Apache HTTP Server vs Oracle WebLogic Suite

Likelihood to Recommend

Well Suited: Perfect for hosting your own website. And, I don't mean just an individual with a port of MySpace. I mean an industrial strength, commercial grade replacement for Microsoft IIS. If you need a web server that provides a feature-rich environment with support for multiple sites (hosted in the same server), with such features as virtual hosting, and modular feature design, than Apache Web Server is right on the money. Less Well-Suited: Single page, small feature-set websites. Apache is a lot of trouble for developers to set up, just to send/receive JSON strings of a few bytes. You're really better off using something smaller and faster/simpler (lighttpd for example).

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Verified User

Engineer in Corporate

Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees

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All in all a very robust product for Oracle application deployments with its ease of use, scalability, packed functionality and scalability.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 501-1000 employees

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Pros

Apache server is a free and open source multi-platform software which gives ample amount of possibilities and options to use it without worrying about the hardware configurations much; it runs on almost everything!
It is easy to configure quickly for a new project requires to set up a barebone server to serve any type of HTTP request.
It allows us to configure https with encryption and configure virtual hosts easily.
Log files are detailed enough to determine vulnerabilities by providing multiple params which makes it easy to diagnose and debug the root cause of any server issue.

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Rahul Dhangar

Web Technologist

Left Right MindInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Provides a robust application server platform and standardized skill set
Provides infinite scalability options
Easy integration accross the organization
Allows for advanced configuration and automation of configurations and the creation of new environments

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Ryan Payne

Oracle Solution Architect

AvistaUtilities, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

The one thing that I worry about Apache is the PHP language which is integrated into the platform. I am not sure if PHP has a relevant future. I worry about this because Python is becoming very popular.
Some, not so sharp developers, might complain about the configuration file. Yes, it is complex. You need to learn it.
Apache SSL documentation can be better.
I would like to see video streaming, that would be fantastic.

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Jason Smith, DPA

Instructional Technologist

Pomona CollegeHigher Education, 201-500 employees

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Error messages. This is perhaps the biggest area that needs improvement. They can be cryptic as all get out sometimes. Then again, that can be a fault for the whole system.
Backend configuration - sometimes you just don't know where things lay on the backend: where data-stores are located, what directory is this really pulling a deployed file from. There are reasons that Oracle provides (for a fee) training and certification classes.

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Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Support Rating

Apache HTTP Server 9.4

Based on 4 answers

I give this rating because there is so much Apache documentation and information on the web that you can literally do anything. This has to do with the fact that there is a huge Open Source community that is beyond mature and perhaps one of the most helpful to be found. The only thing that should hold anyone back from anything is that they can not read. RTFM, my friend. And I must say that the manual is excellent.

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Jason Smith, DPA

Instructional Technologist

Pomona CollegeHigher Education, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

By having a similar purpose, which is to publish and manage access to services, sites, and/or web systems, I have had to implement them to analyze their qualities and virtues, but stability, the power of implementation of different solutions and to be able to expand through own modules and Apache HTTP Server third-party makes it simply the best.

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Moris Mendez

Ing. de Sistemas Informaticos

Corte Suprema de JusticiaGovernment Administration, 5001-10,000 employees

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We use Oracle Commerce Cloud as well.

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Consumer Goods Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

It's hard for us to determine ROI from Apache since most of our sites don't receive high traffic and we don't benchmark performance as often or aggressively as we could.
Apache is well documented and extremely common in web hosting offerings, so configuring it and working with it becomes easier.
Apache supports cPanel which is a web hosting control panel that makes performing tasks such as implementing SSl, managing files, and administrating databases rather easy.

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Justin Roodman

Product Marketing Manager

nLyten Media LLCManagement Consulting, 1-10 employees

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Low maintenance with good support equals a good ROI
Licensing and upgrade costs are significant but well worth the investment

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No