[Tfug] linux to windows web host

[Nathan England]

On Tuesday 29 December 2009 19:00:26 Glen Pfeiffer wrote:
> Nathan England wrote:
> > I have a large (150k+ lines) web application I've developed for
> > internal use in a non-profit. It currently run it on a linux
> > distro developed and maintained by myself specifically for my
> > web applications and several other things. My
> 
> Keith Smith wrote:
> > Why PHP?? If they like windows why not dot net or
> 
> Glen Pfeiffer wrote:
> > He has >100K LOC that runs on Linux. I hope you are not
> > suggesting that the most efficient means of running it under
> > Windows is to port it.
> 
> Keith Smith wrote:
> > As I understand this is a new project.  So why not have started
> > with something more native to Windows.
> 
> I could be mis-interpreting it, but from the OP, quoted above, I
> believe it is an existing application that the employer wants to
> use but wants it to run on windows.
> 

Keith has a little background information as a personal friend here that I did 
not express in the original email. This is not an new application as it is 
something I have been working on for a while. Some of it is quite new as I 
started this job only a couple months ago and have developed quite a bit a 
code for the internal website. I am the only Linux guy in the building, and no 
doubt as a new employee that makes them a little nervous. 

They wanted me to work on a system I have been developing for a while and 
modify it for their use. I setup a regular workstation as a linux box and made 
it work. Now that the system is in use, though far from complete, my boss 
wants it on a "real" server, ie; a windows server not a regular desktop.

Rather than put up too much fuss about it, I figured I would give it a shot 
and see if it is doable. After 2 hours of fighting last night, I was not able 
to get php working with apache on windows server 2003. So we'll see how today 
goes.

The machine should be robust enough to handle virtualbox or vmware, so that 
may be the end solution. I really think his thought is if I don't show up for 
work one day and the hardware goes down, how long will it take to get back and 
running. While it is a test system now, the intention in the next few months 
is have it ready for production use for all employees.

I don't see it as a real big issue, so I thought I would get some opinions and 
ideas. Thanks for all the ideas and opinions so far...

nathan