web server options

dsavitsk dsavitsk at e-coli.net
Thu Dec 26 17:31:35 EST 2002


Hi,

I have a DSL line, a Packard Bell P150/48MB running FreeBSD 4.7, and an itch
to run a web server.  To that end, I am looking for suggestions on what web
server to use, and perhaps experiences people may have had.

The things that I need are, (1) the ability to run on the above hardware,
(2) the ability to serve via python scripts, and (3) the ability to run 2
distinct servers (i.e. www.foo.com and www.bar.com), both on port 80, on the
same hardware (the server is behind a NAT box, and I am not sure what sort
of complications this will bring to this one).

The options that seem the most promising are Apache2 + mod_python 3, Medusa,
Twisted.  I am a bit doubtful about Apache on the hardware, and in
particular mod_python on FreeBSD, but I haven't tried it to be sure (the
only post online I have seen continually mentioned seg fault...). I haven't
been able to figure out how to use Medusa with 2 servers though I'm sure
there is a way.  Last, Twisted seems really cool, but I don't know much
about it and am looking for feedback from someone who has done this and can
say whether it is a good options or not.

Also, if there are any other options that might be better, please tell.

Thanks,

-d





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