This could just about spawn a whole new thread, PHP + CGI.
Personally, I've always found running PHP through CGI to be a pain in the arse 
and I avoid it like the plague.
Would consider trying out php-fcgi if there was a strong argument for it.

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On 15/07/2010, at 10:07 AM, lenz wrote:

> nginx + php (without apache) works nice for me, why would you bother
> having apache killing your memory if you have nginx as a webserver on
> the box already? just run php-fcgi and nginx in front, should be good
> enough.
> another alternative could be lighttpd, works quite nice with php as well.
> 
> cheers
> lenz
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> On 7/15/10, Dave Lane <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I'm intrigued to see so many people concerned with the performance of
>> Apache. If you're writing a PHP app, surely the performance bottleneck
>> will be PHP and perhaps the database connection(s) rather than the
>> webserver, no?  Perhaps if your site is mostly cached static content, it
>> makes sense, but otherwise isn't it just complicating your life given
>> how universal support for Apache is?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> 
>> On 15/07/10 09:45, Warwick wrote:
>>> Hi there
>>> 
>>> I need a very fast, versatile and scalable web server set up to serve
>>> a (hopefully) viral application. Have been looking at nginx from the
>>> recommendation of a colleague but would appreciate comments, thoughts
>>> and suggestions from the group please.
>>> 
>>> Will be using php/mysql at this stage for the app, although that could
>>> change too.
>>> 
>>> Any thoughts please? Any experiences?
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> Warwick
>>> 
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