Tom Reed wrote: > Though the question is not directly related to debian. > But since most of you are sysadmin expects, may I ask that for running a > simple web service, should I choose nginx or apache, and why? The service > is combined by some php and python scripts, with redis as backend DB.
For the work described, either is a good choice. If you have a project which relies on some particular feature of one or the other, that would be a determinant. nginx has better config syntax in general, but it's not an overwhelming advantage. apache has .htaccess controls, which are either tremendously useful (mostly for multi-user systems) or a significant pain (when those users are asking for help). redis is not a great choice for a storage DB; it will eventually lose data. It's a great choice for a caching layer or for a very well-debugged system with a good UPS that can inform the kernel that it's time to shutdown to avoid power loss. -dsr-
