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Subject: Re: lightweight webserver that can run php
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On Saturday 18 April 2009 16:34:52 Rodrigo Gonzalez wrote:
> As a fastcgi not cgi, there is a difference....important one.
> for cgi request a new php process is started for a request.
> fastcgi is php listening for network requests and process can be reused.

And the more important difference with the php module for apache, is 
php_value/php_flag directives: per host/dir/location configuratioion of php. 
Which is much harder to do with fcgi.

Something to consider /before/ migrating if this affects you.
-- 
Mel