Litespeed Web Server
LiteSpeed web server is the leading high scalability and high-performance web server introduced by the LiteSpeed technologies. It is the fourth most popular web server on the internet as well as the number 1 commercial web server. This server can be used to replace an existing Apache server without changing operating system details or any other programs and also without breaking anything. As such, LiteSpeed web server is able to quickly replace a major bottleneck in your existing web hosting platform. With it’s easy to use web administration and comprehensive range of features, LiteSpeed web server is able to help you conquer the challenges of deploying an effective web hosting infrastructure. You can easily improve and lower your operating costs by upgrading your web server to LiteSpeed web server.
LiteSpeed Web Server Increases Performance
With its wonderful streamlined event driven architecture, this web server is able to serve thousands of clients at the same time with minimal consumption and CPU usage. Highly optimized code is included in this web server which serves static code faster and LSAPI maximizes PHP performance. LiteSpeed web server handles traffic spikes, serves more users and neutralizes DDoS attack without new hardware.
LiteSpeed Web Server Means Faster Sites
LiteSpeed web server is able to handle connections faster as well as more efficiently, so that’s why it improves static content speed as well as the fastest web applications. This means that web applications like WordPress or Magento run even faster on LiteSpeed server.
LiteSpeed Web Server Increases Server Security
Mod Security feature is included in LiteSpeed web server and also it has built-in anti-DDoS features, like connection throttling and bandwidth. This web server is able to address the newest security issues such as SSL BEAST attacks, and also, it is able to release security updates as soon as new attack methods become known. This web server is also supported on Atomic Secured Linux as well as on Atomicorp’s Realtime Mod_Security Rules.
LiteSpeed Web Sever Reduces Hardware and Support Costs
Generally, LiteSpeed licensing cost is far less as compared to the hardware upgrade required to pursue the same results with Apache. Switching to LiteSpeed web server is painless as well as very quick, and also cost minimal support costs during the switch. As this web server is even supported by cPanel so that’s why it is able to reduce support costs, in the long run, allowing the operator to keep the interface as well as a hosting control panel.
LiteSpeed Web Server Increases Profit
Increase performance and efficiency, lowered support and hardware costs, all of this mean increases profit for you, whether you are a site administrator needing to serve traffic quickly or you are a hosting provider looking to increase density. So here the question is not that you can or can’t afford to switch to LiteSpeed? The real question is how much money you are losing by not switching to LiteSpeed Web Server.
LiteSpeed Web Server is Apache Compatible
LiteSpeed web server is compatible with lots of commonly used features of Apache web server, including .htaccess, mod_rewrite, and mod_security. It is able to load apache server configuration directly and also it works as a drop-in replacement apache with hosting control panels. Using this web server we can easily replace apache in less than 15 minutes with zero downtime. Unlike many other frontend proxy-based solutions, LiteSpeed web server replaces all apache server functions, making the transition from apache server easy and smooth. LiteSpeed web server is really wonderful and different from other frontend proxy-based solutions.