Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 01:19:31 +0100 From: Thomas Hurst <tom.hurst@clara.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: httpd and memory usage Message-ID: <20050615001931.GA29310@voi.aagh.net> In-Reply-To: <20050614192905.GB65187@skytracker.ca> References: <20050611142103.GA77709@skytracker.ca> <20050614160407.GA4819@voi.aagh.net> <20050614192905.GB65187@skytracker.ca>
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* David Banning (david+dated+1119209345.99f472@skytracker.ca) wrote:
> > You might also consider switching to something like lighttpd, which
> > uses a single process that's generally about 1/3 the size of an
> > equivilent httpd process.
>
> I like these ideas. Thanks. What is the downside, if any, to using
> lighttpd? Is it difficult to configure?
No, it's very easy to get working, especially with FastCGI; it's just
not quite as flexible as Apache in many respects. This isn't always (or
even usually) a bad thing, but it depends what your needs are.
--
Thomas 'Freaky' Hurst
http://hur.st/
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