Lighttpd+FastCgi+Php-Cli vs Apache2+mod_php
I heard a lot of good things about lighttpd and fastcgi.
People keep claiming that Lighttpd are faster than Apache2.
So here i want to prove it by myself.
If you’ve been on internet for more than 10 years,
you’ll understand that there’s a bunch of bullshit lying around.
I’m going to believe what i heard, only after i see it.
Took almost 2 days to setup the environment.
On my server, the monstrous AMD Phenom 9650 Quad Core with 4GB RAM,
coated with the best operating system in the world CentOS 5.2
(Didn’t i say there’s a bunch of bullshit on internet? You just heard one)
Okay, all set.
I install both:
Apache2 + mod_php, and Lighttpd/1.4.22 + FastCgi + Php-FCLI
Let me know if you need tutorial to put up these, i’ll post a guide by request.
Say the first configuration of Apache/2, i will name him [K]
and the second one is [L] which stands for Lighttpd.
Both [K] and [L] are on the same machine,
served on different static IP,
which you can purchase for $0.5-$3 per IP …
if you have a dedicated server.
Okay, let’s cut the crap.
I use ApacheBench, Version 2.3 as the judge.
Isn’t [L] one brave challenger here.
The situation doesn’t favor him.
I wish i can have LighttpdBench to keep the fight fair.
Oh, well i said stop the crap. Let’s go….
First round!!!!!
Concurrency Level: 200
Complete requests: 1000
The result is..
Both has zero failed requests
[L] Requests per second: 67.22 [#/sec] (mean)
[K] Requests per second: 47.01 [#/sec] (mean)
WINNER: [L], FAST!
Clearly shown that [L] is 43% faster than [K]
Move to the second round!!!
Concurrency Level: 400
Complete requests: 2000
[L] Failed requests: 22
[K] Failed requests: 1268
[L] Requests per second: 64.62 [#/sec] (mean)
[K] Requests per second: 87.53 [#/sec] (mean)
WINNER: [L]. HARD, STRONG, AND ROBUST.
At high concurrency level [L] has 0.0017339218158890290037831021437579% less failure than than [K]
FINAL ROUND!!!
Concurrency Level: 100
Complete requests: 2000
[L]
Failed requests: 0
Requests per second: 65.47 [#/sec] (mean)
[K]
Failed requests: 7
Requests per second: 62.67 [#/sec] (mean)
WINNER: [L].
Given normal condition both perform almost equally,
but [L] is has less failure than [K]
Conclusion Lighttpd+FastCgi+Php-Cli vs Apache2+mod_php
[L] sitting in the corner with satisfied looks on his … her face.
Based on performance [L] beats [K] to dust
and send him fly thousand kilometer to the blue sky.
If performance is #1 int your life, then you must choose [L].
But remember, don’t overwhelmed with the benchmark result,
and these lovely pictures.
Benchmarking and tweaking is for poor people.
It took a lot of time just to improve the tiny bit of performance.
Take this into consideration.
Right now the majority are using Apache,
which means bunch of people swimming in this pool.
You might want to sacrifice performance,
spend less time on installation and tweaking,
and spend more money on hardware.
In the end, outcome is everything.
Means not only you have to cut hardware cost,
but also time for soft-optimization.
Later~