We performed a comparison between Apache Web Server and Zend PHP Engine based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is scalable."
"The control panel is very easy to navigate. It's similar to most hosting platforms, so it's user-friendly. Once you get used to it, managing your hosting becomes easy, too."
"Its community is its most valuable feature. Solving problems is easier on Apache because so many people know this product."
"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."
"It is more secure to use Apache and you will have fewer problems than other web services."
"The solution's most valuable feature is reporting."
"It's reliable, configurable and generally secure."
"Apache has proven to be incredibly reliable, and everything has operated smoothly without encountering any issues."
"The Zend Framework provides an easy, open source way to produce coding based on the needs of our customers."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"Scaling up is an important factor for large projects, and with PHP 7 and its performance improvements, this becomes even easier."
"The cache modules that Zend provides have been able to optimize and accelerate the loading of the pages when there was exponential growth in data volume and quantity of requests. At the same time, the monitoring console allowed us to have a real-time understanding of the resources and to make decisions when they were at the limit."
"This solution is really easy for me to use."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the speed at which it compiles and sends the dynamic cache."
"Offers a complete environment to develop PHP applications. It is valuable because it allows you to have a complete stack (PHP, MySQL, Zend Server) enabling the building of a development environment, and to deploy to the production system."
"Zend Engine gives the flexibility to use external modules to easily expand the functionalities you need for your web project."
"The interface has room for improvement."
"Its stability could be better."
"It would be great if technical support for Apache were available in Iran. It is a very important need."
"Things change very fast. We're always on the lookout for better approaches and tools. If the solution falls behind, we may have to switch."
"Lacks integration with some cloud solutions."
"A monitoring interface would be great for this product. The monitoring dashboards for Apache's models are not included in the basic installation. You can install the basic monitoring model, then connect this model to another monitoring system."
"Adding a reverse proxy to Apache Web Server would be a significant improvement."
"The GUI for the less experienced users needs some improvement. For some companies, it is hard to configure it if they have not had any experience."
"The main area that Zend needs to improve is to support asynchronous programming tasks, which is facilitated in PHP 7, but not at the same degree as HHVM."
"Integration of MVC with ORM tools for PHP is okay, but lacking a short list of decent ORM tools for PHP to choose from; there is ample room for improvement in both areas."
"Its object oriented programming language needs improvement."
"Zend PHP Engine needs to improve the loading time of its libraries and make it faster."
"SQL queries have always been an issue with PHP, especially if you use large tables, which require caution from the side of the developer."
"In terms of improvement, it doesn't support concurrent processing. When we want to process anything on a concurrent basis, we have to divide it into a number of things, like a queue, or we have to run it using Cron jobs. We would like to have the capability to run any thread or process in parallel."
"The process of installing and configuring the product is a bit complex and could be improved."
"The biggest problem with PHP is you have to write lot of conditions or have to use a framework."
Apache Web Server is ranked 3rd in Application Infrastructure with 21 reviews while Zend PHP Engine is ranked 12th in Application Infrastructure with 10 reviews. Apache Web Server is rated 8.6, while Zend PHP Engine is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Apache Web Server writes "Has good security, speed and traffic handling features ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zend PHP Engine writes "The fact that it is available open-source is the best feature". Apache Web Server is most compared with IIS, NGINX Plus, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Microsoft .NET Framework and IBM DataPower Gateway, whereas Zend PHP Engine is most compared with NGINX Plus. See our Apache Web Server vs. Zend PHP Engine report.
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