Re: windows.php.net

On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 03:35, Arcane Wulf <arcanewulf@yahoo.com> wrote: > The site windows.php.net is sort of unclear as to which version is for what situation. I wasted > 50 MB's of bandwidth from getting the "wrong" version twice. the VC6 and VC9 naming > scheme makes VC9 seem like the newer "better" version, when they are actually intended for > different uses, and it isn't made clear for the normal user if they should get thread safe or > non thread safe versions. > > After downloading and installing the VC9 non thread safe version which I found out was for IIS, > and the VC6 non thread safe version which is meant for use as CGI, I finally found a tutorial > describing the purpose of each binary. It would have saved me 40 minutes and 50 MB's bandwidth > if I had known the simple fact that VC6 Thread Safe is intended for use as a module, and VC6 Non > Thread Safe is intended to be used as CGI. > > I don't know how man people make this mistake, but if 1 out of 5 people are like me, and > thousands of people download from your site, that's a good deal of bandwidth wasted for a > company who releases their software without charge. > > Thanks for the headsup. We'll try to make it more clear in the future. -Hannes