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What is the difference between IIS and Apache?
Apache is a software foundation that develops and provides open source software that is meant to run web servers. IIS or Internet Information Services is the software pack developed by Microsoft to provide their Windows operating system the ability to host internet services.
Does IIS use Apache?
IIS (Internet Information Services) is Microsoft’s web server offering, playing second fiddle to market leader Apache. As is expected of a core Microsoft product, it only runs and is bundled on Windows operating systems, but is otherwise free for use.
Is Apache the most used web server?
When you look at every single website on the Internet, Apache is the most popular web server. It powers 47\% of the websites with a known web server, according to W3Techs. However, Apache’s usage greatly drops when you start looking at the web’s most highly trafficked sites.
Is IIS or Apache more secure?
Enhanced security. Since Apache was developed for a non-Microsoft operating system, and the majority of malicious programs have traditionally been written to take advantage of vulnerabilities in Windows, Apache has always enjoyed a reputation as a more secure option than Microsoft’s IIS.
What is the use of IIS server?
Internet Information Services (IIS) is a flexible, general-purpose web server from Microsoft that runs on Windows systems to serve requested HTML pages or files. An IIS web server accepts requests from remote client computers and returns the appropriate response.
Why do people still use Apache?
Apache still has more hits on searches. It is the oldest web server around, which means that you won’t have any trouble finding people skilled in configuring it. You’re also slightly more likely to find help when searching the web. SO has ~80,000 tags for Apache, and ~40,000 for nginx.
Is Apache still popular?
Still, Apache is the second among popular webservers, with roughly 308,143,708 active sites served. Despite losing its titan status that it managed to maintain for almost 20 years, Apache today still hosts almost 25\% of active sites on the internet.
Is Apache server Safe?
Apache is built to be stable and secure, but it will only be as secure as the user who configures it. Once Apache is built and installed, it’s important to configure the server to be as minimal as possible.