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2026-09-02• 5 min read

OpenLiteSpeed vs Nginx for PHP: What Actually Differs

OpenLiteSpeed is pitched hard in WordPress hosting circles as the undeniably faster option. Whether that outweighs Nginx's sheer ubiquity depends on who else has to work on the server.

OpenLiteSpeed Nginx PHP

2026-05-14• 5 min read

DevOps

HAProxy or Nginx as a Reverse Proxy: How I Choose

Both can sit in front of your application. Both can do TLS termination and load balancing. The real difference shows up when a backend goes unhealthy.

HAProxy Nginx Load Balancing