How did we all find Abyss Web Server?

datwig

Here's my story...
Me and my friends exchange files alot through AOL Instant Messanger (AIM) but some of my friends have firewalls that prevent them from receiving files through AIM. I needed a nice, easy server to send files to my friends. I must have searched through at least 20 Web Servers. I found Abyss early, but ignored it because I didn't know howto use it.
After about 5 hours of suffling through Web Servers at Cnet's download section, I gave up and asked a friend for a good web server suggestion. He said Apache and gave me a link. I downloaded it. Didn't know what the heck was going on. A command prompt interface was difficult to understand and use. I said "Forget this s**t" and I retried some of the Webservers that I had previously downloaded.
Abyss was the third. I looked at the console, and tried it out. It worked beautifully. After I found out what PHP was, I installed that and started to try to learn howto script (went to a bookstore and bought a $30 book). I then downloaded and installed MySQL. I also attempted to install to install PHPMyAdmin, but couldn't. That is, untill vbgunz helped me 😃
bottom line:
-Abyss is the easiest to use out of any other webserver I have seen.
If you want, tell me/us about how you found Abyss. I'd like to read it.

Dave

err...okies....
Just over a year ago I finally got fed up of running PWS on Windows 98, the speed, the 10 connections limit amongst other things just aggrivated me, so I searched on google for "Free Webserver", or something similar, I came up with Cnet, read the reviews, and downloaded. Installed it, never had any need for support therefore no-need to register on these forums, I guess I thought there were some people who needed a little more help than me 😉 Anyways, a week or so after getting Abyss installed I downloaded PHP and MySQl, installed and continued with PHP-Nuke and others running locally... Perhaps a little under a month after that I installed Perl and ASP, then, a little while ao I registered on these forums, Cant remember why, I just did.... that was over 150 posts ago..... 🙂

WhiteDevil

my story:
i had just finished a day out at my uncles fixing his drain with my dad and i was bored to hell.. i was searching through download.com trying to find any new programs like i do every few months... i straggled into web developers and found the servers link, must have tried a few before Abyss but saw its good rating and good comments and immediately downloaded it.. i also tried apache but that was after abyss, talk about hard to install apache did my head in. My mate also used apache, he said it didnt work properly so i had no problem in recommending Abyss because of its easy set up...

Deledar

Now mine:
I looked around the whole internet to find free wbehosting offering PHP and mySQL. I found CoolFreePages, but their support sucks. Than I find a good host, but it was a contest and I knew I didn't have a chance of winning. Than I decided to host myself. I looked around the whole internet. The first one that I saw was Abyss, but when I went to the control panel, I got confussed and unistalled it. Than I heard over 64% of all websites used Apache. I tried it, but it was soo confussing. So I unistalled that. Imust have gone through atleast 20 web server programs. Than I decided to try Abyss one more time. Than I stuck to it and began to get the hang of it. Than I went to the site of the creator, Aprelium, for tips on installing PHP and all the other goodies. Now I got a free server that has PHP,mySQL,ASP,Perl, and Python. It should be that 64% use Abyss instead of Apache.

vbgunz

One day my girl introduced me to the 8bit nintendo ROMs. I downloaded about 200+ of them and thought theirs got to be SONY PS, DreamCast, N64, etc ROMs on the net so I went looking for them. I managed to find over 90+ N64 ROMs and I told a friend...
He wanted a way to view them but I had no way in showing him what I had... BadBlue (personal file sharing server) sent me an ad (share your directories with friends) and I thought I look into it. After being more confused than a baby at a topless bar I managed to find my way to the DynDNS forums...
I read up a little more about DynDNS and its need for a server so I downloaded BadBlue... Boy, I could not get it to work... In a sense lucky... I heard of Apache and tried it, no go, Xitami, no go, Abyss and I passed it right by... Ultimately my needs changed from needing a server to needing something that works so I back traced my steps...
Utlimately I fell in love with Abyss and decided to keep it. I found some strong users on the forums and the server was solid. Ever since, I simply got stuck with it. I never shared the ROMs with my friend but Abyss remained on the desktop. After comparing it with others I knew I probably had one of the best kept serving secrets on the web.
In the end I stand happy with it, its users support and ability to work with major languages. All around its probably the best application I've got all year. Thats a part of my story 🙂

s1asher

I used to use Lycos for webhosting. I tried to install YaBBSE (Don't ask me why, I've touched phpBB2 and never gone back lol) and for one reason or another, I couldn't. I searched for other hosts with no luck doing the above.
I started talking to a friend at college the next day, and for one reason or another, I started going off wondering how you could host your own web server, but all he could come up with was my own little network that others could dial into. Needless to say, I didn't feel that was adequate...
I got home that day and loaded up trusty old google, searched for host your own web server, and results came back fruitless (came back with offers for hosting.) I then went to play through UO free shards, only to find a shard with a no-ip.com IP, so I checked the site, and set that up.
I tried countless web servers, downloading from download.com, then installing one by one. Apache - Wouldn't set up, couldn't be bothered... Xitami - PHP wasn't working for me... these happened countless times till i stumbled upon a wonder named Abyss.
Simple, Easy to configure, Powerfull enough for my usage, and a great user base that supports it with guides and tutorials, and help with troubleshooting. Thanks Aprelium, you have a great product here, and I wish you the best for the future.

