The best way to use Nginx is using Plesk control panel, that will help us not need too many configurations manually?Nginx is great for handling a lot of simultaneous connections on the same server and consumes a little less memory than Apache because it is event based. However, it is not that good for customization and also does not read ".htaccess".
One of the reasons of Nginx better performance compared to Apache is the fact it doesn't use .htaccess. For every connection, Apache check if there is a .htaccess, then read the .htaccess and finally display the page to the visitor. It's not an efficient process to handle traffic.It depends on what you wish to achieve as they have their strengths and weaknesses.
Apache is great for running small sites. However, it is not great for many concurrent connections, requires a lot of RAM. Can stop working when the load is high because it is process based.
Nginx is great for handling a lot of simultaneous connections on the same server and consumes a little less memory than Apache because it is event based. However, it is not that good for customization and also does not read ".htaccess".
LiteSpeed also uses the event-driven approach as Nginx. The benefit of it is that it also has some strengths as Apache - you can use ".htaccess", "mod_security", "mod_rewrite" and many more. You can easily transit from Apache to LiteSpeed. However, it is commercial.
If you are willing to buy a license, it is always great to have official support available and I would recommend choosing LiteSpeed. It has strengths from both Apache and Nginx. In another case, I would go with Nginx.
What do you mean by customization ?. However, it is not that good for customization and also does not read ".htaccess".
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