Those who know me, or have read my posts can see that I am a huge fan of the LiteSpeed™ Web Server. Ever since I started hosting my websites on a LiteSpeed Web Server I will never be able to use anything else.
What is LiteSpeed™ ?
I’ll start with a simple explanation provided by the creators. LiteSpeed Web Server is a drop-in Apache replacement and the leading high-performance, high-scalability server from LiteSpeed Technologies. You can replace your existing Apache server with LiteSpeed without changing your configuration or operating system details. As a drop-in replacement, LiteSpeed allows you to quickly eliminate Apache bottlenecks in 15 minutes with zero downtime. LiteSpeed’s expansive range of features and easy-to-use web administration console are an asset to any effective web hosting infrastructure.
My favorite part is the integration with WordPress and their WordPress LiteSpeed Cache Plugin. Their plugin has absolutely everything I need for optimizing my websites. Adding the fact that it is tied into the web server itself means the best possible server-side caching mixed with browser caching. The following is a short list of my favorite features.
My favorite LiteSpeed™ Web Server features
Fastest PHP Available
LSPHP with suEXEC outperforms PHP-FPM in every way.
Event-Driven Architecture
Fewer processes, less overhead, and enormous scalability.
Unlimited Connections
Features support for unlimited concurrent connections.
HA for Redis Dynamic vHost
High Availability for Redis dynamic virtual hosts.
One-Click Cache Acceleration
Mass deploy LSCache for all WordPress across the entire server.
LSCache Engine with ESI
Advanced server-level cache with hole-punching through ESI.
Server-Level reCAPTCHA
Defends against Layer-7 DDoS attacks of any size.
HTTP/2, QUIC, HTTP/3
Reliable support for new technologies before anyone else.
This website is on a LiteSpeed web server.
It’s hosted with a2Hosting which is one of a few web hosts that offer the LiteSpeed web server. Go ahead and test this sight with your favorite speed test.
LiteSpeed™ Server Load
LiteSpeed™ Performance Comparison
LiteSpeed™ Keep-Alive
