Please Vote: Community Intelligence

vbgunz · 2003-02-03T08:17:26+00:00

Overall I would like to know where the majority of this community stands when it boils down to working with a web server. Your identity will not be revealed and it'll only take a few seconds to vote. Please Participate :)

iNaNimAtE

tv2Rob wrote
I got tired of the web hosting scene as a whole...(no pun intended)
Their slow response time, their rudeness etc..
when I got my first broadband connection (640k upstream)
I thought...why not! I was a little concerned at first
since I use .pl scripts quite a bit, that I might have to
reconfigure my web site entirely...(or install Linux on my machine.) fortunately most of my scripts ran fine on Abyss, some needed a little bit of tinkering but nonetheless, since then
it's been a great learning experience and I have no regrets at all.
and I certainly have no intention on ever going back to web hosting companies... Free at last! :wink:

yeah dude, i completely agree. i used to use 1dollarhosting.com, but they were useless. and not to mention the downtime, website went down at least once a month! what is that?! i dont know how you can be a hosting company w/ that kind of a ratio...
abyss is the way to go (i will bet you money that you will feel the same way i do after trying to configure apache)
however, isnt the web console sort of a vulnerability. anyone can crack the password and take down your website...

iNaNimAtE

and in response to you, crazy, if you want people to be able to have you@yourdomain.com you will need to do the following:
1. (obviously) get a domain name - use 000domains.com: 13.50 per year with web forwarding and anything else you need.
2. get some dns servers - i will recommend "zone edit (www.zoneedit.com)" until the day i die. they forward up to 5 domains to ips for free. the best part is, it acts like a real dns, so you can use the domain like your own.
3. get an email server. i am still testing it, but you can try "602 lan suite" at www.602software.com (i think)
4. then configure the email server to do webmail

stitch

Its not just the server... Its the support!
I have found these forums to be super informative and ppl (esp Anonymoose :wink: ) to be extremely helpful... and very patient...
I sure have learned a lot!

ajk

Hi Victor,
I've been running Abyss for a while now. I have to say the support is excellent.
On my work station I've tried Socket and three or four other programs including Xitami.
Abyss has been the most trouble free and best supported so far.
BTW, your tutorials make it a snap to install for the newbies out there. :-)
My main servers runs Apache. That's because FreeBSD and Linux are packaged with it.
If I knew about Abyss back when I started my own servers,
I'd probably have installed the Abyss version for UNIX/Linux.
I learned Apache because it came with the distros.
Now I run my website http://www.drumsmith.com on a public webserver.
I had to do that because I needed more bandwidth than I have at home.
If I was able to change servers, I'd use Abyss there too.
My host is running Red hat and Apache.
Thanks for doing a GREAT job!

goose

abyss is smoking never used anything easier!
xerver is ok too! 8)

Slurm

I've went through a few servers trying to find what I want.
I'm designing a remote IDS frontend similar to the one used by 'Cruncbox' and the small size of Abyss combined with it's easy management makes it a great development tool.
Perfect!

greywolf

Ive played with just about everything there is. besides being easy to install and configure. the Aprelium team puts step by step instructions in these forums. I installed MYSQL, PHP, PHPBB and other things within 30 minutes. I can display what I want and not what many ISPS and webhosting companys says you have to have, PLUS I just copy the the abyss folder a couple of ini files and If I go ***POOF*** I can be up and running in minutes after a full install.
So why not Abyss? My page with all the abyss files isnt over 5 megs and easy to backup and restore. Besides, MY ISP is stumped on how I am doing all this without NT, Linux, Apache and Freebsd and NOT having problems

cerq

I've have tried over 11 of the free or so what free server software that you can download from download.com( which I spend far to much time on)
and this is by far the best FREE server package that I've found.
Hats off to the fokes at Abyss they are the best.

