Nginx or Apache for a Wordpress site ?

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Based on your experience which one should i go for to host a wordpress viral website (not viral yet :D) ?

Does Nginx really make a major impact on your website speed ? or it's not worth the hassle
 
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I haven't used Nginx, but I recently switched from Apache to Litespeed and saw a huge increase in speed instantly. I believe we went from 18 second page load time to 2 - 3 seconds.

I'm not an expert in that field, but I'll definitely be using Litespeed on future servers moving forward.
 
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I haven't used Nginx, but I recently switched from Apache to Litespeed and saw a huge increase in speed instantly. I believe we went from 18 second page load time to 2 - 3 seconds.

I'm not an expert in that field, but I'll definitely be using Litespeed on future servers moving forward.
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Litespeed is not just a webserver, its caching mate. Thats why.

Op, Go nginx.
 
iliketurtlez said:
Nginx for sure! Similar server load when few visitors but nginx scales INSANELY much better, go for nginx.
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Thanks , do you think it's a good idea to install wordpress through vestacp ? will this decrease the performance compared to a direct install ?
 
Even with default configuration, Nginx can handle more concurrent requests than Apache.
 
Nginx, Hire a server admin if you dont have experience with that.
 
Short answer: Nginx
Long answer: Depend on your server setup and load management,
In a perfect setup, you can use Apache to deliver dynamic content and use Nginx to deliver static content,
But if you're running a WP for viral content (That means visitors Peaks...), then go with Nginx
 
Yee said:
Even with default configuration, Nginx can handle more concurrent requests than Apache.
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If only Digitalocean was offering Nginx over Apache for WordPress one-click :weep:

GAMBLER O_O said:
Short answer: Nginx
Long answer: Depend on your server setup and load management,
In a perfect setup, you can use Apache to deliver dynamic content and use Nginx to deliver static content,
But if you're running a WP for viral content (That means visitors Peaks...), then go with Nginx
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Well that's the problem I don't have the technical knowledge to manage the server this way :rolleyes:
 
Max5 said:
If only Digitalocean was offering Nginx over Apache for WordPress one-click :weep:



Well that's the problem I don't have the technical knowledge to manage the server this way :rolleyes:
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Do vultr and plesk free, super easy. Just follow some tutorials
 
Max5 said:
Well that's the problem I don't have the technical knowledge to manage the server this way :rolleyes:
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That's why there's a job called: Server Management
Find someone who can help you, use Hire a Freelancer section here in BHW or contact the company that hosts your server to do that for you if they provides a managed solution.
 
You will want to go with Litespeed if your intention is hosting just Wordpress. It's at least 10 times faster. Check this out https://www.litespeedtech.com/images/charts/wp-performance-graph.png
 
Nginx for sure. If you build a website with performance in mind. For WP site use LEMP stack. Digitalocean has a tutorial on how to install it: How To 'Install Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP (LEMP stack) on Ubuntu 18.04'.
 
Agilex85 said:
Nginx for sure. If you build a website with performance in mind. For WP site use LEMP stack. Digitalocean has a tutorial on how to install it: How To 'Install Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP (LEMP stack) on Ubuntu 18.04'.
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I already did and the website is live, however that's not all settings to use Nginx server right ? there must be other tweaks or that's all you need?
 
There are other tweaks that depend on your expected load. To apply them I would suggest hiring somebody who knows how to optimize WP setup for the max performance. To start with the defaults are ok and also remember to enable HTTPS.
 
Max5 said:
I already did and the website is live, however that's not all settings to use Nginx server right ? there must be other tweaks or that's all you need?
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Check this for some ideas:
https://github.com/denji/nginx-tuning
 
You are all forgetting Apache may be slow but it is much, much easier to manage and there are lots of online docs for it. Nginx is faster, but for non system administrators, Apache is cheaper and easier for a newbie to handle.
 
rafark said:
You are all forgetting Apache may be slow but it is much, much easier to manage and there are lots of online docs for it. Nginx is faster, but for non system administrators, Apache is cheaper and easier for a newbie to handle.
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On the other hand, Nginx is the most popular for high-traffic sites. So it will be easier to find a solution for high traffic websites for Nginx.
 
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