Web Server for HP-UX 10.2

[Joe Camilleri]

I would like to ad a web interface to an existing application that runs on HP-UX 10.2. What WEB Servers are available from HP for this platform ?

[S.K. Chan]

Apache .. ?

http://www.apache.org

[Helen French]

Hi,

You can use Netscape, Apache etc. Check the HP site or the specific web server's sites.

HTH,
Shiju

[Craig Rants]

I would stick with Apache. Also, get the O'Reily book "Apache, The Defenitive Guide". Easy to intall and get going if you have ever compiled any type of software before.


GL,
C

[Martin Burnett_2]

Hello Joe,

I know you said 10.20 but our web site is currently only showing Apache for 11.0 and above:

http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/displayProductInfo.pl?productNumber=B9416AAPA2000

Still there is some good information there and I do know customers are using Apache on 10.20. You made need to check the release notes to make sure the latesrt version does not need any special patching to work on 10.20.

Thanks for participating in the forums.

Martin

[Joe Camilleri]

Thanks, Apache is what I first used for our prototype but the customer does not want to use a pubilc domain software component for a mission critical application. I could get a deviation, but I would need something in writing from HP that Netscape is no longer supported and Apache is. Any idea how I could pursue getting something from HP ?

[Krishna Prasad]

I am not from HP but I can tell you that Apache runs better then most commerical web-servers.

In fact we had an application that was running on software some guy named Bill owned....well lets say tring to run.

We moved it to Unix/Apache and have not looked back.

[Patrick Wallek]

I would trust Apache a lot more than the Netscape server. While apache is public domain, it is a DAMN GOOD web server. I would guess that at least 75% of the web sites that are running on Unix servers are running Apache.

Don't discount Apache just because it's public domain freeware type stuff.

While HP does not have Apache for 10.20, you can get it from www.apache.org and I believe there are precompiled binaries (depot formats) that you can get if you don't want to compile them yourself.

Go and have a look at this link:
http://httpd.apache.org/

And have your client look at it as well. I think you will be surprised. Make sure you and they read the top section of the web page "The Number One HTTP Server on the Internet".

[Robert Gamble]

Joe,

On your 10.20 application CD set is Netscape Fastrack Server. It is simple to setup and use. Like Apache, this one is free.

[Clemens van Everdingen]

Hi,

As far is I know you could get support from apache as well.
Just buy a support contract for your customer.
Apache is the best I can think of.

C.

[Joe Camilleri]

You guys are speaking to the choir. I know how great Apache is and any oportunity I have to use it I will. But if I start this deviation process without anything from HP and someone finds out that something else, non public domain, works I will take some heat for it.

As far as the Fast Track Server goes how does that perform in high volume environment and will it work with CGI applications ? We are anticipating that the cgi application will need to handle 25000 request in an hour.

[Patrick Wallek]

I guess the biggest question is why are they unwilling to use something like Apache that is in use throughout the country and is very stable?

Since it is free means it is not any good?

They would rather spend a lot of money and buy something rather than use a no-cost solution?