Apache vs nginx vs lighttpd (And Cherokee!)

[XSLTel]

I would say and from my experience you can get great performance from Apache if you know how to tune it and understand the work of every directive .

most people set AllowOverrid directive to All in <Directory /> and that unfortunately decrease Apache webserver performance and increase Apache overhead searching for .htaccess files in every directory per request. (per request means its not cached imagine 1000 request per minute that will make Apache to look for .htaccess 1000 times in 1 minute).

the above is just 1 example of bad Directives using. it would give you a small idea of how big Apache is.

Apache is best web server in the world.
Nginx is great for reverse proxy and flv streaming solutions . (I use it personally)

Highest Regards
Mohammed H

XSLTel Reviewed by XSLTel on 10th Jun 2011. Apache vs nginx vs lighttpd (And Cherokee!) This thread was inspired by Lifetalk in the CB, sorry but I didn't set up Cherokee as I couldn't be bothered reading up as to how. But I'll include it next time! If you want to run some tests on your own machine that'd be cool for comparison (especially with hardware and stuff). Server specs: CPU: Xeon X3430 @ 2.40GHz RAM: 8GB HDD: 2x 1000GB in SW RAID 1. BW: 100Mbps (Not that it matters...). Server is CentOS 64bit, completely fresh format and the latest available kernel. Nothing has Rating: 5

[bhanuprasad1981]

I would say and from my experience you can get great performance from Apache if you know how to tune it and understand the work of every directive .

most people set AllowOverrid directive to All in <Directory /> and that unfortunately decrease Apache webserver performance and increase Apache overhead searching for .htaccess files in every directory per request. (per request means its not cached imagine 1000 request per minute that will make Apache to look for .htaccess 1000 times in 1 minute).

the above is just 1 example of bad Directives using. it would give you a small idea of how big Apache is.

Apache is best web server in the world.
Nginx is great for reverse proxy and flv streaming solutions . (I use it personally)

Highest Regards
Mohammed H

Bro Mohammed H, can you please create a thread with helpful tips to tweak apache , it will help lot of guys like me