Support Lighttpd and Nginx

[ryan14]

Currently ISPConfig 3 only supports Apache web server. My feature request is, you should support Lighttpd and Nginx web servers

[cubells]

Currently ISPConfig 3 only supports Apache web server. My feature request is, you should support Lighttpd and Nginx web servers

I think it's a very good idea too.

I support your request!!

[Keeper]

I third this request. Nginx support would be really welcome.

[oncletom]

Surelly it would be nice.

[Tenaka]

definitely a nice wish, but are there any plans? any feedback from the developers regaring this question?

[till]

They might get supported them if they deliver all the functions that apache has and that were currently built into ISPConfig (the different php modes, .htaccess files in apache syntax etc). Otherwise there would be functions in the ispconfig interface that will not work and poeple might wonder if they enable certain checkboxes and nothing happens because the underlaying webserver is not able to handle the requested function.

[bugsmoran]

No, Till, you're mistaken a little bit.
Nginx is not a web-server, it just proxies web-traffic. This is like a frontend in front of apache just to give out static files itself e.g. .jpg, .js or .html. But all the CGI-scripts it transfers to apache anyway (or whoever like php-fgm or Tomcat).

For example how it been performed by ISPmanager panel (BTW - your compete):
It puts nginx to port 80, and moves apache to 8080.
Traffic comes to IP.ADD.RE.SS:80 where nginx does everything it could itself and requests Apache on localhost:8080 to run CGI. Then Apache gives to nginx (localhost:80) all it compiled while CGI ran and nginx returns complete data to visitor.
This case is very helpful to offload Apache of dirty dumb work. It performs the only serious staffs like CGI cause Apache is heavy like an iron bridge :) but nginx takes less memory space while doing the easy job.

Please take trial (2 week) license from ISPmanager and just check how it works overthere.

But the problem to realize that function will be when developer will synchronize nginx.conf and httpd.conf(apache2.conf). Both of them have to posses similar virtualhosts list.

We realy need nginx support for overloaded servers.

Actually this is particulary related to bug report FS#1017
http://bugtracker.ispconfig.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=1017

[moglia]

http://www.cherokee-project.com/benchmarks.html

Have interessant things like: balance, streaming audio/video, mysql bridge, htpassword compatible and more.

Just need learn how make the config file to write correct confs.
I try learn it using cherokee admin interface.

Can ask to cherokee guys integration with ispconfig 3.