LiteSpeed WebServer

[Matt]

Before I post all about LiteSpeed and how great it is, I just wanted everyone to know that Buy-Host is already using LiteSpeed Webserver on all our servers! So if you are a customer with us, you can be assured that your sites are hosted on the best webserver, read below to find out why it is the best.


Hosting Control Panel + LiteSpeed Web Server = The BEST Choice for Web Hosting

LiteSpeed is the only high-performance Apache replacement compatible with hosting control panels

Enhance your web hosting environment with LiteSpeed Web Server, the only high-performance replacement for Apache that is compatible with web hosting control panels. Increase performance, security and ease of administration in your control panel-managed web server.

• Only LiteSpeed supports .htaccess with Apache compatibility..htaccess support is a mandatory feature for today's hosting environment. Many popular off-the-shelf web applications rely on it and it is the most common way to allow a user to change web server configuration without access to the main configuration file.
• Only LiteSpeed has a rewrite engine compatible with Apache mod_rewrite URL rewrite is widely used in web applications. LiteSpeed provides you great convenience with Apache-compatible URL rewrite support. LiteSpeed allows the use of rewrite rules in a .htaccess configuration file.
• Only LiteSpeed has request filtering compatible with Apache mod_security Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities have become a major security concern and new vulnerabilities are discovered every day. To counter against both known and unknown XSS attacks, mod_security rules serve as an important layer of protection. LiteSpeed is the only web server that can provide the same level of protection as Apache mod_security, with the ability to use the same rules but in a much more efficient way.
• Only LiteSpeed can work flawlessly with control panels written for Apache LiteSpeed can be used as an Apache drop-in replacement for a control panel. Control panel features like account suspend/resume and bandwidth limit enforcement work exactly the same as with Apache.

LiteSpeed can be used as an Apache replacement server in conjunction with third-party hosting control panels. This technology is exclusive to LiteSpeed.

LiteSpeed Web Server can improve performance, security and reliability of your server, by a great margin

Better Performance, a lot better, more than doubled at the minimum.

• More than 6 times faster than Apache when serving small static files.
• More than 50% faster PHP performance than mod_php, and a few times better than suphp and phpsuexec
• Support for PHP4 and PHP5 side by side, without the hassles and compromises with Apache
• Minimal performance loss when .htaccess override is enabled, and not affected by the level of directory hierarchy.
• Much more efficient rewrite engine, especially for rewrite rules configured in .htaccess file
• Much more efficient request filtering engine, achieve higher security with minimal overhead in request inspection.

The best security you ever dreamed of

• Want to have PHP suEXEC with performance better than mod_php, and allow configuration in .htaccess? LiteSpeed offers you the best PHP security without giving up any performance or flexibility.
• Do you have control over every script used on your web hosting servers? Only LiteSpeed Web Server allows the use of mod_security rules without modification to stop attacks on known and even unknown vulnerabilities!
• Ever had to fight some (D)DoS-attack on one of your hosted sites? LiteSpeed Web Server makes it easy with its built in (D)DoS-protection, bandwidth throttling, per IP connection limits and per IP request rate throttling. Also, with the real-time flash report you can quickly identify which site is causing the issues and is under attack.

Reliability

Can you afford the downtime cause by a web server restart, crashing web server processes, outdated software being hacked, or simply the inability of handling traffic spikes? LiteSpeed Web Server can help you maximize uptime.

• LiteSpeed Web Server supports graceful restart with zero downtime for configuration changes and software updates.
• LiteSpeed has a built-in software update agent to check for new updates daily. It can notify your administrator when new updates are available.
• Superior support through the Support Forums and the fastest bug fixes and feature enhancements that open source software cannot deliver.

Can you really afford to deny yourself and your customers these enhancements?

• Reduced server-load and memory usage increases capacity for more customers on one physical server, leading to reduced hardware or rental costs
• Faster delivery and better server stability under load increases customer satisfaction
• Straightforward configuration to keep your server working under traffic spikes
• Full compatibility with Apache configuration and use of third party control panels

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March 13, 2008
LiteSpeed Web Server 3.3.8 Released