C# website, am I forced to use IIS?

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I've been thinking for a while about which language to use on my next project. Usually I default to PHP on my LAMP server, but I'd really like to use C# (mainly because of code reuse), and ideally still sicking with Apache. Has anyone used mod_mono on a live project, and if so what is the performance like? The site is likely to get smashed to bits in terms of traffic.

Am I forced to go IIS if I want C#? If not I'll stick to PHP via LAMP as usual.

Any use? http://weblogs.asp.net/israelio/archive/2005/09/11/424852.aspx Bit dated, but might still be valid. — Jason Evans, Sep 13 '11 at 11:44
You could also look at using Mono http://www.mono-project.com/ASP.NET — Jason Evans, Sep 13 '11 at 11:46
Don't know what functionality you need but here is a C# webserver http://webserver.codeplex.com/ you can use — adrianm, Sep 13 '11 at 11:50
XSP is the latest/greatest web server from Mono. Further info can be found in the link @Jason provided. — Jonathan Dickinson, Sep 13 '11 at 11:53
Thanks for the link, I'll take a look. I'm not sure about mod-mono stability or performance. Maybe early adoption isn't such a great idea. — Matt Parkins, Sep 13 '11 at 11:53
I'm liking the idea of XSP and FastCGI - I just wonder about performance. — Matt Parkins, Sep 13 '11 at 12:26

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 08 '12 at 14:33

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The answer is "no, one is not forced to use IIS for a C# website". The suggestions above are mostly in alpha/beta development stage however and so using c# for a production website isn't advisable yet.

answered Feb 08 '12 at 14:33

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