os17fan

I found this awesome web server from , download.com and i love it , the only problem im having is setting up those stupid forums that requires MYSQL and i just don't have the brain to set it up ,but eather way this web server kicks @$$

LordZero

Well, I've been using free hosting for a while now and yesterday I thought I'd setup my own server cause I needed a decent host with php, MySql and a few other scripts (cause I'm making my custom RPG script). Anyways I tried apache, didn't like the interface cause I'm lazy and then tried a few others. Most of them didn't even support php or MySql cause well, they sucked. So finally I found Abyss and decided to give it a go after I read that it had a GUI interface. Well, it was really easy to install and the intructions for the installation of php and perl as well as the MySql instructions were really simple.
Anyways, I've been up for 27 hours now and already my php rpg script is coming along nicely thanx to this server. This is SOO much better than trying to develope stuff on a freehost, lol. Thanx Aprelium!

owhite

Dunno if this is considered flamebait, but the first I knew of Abyss was when a vulnerability was posted to Bugtraq! I can't say I suggest this as a method of advertising in the future, but most of the vulns start off with a reasonably consise, positive description of what the vulnerable program does, and this one mentioned Abyss.
http://lists.insecure.org/lists/bugtraq/2003/Feb/0151.html (or something similar)
Anyway, I'm testing it now for use on a business-card CD, where I want to get a local webserver running Perl scripts, and perhaps even include a copy of K-Meleon ( http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/ ) with which to view the site, all running from CD. One can only hope...

akrocks

I was stairing at my desktop and out of nowhere i heard a voice softly repeating "aprelium.com" So i decided to giver a look. love at first site... :oops:
actually, i found it from infoproductlab.com. i tried iis on win2k and then apache.. stunk... abyss.... ROCKS!

DarkSim905

After installation of my own Circumventor, I wanted to figure out how Apache worked. I had problems. Needless to say, I found Apache. It has made my past few days.
Utnil about two days ago my school filter (BESS) Blocked it.
(Not that it matters, I got around it)
Now I love Abyss Web Server... 😃

os17fan

I DON'T SEE WHY WEBMASTERS USE APACHE , APACHE SUCKS ! :evil:

DarkSim905

Well, maybe you can go to peacefire.org; and tell them to upgrade their Circumventor instructions, to download Abyss instead of Apache... I think Apache is only used for a Secure Server...
I don't know why Apache is required, to host one CGI script that will eventually get blocked with a predictable Ip... 😐

os17fan

Apache is not secure I hear so many stories of hackers being able to hack into those servers, abyss web server is secure , i see hacking activity like all the time and no one ever got into abyss 8)

Deledar

Apache is for buisness mostly. It is the number 1 web server for many things, mostly hosting. Now Abyss The Standerd is for personal use. It doesn't have as much features as apache but the Pro version soon will.

Deledar

khoukha

i agree with deledar in fact abyss is being the standard for personnel use et day by day it coming the best one. but i think when i see the improvements done by aprelium in one year , i become so excited to see the professionel version how it will be.
the rule or perhaps the advice that i can make to aprelium is to maintain the good developpement work that they are doing and specialy the spirit of community :D

vbgunz

I wouldn't go about crashing Apache because of the fear of no GUI or because of the lack of understanding. I think Apache is awesome, stable and as secured as any of its most highly respectable competitors. After all security isn't up to the software but up to the Administrator behind it.
I am currently working hard on an Apache project and find myself believing the idea of it being hard is a myth if not a legend. I am not sure of the statistics about servers and weaknesses but if Abyss ran on over 60% of the servers world wide you'd probably hear a 60% increase in holes, etc.
I really don't know why I just jumped in here but one thing for sure is Abyss too is an awesome server and if I ever make the switch I will never disrespect it one bit. It was indeed my incubator into the server world and if anyone asked I would most likely recommend it over Apache until a good GUI for Apache shines forth.
I'm done, sorry if I made no sense, tired, worked over a whole day on my newest project and am brain beat... Just checking the forum for a quick read... Good luck 🙂

os17fan

I must be mistaken about Internet information server , formaly known as IIS , sorry about that 8)
So apache is 100% hacker proof safe :?:

vbgunz

Servers are like cars... If you do not know how to drive one but get behind the wheel of one, you threaten the security of everyone around you including yourself...
A car could be a wonderful thing or it could be your own demise.
I learned a long time ago to never blame anything or anyone other than yourself for everything good and bad that happens to you... Apache and IIS are superb servers including others not mentioned here...
a Server can be your best friend or your best enemy but overall in the end one fact rings true... It is up to the administrator to secure the package...
Good luck 🙂