isapi or cgi?

drag0n

I am currently wondering which kind of interface is better...
ISAPI has more features and is more faster on windows(w2k sevrer)
but cgi is said to be more stable. Please help.
I need the http auth cuz I am using alot of users for PhpMYADMIN

ame12

the versions of php i've used with iis are much more stable under cgi (since it runs out of process). isapi will be 15%+ faster (according to John @ PHP Everwhere's tests) than cgi, but i personally wouldn't risk the small performance improvement for stability. unless i did a huge amount of testing w/the isapi version.

cheers.

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tomwerner

[quote😛HP Installation Guide]

If you wish to install PHP as a CGI binary, read this first:

[url]http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1996-11.html[/url]

Note, we consider installing PHP like this suicidal.
[/quote]
This may not apply, it depends on how IIS handles intepreters (I have forgotten as I haven't used IIS for ages!)

ame12

Under IIS, there's no need to install the php executable in a cgi-bin folder. I believe you can throw it in another folder that has execute permission but can't be accessed via an http client-side request directly (which i believe is the main thrust of that advisory...)

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tomwerner

oh right. thanks, for future experience, you never know when that bit if knowledge may be handy. Personally I have only ever had to use CGI once when ease of setup was essential, a client was due to view a site but my pc went down so I had to set up a webserver quick, I managed apache + mysql + php cgi in about 15 mins!

piersk

Take a look at this. It's a pretty good explaination as to why you should use the CGI with windows.