Hi,
We developed a dedicated PHP SAPI module for our LiteSpeed web server a
while ago, it has been tested in various production environment for a
while, and is pretty stable now.
This module combines the advantage of both FastCGI SAPI and mod_php, it
supports distributed PHP configuration in .htaccess like mod_php, and
can be started in suEXEC mode like CGI/FastCGI PHP, as it run in its own
process. We believe we had minimized the cost of IPC between web server
and PHP processes, so its performance is not too shabby. Our test shows
that it is up to 50% faster than mod_php with the simple "Hello World"
test. It probably is the fastest and most flexible PHP SAPI module so far.
The source code is released in BSD style license, we hope it can be
distributed along with the official PHP package, then our users don't
need to apply the patch by themselves when they need to build their own
PHP binary.
The patch is under http://www.litespeedtech.com/lsapi/
I can be the maintainer of this SAPI module if it is accepted, please
just setup a CVS account for me.
Looking forward to work with your guys to make PHP even better. :-)
Thank you very much!
George Wang
Lead developer of LiteSpeed Web Server
http://www.litespeedtech.com/