Hi all,
I'm finally getting round to updating my home server (gets a fresh 5.6
install).
Of course, there were a lot of changes over the past versions, one of
them being the whole apache -> nginx -> httpd migration. My webserver
has a CMS running which requires PHP and MySQL, plus a few more
PHP-applications. Also, I have two or three virtual sites running and
I'm currently considering having a look at something like Owncloud
and/or Citadel.
Given the current state of development in OpenBSD, I'm now wondering
what the best way forward is for me:
a) Install apache-httpd-openbsd from ports and keep my configuration
basically as is
Advantage: Less work to get everything running - I've done OpenBSD
re-installs like that several times over the past years
Disadvantage: I guess that the new httpd will get a lot more
developer attention, so this does not seem the ideal option longterm,
but I could always migrate to httpd later, e.g. when upgrading to 5.7
or (more likely) 5.8
b) Migrate to nginx
This seems to be the least interesting option - not only do I have to
migrate now, but once more in the future, as nginx is also on the way
out (so, the same "developer attention" caveat applies as with
apache)
c) Migrate to httpd
From what I've gathered so far from this list, this would basically
require me to switch to -current, as the 5.6 version is too fresh and
too many changes have happened since - or am I being pessimistic
here? I've never run -current before, hence, I'm a bit hesitant...
I tend to go for a) because I do not want to migrate twice - but maybe
somebody else has some interesting points that I have not considered
yet? I'd appreciate the input!
Regards,
Thomas
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