The Differences Between IIS and Apache

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As most know I run Windows Servers. I originally started with Redhat Linux and Apache. The switch to Windows and IIS (Internet Information Services) came when Windows 2003 was released. Today the servers run Windows Server 2022 Standard and Windows Server 2022 Datacenter.

Here are the key differences between IIS (Internet Information Services) and Apache HTTP Server:

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Loading Saved Site Configuration into IIS

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If you read Saving Site Configuration to File you’ll also want to know how to load that file back into your Windows Server running IIS. You can use the file to duplicate the site configuration on a development Windows server.

Use it when you move to another Windows server. You can even use it to load a new website so you don’t have to configure PHP or any other extensions or loadable modules. Keep in mind if you do want to load a new website to duplicate the configuration you’ll have to change the host headers and IP address assigned to the new site in Windows Server IIS manager.

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Saving Site Configuration to a File

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From time to time it is a good idea to save the site meta data (configuration) to a file. I do this every time I make a change to the site configuration. It’s also good to have a backup in case something bad happens to the server. I treat site configuration backups the same way I do a mysql backups. I download them to my dev server for safe keeping.

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