What Is LiteSpeed Web Server?

What is a web server?

A web server is a program that sends your web pages to visitors. When someone opens your site, the web server finds the page and sends it. Apache and Nginx are well-known ones. LiteSpeed is another.

What is LiteSpeed?

LiteSpeed Web Server, often shortened to LSWS, is made to serve pages quickly while using little server power. It comes in a paid edition and a free edition called OpenLiteSpeed.

Why people use it

• Speed. It handles many visitors at once.
• Apache friendly. The paid edition reads Apache settings, including .htaccess files. These are small settings files kept in site folders. So moving from Apache is easy.
• Built-in caching. A cache saves finished pages so they load faster next time. LiteSpeed has its own cache.
• Control panel support. It works with cPanel and other panels.
• Good for busy sites. It uses less memory per visitor.

LiteSpeed Cache for WordPress

If your server runs LiteSpeed, a free plugin called LiteSpeed Cache can make WordPress faster. A plugin is an add-on for your site. It only works fully when the server uses LiteSpeed. Ask Hostvento support if your plan runs LiteSpeed.

1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
2. Go to Plugins, then Add New.
3. Search for LiteSpeed Cache.
4. Click Install Now, then Activate.
5. Open the plugin from the left menu and check that caching is turned on.

Take a backup before you add a new plugin. Some settings can change how pages look.

LiteSpeed compared with Apache and Nginx

Quick recap

• LiteSpeed is a fast web server program.
• It works with Apache settings and has its own cache.
• OpenLiteSpeed is the free edition.
• WordPress sites can use the LiteSpeed Cache plugin.
• Ask support if your plan uses LiteSpeed.