Apache vs Nginx
Discussions compare Apache and Nginx web servers, debating performance, memory usage, configuration ease, use cases, and reasons for preferring one over the other.
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What are current use cases for Apache where it is a better choice than, say, Nginx?
What are current use cases for, say, nginx where it is a better choice than Apache?
What do people still use Apache for? Hasn't everyone moved onto Nginx?
There is an nginx in front of it. What was wrong with Apache?
Ditch Apache for Nginx, Lighttpd, Cherokee, etc.
Apache 2.4 with event MPM should give you comparable performance to nginx
Yea Apache would be fine for 99% of people those that are pushing a huge number of requests might struggle but there is haproxy amongst others as alternatives
Fifteen years of apache configs was enough for me. I'd use nginx if it was half as fast.
Why is it so hard to break nginx vs apache? What's the core difference?
Would love something like this for nginx - Apache's just using too much memory.