I did this after figuring out that no one really knew why you shouldn't. I haven't had any problems. Occasionally someone cites that quote on the comp.lang.php newsgroup, but they never have any reasons to back it up. This is 3 machines, 5 websites between them, that see daily use of an extensive custom written CRM app that is all in PHP. MySQL is the database.
From what I understand, It's all about the performance. [apacheweek.com] Apache 1.3.x supposedly has better performance with PHP when compared to the corresponding Apache 2.0.x release.
I run apache 2 and PHP in production (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:I run apache 2 and PHP in production (Score:3, Informative)
Re:I run apache 2 and PHP in production (Score:4, Insightful)
PHP was at 4.1.2, it is currently at 4.3.4
Apache was at 2.0.39, it is currently at 2.0.49
I have a feeling there have been some significant changes over the past (almost) 2 years.
If I had a spare box around here I would do some testing. I have been using Apache2 and PHP4 exclusively for over a year and have seen no problems.
Which processing model are you using? (Score:2)
Prefork or worker?
Re:Which processing model are you using? (Score:2)
I want to do some more performance testing, but I don't have any spare hardware at the moment. I know I can get more out of the box though.