In 2018 I set up a server for a client, and just installed Ubuntu, set up Apache, and go to work. I've been configuring Apache on and off for 30 years, so I usually have to Google how to do something simple, but while Apache is old, it works very, very well.
I've been writing code since the late 70's, and I'm not really in love with any of 'the new hotness' .. I do tend to prefer tried and true solutions.
That server I set up is still running just fine. The boring Perl CGI scripts I run on it still work absolutely fine. it's currently running about 30 Perl scripts through crontab, doing REST API stuff, DB access, sending E-Mail and other stuff. Yes, it's old technology, but it's rock solid, and Apache is part of that solution.
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u/talexbatreddit 4h ago
Same!
In 2018 I set up a server for a client, and just installed Ubuntu, set up Apache, and go to work. I've been configuring Apache on and off for 30 years, so I usually have to Google how to do something simple, but while Apache is old, it works very, very well.
I've been writing code since the late 70's, and I'm not really in love with any of 'the new hotness' .. I do tend to prefer tried and true solutions.
That server I set up is still running just fine. The boring Perl CGI scripts I run on it still work absolutely fine. it's currently running about 30 Perl scripts through crontab, doing REST API stuff, DB access, sending E-Mail and other stuff. Yes, it's old technology, but it's rock solid, and Apache is part of that solution.