Somebody asked me in the past what are the differences between suPHP and mod_php and which one is the best so I will try to list the pros and cons between those two:
Performance related mod_php and by far the winner since it is about 30% faster than suPHP.
How do they work:
suPHP
- – for each request the web server opens a new thread on behalf of that user
mod_php
- – every request is processed on web server behalf
Pros:
suPHP
- – the web server can be … threaded safe, and it is separated from php
- – can be isolated based on user/environment
mod_php
- – you can use php_value and other php settings right from .htaccess
- – it is way faster than suPHP
Cons:
suPHP
- – you can’t use php_value and other php settings from .htaccess
- – slower
- – higher response time
- – higher CPU load
mod_php
- – PHP safe mode it is not quite safe
- – higher memory consumption than suPHP
- – can’t be isolated based on user/environment
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