2024年3月21日发(作者：)

注意到有这款服务器nginx。没听过，一查有了下文。其中有一个还是听过的。对照

翻译了下文。

Apache and IIS are the most common web servers in use today, but they are

far from alone. There is a huge amount of web server software out there, both free

and commercial.

到目前，Apache和IIS是用的最为普遍的Web服务器，但是它们太过单一，在此之

外这里还有许多Web服务器软件，或是免费的或是商业的。

In this article we present four popular alternative web servers: Lighttpd,

Nginx, LiteSpeed and Zeus. The first two are free and open source while the other

two are commercial, closed-source alternatives. What they all have in common is

that they focus on high performance.

本文我们介绍四种最受欢迎的Web服务器： Lighttpd, Nginx, LiteSpeed 和 Zeus。

前两个都是免费且开源的，而另两种都是商业的，闭源的。它们的共同点在于都着重于高

性能上。

We will also take a look at how many websites are actually using these web

servers.

我们看看有多少网站实际上在使用它们。

But first a brief presentation of each of one:

首先一个简短的介绍其中之一：

Lighttpd

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Brief info: Pronounced “Lighty”, Lighttpd is as the name implies a small,

lightweight web server which has a low memory footprint and light CPU load.

Lighttpd is a good alternative to serve static content but it has also gained

recognition in the Ruby on Rails and PHP communities.

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Lighttpd 的名称暗示小，轻量级web服务器，占用内存小且cpu负荷低。Lighttpd

是服务于静态内容的不错选择。然而它更被公认为是用在Ruby 和 PHP 上。

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Used by: Wikimedia (Wikipedia), Sourceforge, YouTube, The Pirate Bay,

Meebo, Imageshack, Sendspace, Mininova.

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Cost: Free

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Open Source: Yes

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OS platforms: Linux, freeBSD, Solaris, MacOS X, Windows (under Cygwin)

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Homepage: /p/lighttpd

Nginx

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Brief info: Pronounced “engine X”, Nginx is a lightweight web server and