subject: Helicon Ape is the Best Apache Emulator for Microsoft IIS [print this page] Helicon Ape is the Best Apache Emulator for Microsoft IIS
Includes following modules: mod_rewrite, mod_proxy, mod_auth, mod_gzip, mod_headers, mod_cache, mod_expires, mod_replace and others. You can check all currently available modules in the compatibility chart (the list is growing with new builds). Helicon Ape offers:
Compatibility
modification-free transition of Apache web sites to IIS (.htaccess, .htpasswd, etc.);
easy configuration of PHP and other Unix-based Web applications for IIS;
powerful, fully Apache-compatible URL rewriting syntax no rules redesign is necessary.
Usability
user-friendly manager configuration editing, syntax highlighting, help, testing utility in one place;
plain text configurations no XML;
per-site installation without hosting administration participation;
on-the-fly links, headers and HTML body modification.
Security
customizable user authentication/authorization settings;
comprehensive protection from DoS attacks and hotlinking (content leeching);
all-round web request debugging with HTTP-level web developer toolset.
Performance
full-fledged reverse and forward proxy functionality;
drastic server speed-up due to finely adjustable compression and cache functions.
Helicon Ape is implemented as managed IIS7 module, but can be installed as .NET module on any ASP.NET-compatible IIS version as well. It works transparently for both server and client and can even be installed on a shared hosting account without administrative access. And there is free version of Ape which can be installed on up to 3 web sites on any server at no cost. Currently implemented modules Module empowers you to...
mod_asis send files that contain their own HTTP headers
mod_auth_basic use HTTP Basic Authentication
mod_auth_digest use MD5 Digest Authentication
mod_authn_anon configure anonymous users access to authenticated areas
mod_authn_dbd provide authentication based on user look-up in SQL database
mod_authn_default reject whatever credentials if no authentication is set
mod_authn_file provide authentication based on user look-up in plain text password file
mod_authz_default reject any authorization request if no authentication is configured
mod_authz_groupfile allow or deny access to particular areas of the site depending on user group membership
mod_authz_host allow access control to particular parts of web server based on hostname, IP address or other characteristics of the client request
mod_authz_user allow or deny access to portions of the web site for authenticated users
mod_cache cache local or proxied content
mod_core use Helicon Ape core features
mod_dbd manage SQL database connections
mod_deflate compress server output
mod_developer NEW! debug web requests
mod_disk_cache use disk-based storage engine for mod_cache
mod_env control the environment provided to CGI scripts and SSI pages
mod_evasive protect your site(s) from HTTP DoS/DDoS attacks and brute force attacks
mod_expires set Expires HTTP header and max-age directive of Cache-Control HTTP header in server responses in relation to either the time the source file was last modified, or to the time of the client access
mod_filter use context-sensitive content filters
mod_gzip compress HTTP responses
mod_headers modify HTTP request and response headers
mod_hotlink protect the content from hotlinking
mod_linkfreeze change links on pages to SEO-friendly format
mod_log_config use custom logging
mod_logio log input and output number of bytes received/sent per request
mod_mem_cache use memory-based storage engine for mod_cache
mod_mime associate requested filename's extensions with the file's behavior (handlers and filters) and content (mime-type, language, character set and encoding)
mod_proxy apply forward and reverse proxy functions for your IIS server
mod_replace edit HTML body, HTTP request and response headers
mod_rewrite rewrite requested URLs on the fly based on regular-expressions-based rules and various conditions
mod_seo NEW! create SEO-friendly links on pages based on database or mapfile values
mod_setenvif set environment variables depending on whether different parts of the request match specified regular expressions
mod_so emulate loading modules functions
mod_speling correct misspelled URLs by performing case-insensitive checks and allowing one misspelling
mod_usertrack track and log user activity on the site using cookies
mod_xsendfile NEW! sends the file specified by X-SENDFILE header
