Comments on: Lighttd: Put your webserver on a diet http://hauntedshell.com/2008/10/13/lighttd-put-your-webserver-on-a-diet/ Just another Hauntedshell.com weblog Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:06:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kwame http://hauntedshell.com/2008/10/13/lighttd-put-your-webserver-on-a-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Kwame Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:35:33 +0000 http://www.hauntedshell.com/?p=88#comment-28 True, true. For a production box, I'd probably stick to Apache. Right now though, I need something lightweight for development. True, true. For a production box, I’d probably stick to Apache. Right now though, I need something lightweight for development.

]]> By: George http://hauntedshell.com/2008/10/13/lighttd-put-your-webserver-on-a-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-27 George Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:43:39 +0000 http://www.hauntedshell.com/?p=88#comment-27 All fair and good when you're running your own stuff for your own (or limited public) use. But when you're doing shared hosting stuff, such "smart" solutions could at best be offered as an extra option for the few nerds onboard, while offering the "standard" solutions for everyone else. WordPress (and most other CMSes) will tell you that you'll be ok with any webserver software (even IIS). And sure, you'll be ok... till you're not. Often all it needs is some basic conf changes, but don't expect Aunt Becky to figure that out. That's why successful (web)apps, which start lean, mean and clean, often become bloated in the long-run, as they strive to accommodate that cool 'lil feature from everyone and their cats. Here I'm thinking WordPress, now almost hitting 2MB, from about 300kb just about 2 years ago when I came to love it. It's a big "Success Trap" out there. All fair and good when you’re running your own stuff for your own (or limited public) use. But when you’re doing shared hosting stuff, such “smart” solutions could at best be offered as an extra option for the few nerds onboard, while offering the “standard” solutions for everyone else.

WordPress (and most other CMSes) will tell you that you’ll be ok with any webserver software (even IIS). And sure, you’ll be ok… till you’re not. Often all it needs is some basic conf changes, but don’t expect Aunt Becky to figure that out.

That’s why successful (web)apps, which start lean, mean and clean, often become bloated in the long-run, as they strive to accommodate that cool ‘lil feature from everyone and their cats.

Here I’m thinking WordPress, now almost hitting 2MB, from about 300kb just about 2 years ago when I came to love it.

It’s a big “Success Trap” out there.

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