I read that after I saw your hint up there, have to say that the same thought struck me :x
Not having to relearn a new language for mod_rewrite and htaccess obviously is a big plus for me, and after some research I have to say that Nginx looks way cooler than lighttpd just because of the sheer minimal impact it has on the server.
Think I’m gonna try both Litespeed and Nginx today. That’ll be my saturday. Oh joy. My wife will love it.
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