+Matthew S. Subscriber² Posted September 7, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) Which HTTP server do you guys prefer? Please explain your reasonings too :p Edited September 7, 2012 by DJ Dark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 articuno1au Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I'm a huge fan of IIS. Apart from it being pretty much my only choice (given I code in ASP.net), I find it reliable, fast and childs play to config and run. I'm sure I'll cop some flack for this one >.> guru 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 The_Decryptor Veteran Posted September 7, 2012 Veteran Share Posted September 7, 2012 I like nginx since it's a much smaller application, yet at the same time more performant than other servers. That said you can "fix" a lot of issues with Apache by structuring your setup differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Max Norris Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Kind of a fan of IIS as well, but usually go with Apache 2 just for consistency's sake as it runs on all the different OS's my servers need to work with, that and I'm just used to the Apache way of doing things versus Nginx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dick Montage Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Having come from (and still using) IIS to Apache2. I much prefer Apache2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 n_K Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Originally used Apache/IIS, back in server 2000 I found IIS to be pretty crap, there were also a lot of exploits for it at the time and I played around with apache on red hat 9. Moved to Apache2.0 on windows and still use it on that actually, might update to Apache2.2 one day. Using nginx for everything else, smaller and more lightweight than apache and can do some very nifty stuff including caching well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Praetor Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 i like Apache and IIS, never tried nginx but heard wonders about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Kami- Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 IIS / Apache2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jub Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I run both Nginx and Apache on most of my servers, actually. Apache to process and Nginx to serve. (Lots of caching involved usually.) SuperKid 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 FlintyV Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Straight up Nginx though I've heard the latest Apache 2.4 offers a huge increase in performance over older versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 paxa Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 apache2 while working on a linux box and iis on ws08 box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Phouchg Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 1) IIS (because it's convenient) 2) Lighttpd (because it's ultralight and, yes, Windows builds exist) 3) Fortitude (because it's easy to setup) Depends on occasion. I do not work profesionally with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TheGhostWalker Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Nginx and lighttpd tbh. Both for their performance (and nginx can also be used as a full-fledged webserver instead of a reverse proxy with the serving of static files) and also because they are less likely to kill themselves when they get an incoming slowloris attack or something like that. Also, to not forget, their modular configuration :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 articuno1au Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I really didn't like Lighttpd. Nginx is pretty good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 togermano Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 cherokee..... lightweight like httpd but better and easier to setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PNWDweller Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Tried nginx on my server, but ran into some problems with scripts (Mostly Joomla), so reverted back to Apache2 and have been pretty satisfied there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CrispCreations Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Had good experiences with Apache 2 in both Windows and Linux environments for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 hjf288 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Nginx, it handles our load better than Apache whilst using less resources. People keep saying OMG Apache 2.4 with Event MPM, fair enough but it still isn't as fast as Nginx :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 exotoxic Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Apache for dynamic, nginx for static. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Which HTTP server do you guys prefer?
Please explain your reasonings too :p
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