Apache

mikeytown2 and I hijacked my nginx built-in caching thread for some benchmarking discussions. Mostly Boost vs Varnish vs. Nginx caching. It needs its own thread.

My quick and dirty ab testing on my home "dedicated" server is at http://groups.drupal.org/node/26485#comment-101296 with a couple more using keepalives is at http://groups.drupal.org/node/26485#comment-101518.

A national non-profit is seeking a developer than can launch our existing site. We have built a drupal site that uses xml tags to determine user roles based on our avionics customer database. We are seeking someone who can make it production ready and commit any upgrades or changes the various modules involved require. This is a long term part time consulting opportunity and pay will be commensurate with experience.

I followed this guide: How To Setup an Ubuntu LAMP Server for Development Purposes Only
But I've run into a problem. The Server I setup is on a VM (VirtualBox). I did this so I wouldn't have to manage it on my local machine and I could easily turn it on/off when needed. I used 64bit Ubuntu 9.04 Server. I gave the VM it's own Static IP address (192.168.1.105) and HostName (LAMPVM) via my Routers config.
The problem I've run into is when I try and access my virtual hosts from my HARDmachine (not the VM), it doesn't work...

Lately I have been trying to get my server to be better at performance. So far it has been going well, but the beast currently as many people know is apache. The server im running drupal on is only running drupal. So my goal is to trim it down as much as possible and only have the apache modules I need to run drupal. I am alternately considering installing nginx as it is much lighter than apache. I have been reading the drupal performance articles on 2bits.com and it has helped but i have not found many articles on trimming apache this much.

We're currently seeking a mid-level Web developer (2-3 years experience please).
Must be skilled with PHP and proficient with Drupal.

Responsibilities:
As a Web developer, we are expected to do development, testing and implementation of websites features.
Focus on maintaining usability and website maintenance.
Effectively work collaboratively or solo.
Ability to offer input on information flow.

Qualifications:
Our Web developer must have a minimum of 2 years of work in web development.

Hola a todos,

Estamos necesitando a un desarrollador con experiencia y conocimientos en PHP, MySql, JavaScript, Drupal (en lo posible), apache y linux, dentro de sus cualidades debe ser proactivo, innovador y autodidacta.

Dentro de las responsabilidades:
1. Mantenimiento preventivo y correctivo al portal www.cristal.com.pe (Drupal 5.6) incluyendo performance de app y BD
2. Evoluciones y actualizaciones a la plataforma
3. Implementar integración a sistemas de análisis de información como Pentaho

Por favor enviar los CV a juancamilo.lema@gmail.com

Saludos

Well, I read your article about fcgid.

Let's talk about architecture of apache + fcgid and nginx + php-fpm.

fcgid and php-fpm look similar in the way they spawning processes.
Both use preforked processes of php and respawn about 1000 times of running script.

Apache and nginx both use fastcgi to call php from itself.

Hence, the difference is between apache and nginx.

As i know, apache run by default 4 preforked processes and pass request to one of its workers.
fork is the only stable model of apache in linux. http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/event.html - experimental

Title: Mid – Principal Web Developer

Location: North Metro Boston

Want to join a growing team developing social media applications used by millions all over the world?

We are working with a global market leader in the mobile space expanding an entertainment & social media division to continue their growth in the Internet/Mobile space competing with iconic brands such as Google, Apple, Facebook, etc.

Title: Mid – Principal Web Developer

Location: North Metro Boston

Want to join a growing team developing social media applications used by millions all over the world?

We are working with a global market leader in the mobile space expanding an entertainment & social media division to continue their growth in the Internet/Mobile space competing with iconic brands such as Google, Apple, Facebook, etc.

Sorry, I'm sure this is addressed somewhere, but I can't find it. Can someone point me to a discussion that can help me decide whether I should be using Drupal 6 "Page Compression" or Apache2's mod_deflate?

Thanks.

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Daniel