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What do you like best about Apache Portable Runtime?

Even though the writeup of APR claims that the library provides a predictable behavior, they were trying to be modest by making this statement. It is almost close to or an equivalent behavior of the native platform. Also, there is no sacrifice on the performance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Portable Runtime?

The documentation could have been even better for newbies. Other than this, i have no dislikes as it tries to solve my problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Portable Runtime solving and how is that benefiting you?

The following subsystems is what I use for my requirement:

1. File I/O

2. Network I/O

3. Date parsing utilities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is Apache Portable Runtime?

The Apache Portable Runtime is a supporting library for the Apache web server. It provides a set of APIs that map to the underlying operating system.

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The Apache Portable Runtime is a supporting library for the Apache web server. It provides a set of APIs that map to the underlying operating system.


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Sudeep P.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
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First of all I like its speed and excecution process. You can run php things very easily. It comes with local hosts also
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The ability to run my product on any machine without having to worry about whether or not it will work.
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The main feature is it's portability and compatibility with the java applications.
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What do you like best about Apache Portable Runtime?

The ability to run my product on any machine without having to worry about whether or not it will work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Portable Runtime?

The difficulty of setting it up might be a major drawback. The UI is not great either, the product may feel much better to use if the UI is made more user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Apache Portable Runtime:

There's nothing better currently on the market so go for it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Portable Runtime solving and how is that benefiting you?

It provides an API to which software developers may code and be assured of predictable if not identical behaviour regardless of the platform on which their software is built. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sudeep P.
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What do you like best about Apache Portable Runtime?

First of all I like its speed and excecution process. You can run php things very easily. It comes with local hosts also Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Portable Runtime?

Sometimes issue in starting the server, but not always Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Apache Portable Runtime:

Go for apache runtime Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Portable Runtime solving and how is that benefiting you?

1. Running php project

2. Can integrate wordpress

3. Running highend projects Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Portable Runtime?

It provides an ease for the developers with the set of APIs which maps to map to the Operating system , if we were stuck in a situation where we are not finding that operation/use case not supported by OS then it emulates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Portable Runtime?

There are not dislikes for now as it has the best in class features , the UI can be improved like of the latest . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Portable Runtime solving and how is that benefiting you?

When I was running few apps native to windows and Os , few a times instead of switching between system APR was useful to help if that function is not present in OS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Portable Runtime?

The main feature is it's portability and compatibility with the java applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Portable Runtime?

It has to be more compatible to other technologies out there Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Portable Runtime solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have maintained some standalone applications to be able to run on multiple systems without any hassle Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Portable Runtime?

It is a supporting library for the apache web server. Developers can use Apache Portable Runtime to make applications portable across different platforms. The platforms can be operating system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Portable Runtime?

The current features in Apache Portable Runtime are adequate. It is better if the user interface can be made a bit changes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Portable Runtime solving and how is that benefiting you?

APR helps to restart the work from where it was having issues. Its libraries also help with advanced solutions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Portable Runtime?

1. Underlying operating system , gets supported easily without any obstacle

2. Reliable backup in case OS got crashed

3. Quick updates available Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Portable Runtime?

1. In and out knowledge required for its use

2. Sometimes, it does not work while transitioning Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Portable Runtime solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using it as a backup library in case OS gets down during runtime. it helps to pick up the system from the point where it has stopped working its supporting library provides emulation in case of emergency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Portable Runtime?

It is supporting a lot of libraries for the Apache webserver.

It has a collection of frameworks to build a project and also supports dynamic library handling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Portable Runtime?

It has a lot of library support, but at the same time, it's overkill. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Portable Runtime solving and how is that benefiting you?

It provides platform-independent functionality so it is very useful and we don't need to rely on certain things anymore. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Portable Runtime?

It supports the operating system and is very simple to keep. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Portable Runtime?

Sometimes it's not working correctly; it depends on in and out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Portable Runtime solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is advantageous in emergencies because it supports the backup library in case of OS gets down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Portable Runtime?

With this APR, we can create a scalable enterprise application with limited features. The best part of this APR is open source. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Portable Runtime?

Ther is no dislikes because it provided the necessary framework access to build an essential application for run a business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Portable Runtime solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helped us to build our enterprise application project. Since it has a collection of library support, it will be easily maintainable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Apache Portable Runtime?

It is a free open source and has all the important libraries you need for building a project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Portable Runtime?

Some of the libraries are not well maintained. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Portable Runtime solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is the best way to replicate the changes across platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.