[BNM] Apache / Apache 2 / FastCGI / Lighttpd advice

[Jay Caines-Gooby]

My current webserver setup is Debian Sarge with Apache2 and Ruby & PHP
both run from FastCGI.

The main box is crashing on a random basis and I'm now ready to point
the finger at Apache2 + FastCGI, which anecdotally is known to be
"unstable at times".

I've just read http://www.vmunix.com/mark/blog/archives/2006/01/02/fastcgi-scgi-and-apache-background-and-future/
and my head's spinning a bit.

Before I reach the point where I can't change my backend, I'd like to
get a stable, scalable server set-up. It must run Rails & PHP.

Currently I'm tempted to just ditch Apache entirely and go down the
lighttpd + fastcgi route, but I also like the look of:

http://blog.codahale.com/2006/06/19/time-for-a-grown-up-server-rails-mongrel-apache-capistrano-and-you/

Anyone been through similar growing pains and want to share the love?

The common thread between the two posts linked above is that both
mention Apache and mod_proxy as a front end. Any Zope people care to
comment?

Cheers,

Jay

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