Nginx has replaced Apache as the most used web server among the top 10,000 sites

Re:Nginx has replaced Apache as the most used web server amo... by harshreality on Monday May 26, 2014 @08:35AM (#7799467)

Unfortunately too typical. You're keeping all the performance issues with a LA<database>P stack (high resource-use variance going from low to high traffic), and merely adding layers in front. Unless you need an apachehttpd-specific feature, you should look into moving to a nginx + php-fpm setup.

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Re:Nginx has replaced Apache as the most used web server amo... by ihsw on Monday May 26, 2014 @08:46AM (#7799501)

You're being awfully presumptuous -- there's nothing to indicate the parent isn't already using an apache2+php-fpm setup. Not all apache2+php users are using mod_php (which is where performance woes come from).

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Re:Nginx has replaced Apache as the most used web server amo... by thesnufkin on Monday May 26, 2014 @10:50AM (#7799916)

Yeah, we are using apache2+php-fpm. The application behind is Drupal, which is supported on apache2 only (mostly) unfortunately.

I guess from a higher perspective this is a support resource vs savings from technical performance question, but my feeling is that right now the lack of support knowledge and experience is more painful than the performance.

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