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Hi everyone,
I have been using an Apache web server for ages and recently I saw a hosting company that offered Nginx web servers. They claimed that the Nginx web server is faster and more lightweight than Apache. I am thinking about changing web hosts and the hosting plan the web hosting company offered looks very good and I may consider switching over. What is the difference between Apache and Nginx?
I also know the LiteSpeed web server is faster than Apache but what is the difference between Nginx and LiteSpeed?
Out of the three, which one is the best?
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robertman11
Litespeed is a commercial web server software, unlike Nginx or Apache (both open source). Litespeed is fast, if not faster, than Nginx. It depends on which benchmarks you look at. I find that Litespeed is much more stable than Nginx since Nginx has a plethora of Bad Gateway issues that never seem to be resolvable and has commercial support backing it. Litespeed is also a drop in replacement for Apache meaning you do not have to rewrite your .htaccess files (Nginx is differently formatted and requires a rewrite). You should, theoretically, be able to install Litespeed over an existing Apache installation without any issues or errors.
Here is the order I'd chose: Litespeed > Nginx > Apache Nginx is a LOT faster and much more efficient than Apache. Apache is good and very stable but requires a lot of resources meaning you'll need larger servers as your traffic grows. Nginx on the other hand can reduce your server load significantly. I'd opt for Nginx over Apache any day of the week. Litespeed is a commercial web server software, unlike Nginx or Apache (both open source). Litespeed is fast, if not faster, than Nginx. It depends on which benchmarks you look at. I find that Litespeed is much more stable than Nginx since Nginx has a plethora of Bad Gateway issues that never seem to be resolvable and has commercial support backing it. Litespeed is also a drop in replacement for Apache meaning you do not have to rewrite your .htaccess files (Nginx is differently formatted and requires a rewrite). You should, theoretically, be able to install Litespeed over an existing Apache installation without any issues or errors. Here is the order I'd chose: Litespeed > Nginx > Apache
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