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How does MachTens Web server compare to using WebStar?

April 26, 2017compare machten web server WebSTAR

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How does MachTens Web server compare to using WebStar?

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MachTen includes the NCSA httpd daemon with multihomed extensions. Using MachTen as a Web server lets you set up multiple Web home pages, each with a unique URL of the type: http://www.companyname.com. WebStar (formerly MacHTTP) cannot support this style of multihomed Web pages. In addition, Tenon’s Web server is running in a pre-emptive, multitasking environment, which may be more suited than MacOS to supporting multiple, simultaneous World Wide Web accesses. Furthermore, if you run your Web service using Professional MachTen, the httpd daemon is running in protected memory space. On the other hand, WebStar has some advantages, namely the ability to plug directly into a Macintosh supported database (such as the Butler database), and the ability to use Apple cgi scripts. For this reason, many customers are using WebStar and MachTen in combination.