Comparison: Cowserve v.s. Apache

Apache allows more control on the server, but is typically coming up with errors about ServerRoot, which is unused by Cowserve.

Cowserve sends all files in your current directory to the server just like Apache. Both are identical in how they work, but Cowserve is config-less and is less likely to fail due to its simplicity (well, because it's based on SimpleHTTPServer).

Cowserve is your better option if you are new to servers. Otherwise, go ahead and try Apache(2).