title: Apache + mod_wsgi / Lighttpd + wsgi - am I going to see differences in performance?
body: <p>I'm a newbie to developing with Python and I'm piecing together the information I need to make intelligent choices in two other open questions. (This isn't a duplicate.)</p>
  
  <p>I'm not developing using a framework but building a web app from scratch using the gevent library. As far as front-end web servers go, it seems I have three choices: nginx, apache, and lighttpd.</p>
  
  <p>From all accounts that I've read, nginx's mod_wsgi isn't suitable.</p>
  
  <p>That leaves two choices - lighttpd and Apache. Under heavy load, am I going to see major differences in performance and memory consumption characteristics? I'm under the impression Apache tends to be memory hungry even when not using prefork, but I don't know how suitable lighttp is for Python apps.</p>
  
  <p>Are there any caveats or benefits to using lighttpd over apache? I really want to hear all the information you can possibly bore me with!</p>