Fex

Its my Primary & First Server and I love it!

gonepostal_1

So far I have no complaints against abyss. And this is my first try at hosting.

beerslayer

Just a note to explain my vote (hey, that rhymes!):
I had to reluctantly respond "not my primary and I need another" to this poll, even though I'd use Abyss as my primary if I could.
The problem is that I can't host my site on my own machine, and I don't have any control over which server my remote hosting company is using. I think they're using Apache on a Linux server, but I could be wrong. Unfortunately, in my mind, that qualifies as my primary server, rather than Abyss, and I need it, with whatever they're running.
I'm sure they could switch to Abyss on their machines and my site wouldn't suffer in the slightest. In that case, I'd be happy to call Abyss my primary server. Until then, I love the fact that I can start up Abyss on my personal machine (and it doesn't take three minutes to load and configure itself), test out all my CGI and other scripts without ever having to dial up my ISP, and then upload the tested scripts secure in the knowledge that they will work properly (maybe with minor tweaks).
For the record, I think Abyss is one rockin' product. I've recommended it to several friends who use it for much the same purpose I do. Installation and configuration were a breeze, the program works as advertised, and it has been rock solid in everything I've ever asked it to do (I cannot attribute a single crash to Abyss, which is not something I say lightly). I can't believe I ever seriously considered installing Apache on this machine for testing purposes... thank goodness I found Abyss!

senshi

enko wrote
Tried my web server but didnt like the interface

You judgment on how good the software is was based the look of the server console? What planet are you from BTW?

WhirlpoolSpecialist

Ive beeen trying to get a server running at home to run on a lan. A little research led me to Abyss and 10 mintues after downloading the software I had the server running, seems good enough to me. A problem that I have has been posted as Music Player, any help greatly appreciated.

ICY-ME

anyone guess what mine is???
it's that i've gone through apache, decided it sucked, went to www.jagjohn2000.com one night, and saw that his music collection was running off his pc, off abyss, and have used abyss ever since!

kaneZim

I work for the main lawyer firm in zmbabwe (Honey & Blanckenberg) and have been assigned the tast of setting up an LAN accounts system.
I tried using apache but decided it was way too powerfull for our needs and started searching for an alternative. I came accross this at download.com and installed PHP it works like a charm and I have had no downtime due to software problems.
A robust server with minimal stress easily comparible to APACHE
Keep up the great work!!!
Robert Hyde
IT Manager
Honey & Blanckenberg

ericzollman

I'm running a webserver over my Cable connection. It's my first serious attempt at running a live site. I have tinkered with a BUNCH of free servers but I never really tried to put up a full time site untill I found Abyss.

techman21

I choose the primary as a tinker. I have been using Abyss for almost a good 3 weeks now. Although I have dabbeld with it in the past. I have also used Sambar, which is decent but has a learning curve.
Abyss is probably the easiest webserver to get up and going without having to mess with too much. Yet it allows you to run a multitude of scripts and the like to spruce up your site. The ease of use for the price (FREE!) is bar none. People say Apache is great, but if your a home user what do you need Apache for other than for learning purposes? Not to mention Apache has a steep learning curve if you have never run a webserver.
Nope I'll stick with Abyss! I may learn Apache for a job, but I'll run Abyss at home thanks! 8)

redlion

Since I switched from cable with a dynamic IP adress to ADSL with a static IPA, and an ISP which explicitly allows servers, I decided to look around for server software. I tried the webserv Windows server from sourceforge.net, it's a really powerful Apache server but proved too hard for me to handle. Abyss proved to be easier to install and configure, and as for the help available on the forums, TRUSTpunk alone is more helpful than a forum full of sourceforge users!
I must say, however, I've given up on installing the AWStats application; I can't seem to get it configured correctly. I downloaded WebLog Expert Lite ... it works right out of the box, just needed to be pointed at the Abysslog file.
So far, it's been a whole lot of fun. Thanks, Aprelium, if I ever am asked for a webserver recommendation for Windows I will certainly plug your product!

jabi

I depend on Abyss for development only (on localhost.) I do not serve any content to the world from these boxes. Websites are all hosted externally thru a hosting company (currently using both hostcentric and pair).
Needed a solution that would enable me to develop and test php/mysql applications locally. Prior to discovering Abyss, I used Windows Servers 2000, NT, and Apache. None of them were able to provide the combination of stability, ease of configuration, low use of system resources and performance that I've found with Abyss.
It was originally needed on a minimal Windows ME laptop. Abyss performed so well, that I now have it on all my Windows machines.

p3

This is the first time I've used a server, and it is quite easy. I'm just at the tinkering stage, though. The help files help significantly.

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