If you’re looking for an alternative to the Apache or ISS web servers you should check out ONLamp.com tutorial on the lighttpd Web Server. lighttpd is an open source, high-performance web server with a focus on light resource use. The article outlines the pro’s and con’s of both lighttpd and Apache then walks you through the installation and configuration process. Even if you think you’re relatively happy and satisfied with IIS or Apache, this is one of those cases where taking a look at a different technology with similar functionality could result in a new favorite Web server, lighttpd in this case.
The lighttpd Web Server
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Great link, I’m stickin with Apache though..
I suggest to take a look at nginx. In my experience its far more reliable.