Nginx reaches 33.3% web server market share while Apache falls below 50%

Re:Nginx reaches 33.3% web server market share while Apache ... by fgonzag on Monday April 10, 2017 @12:38PM (#14080011)

That was the original way (at least the most common way) to do CGI. Nginx as a reverse proxy / load balancer / SSL terminator / static file server pointing to a backend running apache for mod_cgi or mod_fastcgi. And a lot of people would have both web servers running on the same server. You already have a web server, why do you need two?! Just pick one!

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Re:Nginx reaches 33.3% web server market share while Apache ... by vidarh on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:44PM (#14080834)

I feel old now. It was nowhere near the original way - CGI predates Nginx by a decade.

> why do you need two?! Just pick one!

When they're good at different things.

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Re:Nginx reaches 33.3% web server market share while Apache ... by ue_ on Monday April 10, 2017 @12:57PM (#14080250)

Reverse proxying to Apache is still how I run my Perl CGI scripts. I'm not sure of a better way to do it that supports running multiple scripts.

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