nginx or lighttpd?

[Dave M]

I'm looking for an Apache alternative to experiment with and I can't decide whether to go with nginx or lighttpd. I have a few reasons for doing so, mainly because I find that Apache can be slow sometimes. I've heard that both of the server software I mentioned are speedy. How compatible are they with Apache? Can existing scripts running on Apache be ported over to nginx or lighttpd without problems?

[JeremyWJ]

Originally Posted by Dave M

I'm looking for an Apache alternative to experiment with and I can't decide whether to go with nginx or lighttpd. I have a few reasons for doing so, mainly because I find that Apache can be slow sometimes. I've heard that both of the server software I mentioned are speedy. How compatible are they with Apache? Can existing scripts running on Apache be ported over to nginx or lighttpd without problems?

I use (actually still use) lighttpd on an embedded server I have at my house. I would recommend it. I don't know what scripts you are talking about, so I can't fully answer that. If you mean like PHP, Perl, and other CGI's then yes, you can still run them on lighttpd.

Never used nginx, so I can't say anything about that one.