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Subject: Re: Apache vs. nginx
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> I'm the admin for a small hobby website (Stovebolt.com - about 7 million 
> hits/mo).  We're fixin to buy a new server, and since I have to start from 
> scratch (install FreeBSD and all the needed ports), I'm wondering if anyone 
> on this list has switched from Apache to nginx.

it depends of your needs.
with lot traffic website (your classify as that) it doesn't matter really.
apache do some things that nginx doesn't, like .htaccess, no idea if you 
need them or not.