Apache vs LiteSpeed.. Time to switch ??

Apache has been the leader in web server platform since years. It dominates with over 50% of market share. The key of success for Apache has been the cross platform support along with its open source format.

Every single web host which we use, mostly shared and in some cases VPS, offer us option of Apache only. Every time locally we think of php development, most of the time we use Apache as our web server.

ChotoCheeta.com is no different, since its birth, it is been hosted under Apache, however in last few months my hosting server, which is a managed hybrid located at WiredTree.com Illinois, Chicago facility is facing problem with server load. In a recent reply to one of my support ticket, the server admins of WiredTree.com have suggested to try out a new web server platform.

The LiteSpeed web server is suppose to be more than 6 times faster than Apache while handling heavy traffic and support professionals of WiredTree.com thinks that it is a better option than RAM upgrade. However, compare to Apache, LiteSpeed is a paid product and has limited support for cross platform (in turns of OS).

If you don’t want to try ugprading your RAM we can try out LiteSpeed. It tends to handle massive concurrent connections with PHP much better than Apache.

WiredTree.com would provide LiteSpeed at USD 12 per month only as on demand basis to its customer, that too as a beta offering. Looks impressive.. Isn’t it ?? but the path is totally unknown as, till date, I have not found a single known user using LiteSpeed for a live web site or web project. Therefore if any reader is using LiteSpeed, then I would like to invite you to share your experiance with LiteSpeed.

Although me, my self dont have enough experiance of web server and it would be first time I am trying out LiteSpeed but still I think its time to say bye to Apache and shift to LiteSpeed.

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