thinking of upgrading apache
 

ever since i manage servers i used apache 1.3 . but at my newest server i've decided to learn and install apache 2.0 and it looks like it can take more traffic then the 1.3 at the same server hardware . loads averages are much shorter for higher processes handled real time .

anyone experienced the same ?

I honestly don't see the point to it unless you need it for a specific reason

well i said the reason , it looks like it can handle more traffic then the 1.3

Can anyone confirm that ?

not sure always been a fan of 1.x but i just upgraded to php5

i also use php5 , that didn't effect perfomance .

Apache 2.0 is MUCH better. :-)

Take it from 11+ years of experience with Apache. :-)

I haven't quite figured out my problems yet but it seems like apache 2 does some things differently... i.e. On my 1.3 servers I have cgi-bin stuff set up to not be hotlinked.. But it doesn't work on the 2.0 server.. It appears that on 1.3, any additional requests for page items are done with the referer being the page itself as opposed to the surfer.. In 2.0 it seems that the referer it the surfer.. So in 2.0, the hotlinking prevents my scripts from running.. a pain for traffic trading scripts.

I think apache 1.3 is waaay better. More third party module support and its been around for much longer

better by what ?

In a simple way: it's faster, and can handle way much more traffic with less cpu usage.
You can read the list of improvements/bugfixes at: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/new_features_2_0.html

In my personal opinion, it's damn better :)

too bad i'll have to work my ass off for all the bugs it will do to my htaccess files and script :(

apache 2 is better, but the real difference is in the kernel version you are using.

cheers,
Luke

When configured correctly, Apache 2.0 kicks 1.3's ass. :1orglaugh

Especially under high load, switching from traditional prefork to the new worker-model makes a huge difference. If it's just for static content, I would say you can throw as much traffic at it as you want - you'll probably run out of bandwidth before your server breaks a sweat.

In fact, when my galleries get listed at thehun or other high-traffic sites, I can hardly see any increase of load on my servers. Other than bandwidth used that is... :winkwink:

Apache 2.0 kicks-ass! :thumbsup