LiteSpeed Web Server is a high-performance, secure, easy-to-use, and Apache interchangeable Web server. It supports HTTP/1.1, SSL, CGI, FastCGI, LSAPI, PHP, JSP, Servlets, GZIP compression, chroot, IP level throttling, connection accounting, DoS attack prevention, and instant recovery mechanisms. With its Apache compatible rewrite engine, .htaccess, and MS FrontPage support, migration is quick and easy. A Web interface is included for administration and configuration. It can be used as a content accelerator, compression proxy, or a security guard running in front of any Web and application server.
License: Freeware
Changes:
SSL client authentication has been added. A GUI interface for building PHP has been added to the Web console. The process manager for PHP suEXEC has been improved. Compatibility with control panels has been greatly improved. The installer has been improved to include default configuration for using with hosting control panels. Support for vmware/XEN/UserModeLinux VPS has been added for the VPS license. The security of the directory autoindex has been enhanced, and there are many minor bugfixes and improvements.