December 22, 2008 (HOSTSEARCH.COM) Web host
WebFaction is now using Nginx as its Front Web Server, the company announced recently. According to the company, Nginx is lighter, faster and more scalable than Apache and can serve up to 12,000 requests per second even with thousands of concurrent connections.
Established in 2003, WebFaction offers a range of products and services including shared and managed dedicated hosting. The company offers a proprietary control panel (recognized as one of the best in the industry) that enables users to easily deploy a range of solutions including Rails, Django, Drupal, and Joomla.
Each of WebFactions plans offers a 60-day money back guarantee. The company also maintains a successful affiliate program that allows users to generate revenue from sales of WebFaction products and services from their own websites.