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The choice of nginx vs Apache over MySQL vs PostgreSQL is not an equal comparison at all. Until the application hits very high hit rates, the web server choice
by rbranson 15y ago
The choice of nginx vs Apache over MySQL vs PostgreSQL is not an equal comparison at all. Until the application hits very high hit rates, the web server choice is mostly inconsequential. RDBMS choice will have real impact on the developers from the outset.
- mattwdelong 15y agoThat's fair. I was merely looking for another comparison and the MySQL/PostgreSQL debate came to mind. I can't really think of anything that similarly compares to Apache/nginx.
- rbranson 15y agoLinux distributions? Usually not important until you're building your own packages or needing to heavily customize.
- Macha 15y agoDepends. At the very low end of hardware, it makes a big difference too. My VPS originally had 360mb RAM and Apache would fall over during traffic spikes. I switched to nginx and the problems went away. That said, someone who knows more about configuring Apache for performance likely would not have this problem. I'm just a developer throwing up a blog, however, and switching to nginx was quicker than figuring out how to make Apache work better.