On Jan 4, 2008 1:09 PM, Ian P. Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dave Dash wrote: > > So what are the benefits to running symfony (or PHP5) through lighttpd? > > I'm not good with server configuration, but I really couldn't get *that* > > much more performance by using lighttpd+fastcgi versus apache2+mod_php, > > but I do like the ease of use that lighttpd offers. > > When I tested lighttpd against apache, I found that the difference was > insignificant, and decided to go with apache as it was 'more standard' > and therefore easier to maintain by the company.
To be used with PHP, there is one huge difference when you have to ger many servers. You can dispatch your php's FCGI on numerous servers transparently. That's the biggest advantage I can think about lighttpd vs Apache (to talk about only PHP usages, the rest is imho way better in lighttpd). There is also a couple of handy tools included. For example, the ability to send a header that will be catched by lightty, it'll him to take the hand and send a file (light fast). A review of what lightty can do for your is worth the effort, really. For a developer, lighttpd also use less memory than apache, it can be a good thing if you work on a smal box :) -- Pierre http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "symfony users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
