WordPress: Web Service
Saturday, June 28th, 2008WordPress is a web-server-neutral application, meaning that it can run on many different platforms. Apache and Linux are the most robust platforms for running WordPress, but any server that supports PHP and MySQL will do.
Make sure your host features the most up-to-date and stable version of these platforms to create a strong environment in which to run WordPress.
Choosing the best method to run PHP, the language that interprets the WordPress code, can also affect your server’s performance. In CGI mode, the server creates a new instance of the PHP program for every PHP file that a visitor requests. In shared module mode (or ISAPI), a single library instance is used for each PHP hit. There are advantages and drawbacks to each method - while choosing the method for your server, be sure to keep in mind traffic and its demands on the server.