Apache releases first major new version of popular Web server in six years

Overview of new features in Apache HTTP Server 2.4<p><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/new_features_2_4.html" rel="nofollow">http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/new_features_2_4.html</a>

It may sound trivial, but the thing I appreciate most about Nginx is its lightweight config file syntax.<p>It's very easy to glance over and see what's been set up compared to Apache's verbose pseudo-XML syntax which is about the worst syntax you can come up with: the verbosity of XML but without the benefit of being able to generate or parse it using standard XML tools!

I guess real world testing is going to be the best indicator of whether this is a worthy release or not, but i sure am very glad that Apache have at least attempted to up their game. Even if they are not able to deliver on their promise, the effort is noble enough - at least for now.<p>Personally, i'm very glad to see performance considerations being taken seriously, and even if nginx or node.js don't take over the world, its nice to see that they're forcing others to sit up and think.

I'm excited. Even if it is only a 5% to 10% improvement in performance, then that buys me a little bit more headroom on my current server setup.<p>I look forward to testing it out down the road.

Micro Benchmark of Apache 2.4 vs Nginx 1.0: <a href="http://blog.causal.ch/2012/02/micro-benchmark-apache-24-vs-nginx-10.html" rel="nofollow">http://blog.causal.ch/2012/02/micro-benchmark-apache-24-vs-n...</a>

Get your faces off of your articles' headers!

3.0 would be major, 2.4 is minor.

Expecting to see some meaningless benchmarks soon.

"While it seems unlikely that NGINX could overcome Apache’s commanding lead ..." Oh zdnet, don't you realize that actions like this release from Apache, obviously under pressure from NGINX, are precisely the indicators that you will be eating your words in a year or two?