Web servers explained and configured: NGINX, Apache, cPanel and how HTTP requests get served.
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A web server accepts HTTP requests and returns responses. Apache has been doing this since 1995. Nginx rebuilt the model in 2004 and took over the cloud. Here's how they work, how they differ, and how to pick between them.
When it comes to running a web server for all of my online projects, NGINX is the first that comes to mind for me. By default, it follows
