Huji wrote:
http://www.lighttpd.net/ claims that Wikipedia is using this web server. The HTTP headers coming from Wikipedia server are not consistnet with this claim, and show that WIkipedia uses Apache. I've also noticed that Tim Starling has contributed to Apache (and not Lighhttpd) suggesting some bug fixes which could help Wikimedia wikis run smoother. So here is the question: Which web server is Wikimedia really using? And if it is not Lighhttpd, would somebody mind if I try to tell Lighttpd guys remove that false claim from their pages? _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
The main wiki sites use Apache as they have lots of customized configuration (for example subdomains and rewrite rules) and it would be difficult to convert them to lighthttpd.
The download.wikimedia.org server uses lighthttpd, probably because there are a lot of heavy files so it needs to be optimized.
MinuteElectron.