this will work but its worth a try

The problem was getting apache + IIS to both run on port 80 at the same time.

Cheers for all the info guys. I now have a server running WUS and MMS on IIS and a working Apache server all running off port 80.

Using a different port for appache and the one IP address was easiest to setup. But decided to go with the 2 different IP addresses and share the port. saved having :xxxx at the end of the address.

Thanks again ppl

[p.simmons]

I'm having a huge problem getting IIS to allow Apache to use port 443, port 80 was easy as the items on IIS (RM Managment console) are not using it but i cannot get IIS to let me have port 443 in apache on a different IP address to the RM stuff. Anyone any ideas how to solve this?