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| Steffen Moderator
 
 
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|  Posted: Sun 25 Sep '11 19:02    Post subject: Announcing Windows 64 build |   |  
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| Today is the Windows 64 build available at the download page http://www.apachelounge.com/download/win64/, also the most popular Windows 32 modules. Special mod_fcgid, so you can run PHP with the download from php.net. 
 For info about httpd 2.2.21 release, see http://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?p=19169
 
 How come ?
 
 Endly there is a new server here, a Dell PowerEdge. One with Windows 2008 R2 SP1 and very nice specs. So there is now a system to test Win64. Building X64 was possible on XP 32, but there was no oportunity to test (quality has for me a high priority).
 
 In the meantime I am waiting for a UPS, then I switch the site also to the new server. The old server (also Dell PowerEdge) is from september 2003 (quite old), is still runing 24/7 Apachelounge after 8 years.
 
 Enjoy,
 
 Steffen
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| Johannes 
 
 
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|  Posted: Sun 25 Sep '11 21:38    Post subject: |   |  
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| Awesome  , I look forward to testing it out! |  | 
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| Jodiazio 
 
 
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|  Posted: Wed 26 Oct '11 10:46    Post subject: |   |  
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| Any dates for moving to a new server? |  | 
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| admin Site Admin
 
  
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| daniel1975 
 
 
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|  Posted: Sat 05 Nov '11 2:38    Post subject: Re: Announcing Windows 64 build |   |  
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|  	  | Steffen wrote: |  	  | Today is the Windows 64 build available at the download page http://www.apachelounge.com/download/win64/, also the most popular Windows 32 modules. Special mod_fcgid, so you can run PHP with the download from php.net. 
 Enjoy,
 
 Steffen
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 I could not find any x64 binary release on http://windows.php.net/download/
   
 Any thought if you can release yourself also a PHP x64 ? Would be much appreciated!
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| Steffen Moderator
 
 
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|  Posted: Sat 05 Nov '11 11:44    Post subject: |   |  
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| Sorry nope. Policy is that we are primarily offering Apache. In the forum here Apache Building & Member Downloads there are member builds of PHP 64. 
 Be aware that the PHP guys are advising not to use a 64 bits PHP. Also read (I believe James Blond) that PHP 32 is faster.
 
 
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| James Blond Moderator
 
  
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|  Posted: Sat 05 Nov '11 18:17    Post subject: |   |  
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| The 32 bit is faster and more stable. Except of file system operations cause the 64 bit can access it some kinda more native. But I won't build an web app with accessing the file system  |  | 
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| Nuller 
 
 
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|  Posted: Tue 15 Nov '11 23:00    Post subject: |   |  
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| I was just thinking, any chance of an installer like the 32bit version? 
 Theres a reason im using windows after all, mainly that i hate doing everything manually, when things can be automated..
 
 Not that i care much, because once this thing is installed, it just runs beautifully, and you likely rarely have to change anything.
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| glsmith Moderator
 
  
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|  Posted: Wed 16 Nov '11 6:01    Post subject: |   |  
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| One tends to learn more if they get their hands dirty though. |  | 
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