Zend Platform - app server

[Zeba]

Hi !

I'm new to PHP. I read that Zend Platform is an application server.
Isn't this the function of the Apache server ??

Also, is the Zend Engine the equivalent of JVM for Java/CLR for .Net ?
How is it different ? Is it installed as part of the WAMP/LAMP
install ?

Thanks !
Zeba

[NC]

On Feb 6, 4:12 am, Zeba <[e-mail]:

>
I'm new to PHP. I read that Zend Platform is an application server.
Isn't this the function of the Apache server ??

It depends on how you define the application server... And, for the
record, Zend platform works not only with Apache, but with Zeus and
IIS as well...

Also, is the Zend Engine the equivalent of JVM for Java/CLR for .Net ?

Not really... The closest comparison from the Java world would be
Tomcat.

How is it different ? Is it installed as part of the WAMP/LAMP
install ?

There is any number of ways... PHP can be installed as an Apache
module, as an ISAPI module with IIS, or as a CGI/FastCGI executable.

Cheers,
NC