On 7 Jul 2006 06:27:43 -0700, Gerard Flanagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tim Williams wrote: > > On 07/07/06, Jack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I just did some testing between CherryPy's web server and lighttpd. > > > My test was very simple and I used ab.exe for this purpose. > > > CherryPy web server can serve about 140 simple request / second, while > > > lighttpd can handle around 400 concurrent requests. > > > > > > > You haven't really said much about your requirements though. Perhaps > > > > if you describe them in more detail (for example, what does "high > > > > performance" mean to you?) someone can make a more useful > > > > recommendation. > > > > > > > > Karrigell has an async server, in standalone mode it won't be as fast > > as lighttpd but its simpler to use and code in than cherrypy. > > However, it can also work behind lighttpd, so you might get a good > > mix of server speed and fast development time. > > > > http://www.karrigell.com > > > > Yes, agree about Karrigell's quick development time - an almost flat > learning curve if you've programmed for the web before, and none of the > arcana which you can run into elsewhere. > > "high performance"? - I'm using it to provide an intranet for a small > library with *three* networked computers - performance is impeccable!
If you disable the Reverse-DNS lookups in one of the python (not Karrigell) web modules (I'll dig out a previous post somewhere about this), it speeds up karrigell tremendously, my apps aren't huge, but I have no problems with karrigell across the internet :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
