Lighttpd vs apache

Rails
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Hi

i am new to ruby on rails and i want host my own server on ruby on
rails
but i need small clarification about which webserver is best LIGHTTPD
or
APACHE

i have read some mixed reaction on lighttpd and apache …
some say lighttpd is fast . and some say apache is fast if we configure
it
properly .
what to the geeks of this group have to say :slight_smile:

is ruby on rails relly fast on lighttp ?
Are the benchmarks on the lighttpd site really fake or real
benchmark - Lighttpd - fly light

–GFAD

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coolest geek wrote:

Hi

i am new to ruby on rails and i want host my own server on ruby on
rails
but i need small clarification about which webserver is best LIGHTTPD
or
APACHE

Litespeed (litespeedtech.com).

3

To behonest, most people now will be using a load ballencer out front,
and using a combo of lighty (for static), mongrel (for rails), and
possible tomcat (for java) if there so inclined.

Having this kind of set up makes you far more flexible as if you add
backend servers the load balencer can distribute over those multi
servers.

Im running Pound, lighty, mongrel cluster, and resin, over 3 servers,
works great, nice and quick. Everyone will tell you different things,
however FCGI is quickly becomming a depreciated way of serving rails
apps - zed shaws mongrel server is awsomely quick for server rails /
camping / nitro apps. As with anything, its all in the tuning and
configuration.

Cheers

Tim

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coolest geek wrote:

Hi

i am new to ruby on rails and i want host my own server on ruby on
rails
but i need small clarification about which webserver is best LIGHTTPD
or
APACHE

i have read some mixed reaction on lighttpd and apache …
some say lighttpd is fast . and some say apache is fast if we configure
it
properly .
what to the geeks of this group have to say :slight_smile:

is ruby on rails relly fast on lighttp ?
Are the benchmarks on the lighttpd site really fake or real
http://www.lighttpd.net/benchmark/

–GFAD

Lighty rules! Just the other day I struggled with a deployment of the
new WebOrb for rails stuff on Apache, and couldn’t find any answers as
to why it wasn’t working when it worked locally, and the rest of the
rails app was working with the apache deployment. Wound up using apache
to proxy it to lighty, and all was well. Still have no clue why Apache
was defiant. Didn’t have to do anything differently to have it work in
Lighty.

jp

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On Aug 31, 2006, at 17:51, coolest geek wrote:

i have read some mixed reaction on lighttpd and apache …
some say lighttpd is fast . and some say apache is fast if we
configure it properly .

Here’s a thought; they are both fast.

is ruby on rails relly fast on lighttp ?

Yes.

Are the benchmarks on the lighttpd site really fake or real
http://www.lighttpd.net/benchmark/

If you don’t believe them, Google around for other benchmarks. They
should be easy to come by. Or test yourself.

–
Jakob S. - http://mentalized.net

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Litespeed +1

Andreas S. wrote:

coolest geek wrote:

Litespeed (litespeedtech.com).

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On Saturday 02 September 2006 13:10, Marston wrote:

Litespeed +1
+1 here too; I’ve tried everything bar the kitchen sink and have found
litespeed with either lsapi or proxying to multiple mongrels to be the
most
stable and easy to deploy/manage

if you don’t need lots of backend servers lsapi is really fast and easy
to set
up, and litespeed itself is pretty lightweight on resources (comparable
to
lighty) - it also has decent equivalency with apache for common htaccess
type
stuff

lighttpd still has issues with it’s proxy module (fix is imminent afaik)
so
avoid using it in that role like the plague