MustangV10 Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Have any of you tried the LiteSpeedTech web server software? I've used it on my servers before, and it's pretty good, you can definitely notice a difference, however, I didn't think it was worth the price. Apache is perfectly fine, it runs fast on my web server, based on the fact that it's been optimized a lot. What do you think? Quote
Administrators Nathan Posted March 11, 2012 Administrators Posted March 11, 2012 Litespeed runs on Linux then? It's supposed to be faster than Apache? Do bigger sites use litespeed instead of Apache? What was the cost on it? Quote
Microsuck Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 I am a fan of LiteSpeed, however I only have experience on a low scale because I don't have the money for a license. Quote
MustangV10 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Posted March 16, 2012 Litespeed runs on Linux then? Yes. No idea if it works on any other OS'. It's supposed to be faster than Apache? Do bigger sites use litespeed instead of Apache? It is, yes. See this. What was the cost on it? $13.95 per month - BuycPanel.com Nathan 1 Quote
Administrators Nathan Posted March 16, 2012 Administrators Posted March 16, 2012 Ah, ok thanks for the information. So looks like any big site would have to be running LiteSpeed then huh? Quote
MustangV10 Posted March 17, 2012 Author Posted March 17, 2012 Ah, ok thanks for the information. So looks like any big site would have to be running LiteSpeed then huh? Not necessarily, Apache's a perfectly good web server and can be optimized to get a better performance. Quote
mrnothersan Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 I've seen Litespeed in use and I like it. I think that it enhances a site's performance pretty well. I believe it does use up a bit more RAM, but if you're running a web hosting business, it's worth it! Quote
MustangV10 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Posted March 20, 2012 I've seen Litespeed in use and I like it. I think that it enhances a site's performance pretty well. I believe it does use up a bit more RAM, but if you're running a web hosting business, it's worth it! Definitely is. It does handle requests a lot better. The fact that it's easy to integrate with cPanel is a huge bonus as well. Quote
mrnothersan Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 Yeah, I've only seen it being used with cPanel. I've never installed it as a standalone web server like I have done so with Apache. It's definitely a much faster alternative. Quote
TheMightyEddy Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 Litespeed web servers are great and yes they are faster than Apache. Most hosts actually have them these days installed on their Linux systems. Quote
JHTech100 Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 Edit: Sorry, went too far down the thread list My host has it installed and I put it in a CentOS VM before. I ran ApacheBench on it and LiteSpeed was much, much more efficient than Apache. I was completely stunned by the difference, to be honest. But it's licenses are very pricy. That's the only drawback to LSWS, I think. Quote
Thomas Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 I happen to know for a fact that http://stratics.com/ and most of the TGN network run on light speed servers. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.