I use webtatic to get PHP7, and nginx is a good solid upgrade in speed. It is missing a couple of features that Apache has, but not ones that I have ever really needed. Phil W On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 2:00 PM, kevin wrote: > 7 is a HUGE performance improvement over 5, and we are glad we made the > conversion. Also, use opcache, it made a huge difference for us. > > Kevin > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note8, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Stephen Partington > Date: 3/20/18 2:54 PM (GMT-07:00) > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Subject: Re: Distros for Web Serving > > I have been really happy with php7 lately, especially giving it a touch > more ram than I used to. > > On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 12:52 PM, Andrew McRobb > wrote: > >> PHP 7 is almost 2x faster and I use MariaDB and CentOS for work and >> production. No complaints here except that some of the repos are a bit >> dated, but there are 100 tutorials on upgrading to PHP 7, so I wont burn >> time writing one. If you also want to speed things up, I highly recommend >> using Docker however. >> >> Creates a sense of security between applications/server. >> Skip a LOT of setup when Docker containers have lot of environment >> variables you can set to do things for you. >> >> If you like the idea of Docker, but want something more 'native' and >> mature. FreeBSD is also good w/ it's jails. That's just my two cents. >> >> >> Andrew McRobb >> Full-time Software Developer >> Part-time Freelancer >> mcrobb.info >> >> On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 12:12 PM, Nathan O'Brennan >> wrote: >> >>> >>> I've been using RedHat/Centos for 20 years now and generally don't look >>> much else for my server needs. I have a production server that is seriously >>> straining under the load and it appears to be time to upgrade to a larger >>> server. But I'm wondering about the benefits of php7 and maybe a newer >>> mariadb than what currently ships on Centos 7. >>> >>> Call me an old dog, but I'm not exactly thrilled with the idea of using >>> Ubuntu server and learning all the new stuff. I'm a developer who also is >>> tasked with managing all the servers and just not sure I'll have the time >>> to learn new tricks. >>> >>> Maybe I'm just looking for a confidence boost, but any other devops guys >>> here using linux web serving and looking at some of the newer technologies? >>> >>> I appreciate your thoughts and insights. >>> >>> Nathan >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >