Wed 1 Dec 2010
Nginx gives Apache a run for its web requests
Posted by Prakash under Linux
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Nginx (pronounced as engine-X) is beating Apache as a web server in terms of performance. Its being used by WordPress, Hulu and SourceForge. As per recent Netcraft survey, its already the number 3 web server after Apache and Microsoft with 6.62 percent marketshare.
In a test carried out by Linux Journal, Nginx beat Apache by nearly double performance with less than 1/2 the resources. Its able to do this because of its architecture and yes its open source.
Web Server | Worker Processes | CPU Utilisation | Memory Used | requests served |
Nginx | 1 | 15% | 1MB | 11,500 |
Apache | 4 (threaded mode) | 30% | 17MB | 6,500 |
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