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.
Kind regards, Keri Henare --------------------------------------------------- Chief Technical Officer Pixel Fusion [e] [email protected] [w] pixelfusion.co.nz [m] (+64) 021 874 552 [p] (+64) 09 550 3084 PLEASE NOTE: I check my email 3 times per day and will respond at these intervals. For anything urgent please ring me. --------------------------------------------------- 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 > > 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 >>> >> >> -- >> >> Dave Lane, Egressive Ltd [email protected] m +64212298147 p +6439633733 >> http://egressive.com Free/OpenSourceSoftware: because to share is human >> Only use Open Standards - w3.org, Drupal powers communities - drupal.org >> Effusion Group http://effusiongroup.com Software Patents kill innovation >> >> >> -- >> NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug >> To post, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected] > > > -- > twitter: @norbu09 > current project: iWantMyName.com > painless domain registration (finally) > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
