[Gllug] Small http server with ssi?

[Jon Dye]

2008/10/22 - Tethys <tethys at gmail.com>

> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Peter Corlett <abuse at cabal.org.uk>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm running a smaller box than yours and Apache's load is lost in the
> noise,
> > even though I'm using CPU-intensive SSL and page compression.
>
> Yes, but on a small box, even if Apache is fine, running something
> lighter weight will still help with the other apps on the box, and as
> such is beneficial. Although to be fair, it probably falls under the
> "premature optimisation" banner.


I'm not sure I would consider it premature optimisation.  I've got a list of
webservers I can install using apt and I want to pick one.  I think "the
smallest that supports ssi" is a reasonable way to choose which to install.
 Alternatively I could pick the first one alphabetically and go with apache
:-)

JD
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