nginx vs litespeed vs apache

DenisMNE · Apr 16, 2018

Which one do you use and prefer ?

Interested in pros and cons of both and which is faster.

I've heard recommendations for litespeed but wanted to check it out here firstly.

Thanks.

Blizbox · Apr 16, 2018

We use litespeed. It comes at a price but worth it. It's architecture is different to Apache in the way it uses resources. It's a lot more efficient which makes for better performance.

AlbaHost · Apr 16, 2018

If you want free alternative you won't go wrong with nginx.

hostens · Apr 17, 2018

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.

VirtuBox · May 17, 2018

hostens said:
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.

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.

With Nginx, you just have to set the rewrite configuration one time, and it will just do the job with low footprint on your resources.

hostens said:
. However, it is not that good for customization and also does not read ".htaccess".

What do you mean by customization ?

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