Helicon Tech announces Apache emulation solution for IIS web server
Web Hosting News – Alexandria, VA - New product named Helicon Ape (Ape stands for Apache Emulator) is a unique program that literally implements Apache configuration model (like .htaccess and httpd.conf files) and most demanded Apache modules in a single IIS add-on, not only making IIS compatible with Apache, but also extending its functionality by a number of highly essential features. Users that are familiar with Apache and its comprehensive list of modules can now feel themselves right at home using same configurations and features with Helicon Ape installed on IIS.
Key features of Helicon Ape:
• compatibility with Apache modules’ configurations;
• unprecedented compatibility with PHP-based applications;
• user-friendly interface and plain text configurations (no XML!);
• per-site installation without hosting administration involvement/assistance;
• powerful and flexible modules for URL rewriting;
• extensive forward and reverse proxy instruments;
• comprehensive authorization capabilities;
• flexible and powerful content compression functions;
• lighting fast server and client cache features.
Benefits from Helicon Ape:
• users can move their Apache web sites to IIS without modifications;
• current PHP and other Unix oriented web applications can be easily configured for IIS;
• flexible user permissions control (as they implemented in Apache world);
• powerful URL rewriting compatible with Apache does not require rule redesign;
• reverse and forward proxy features available for your web server;
• low level controls over web site behavior open extended abilities for optimisation, security and performance;
• flexible compression and cache functions to speed up your server.
List of currently implemented modules includes: mod_auth’s, mod_core, mod_cache, mod_env, mod_expires, mod_gzip, mod_headers, mod_proxy, mod_rewrite, mod_setenvif, mod_so. And this list will be extending with new versions of product.
Helicon Ape is implemented as managed IIS 7 module, but can be installed as ASP.NET module on any ASP.NET compatible IIS version. It works transparently to the server and client and even can be installed on a shared hosting account without administrative access.
For more information visit http://www.helicontech.com/ape/
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