Apache vs nginx vs lighttpd (And Cherokee!)

[okone]

I've always pronounced it "en jinx". Though I do remember reading somewhere that it's meant to be pronounced engineX.

So do I, even though its not correct, I think most people do.

N-gin-X is how its meant to be though.

i get better stats with lighttpd then with nginx on my site/server. but maybe that this is because i have most PHP and not total static (cached html) pages.

That shouldn't matter. Both nginx and lighttpd proxy to a 3rd party php interpreter like fpm to handle php, so technically that shouldn't make a difference.

I'd personally go with nginx, but thats because its actively developed and they have very helpful/knowledgeable support staff.

okone Reviewed by okone on 12th May 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

[Lifetalk]

Umm, its full name IS EngineX...nginx is an abbreviation.

I stand corrected, thank you.

I've always pronounced it "en jinx". Though I do remember reading somewhere that it's meant to be pronounced engineX.

Yep, I suppose that's how the majority pronounce it as