[edit] Module comparison matrix

Looking for Nginx's mod_rewrite or mod_perl? The following table attempts to summarize modules for Nginx that are comparable to modules available for other web servers.

Nginx module	Apache module	Lighttpd module
HTTP Upstream Module	mod_proxy_balancer	mod_proxy_core
Access Module	mod_access	mod_access
Auth Basic Module	mod_auth	mod_auth
AutoIndex Module	mod_autoindex	mod_dirlisting
Browser Module	mod_setenvif	?
Charset Module	none	none
Empty GIF Module	none	none
FastCGI Module	mod_fastcgi , mod_fcgid	mod_fastcgi
GEO Module	mod_geoip	mod_geoip
Gzip Compression Module	mod_deflate	mod_deflate
Gzip Pre-Compression Module	none	none
HTTP Headers Module	mod_headers	mod_setenv
HTTP Referer Module	mod_setenvif	?
Limit Zone Module	mod_limitipconn	mod_evasive
Log Module	mod_log_config	mod_accesslog
Map Module	?	?
Memcached Module	none	none
Proxy Module	mod_proxy	mod_proxy
Rewrite Module	mod_rewrite	mod_rewrite
SSI Module	mod_include	mod_ssi
UserID Module	mod_usertrack	mod_usertrack
Addition Module	mod_layout	?
Embedded Perl Module	mod_perl	none
FLV Module	mod_flvx	mod_flv_streaming
Real IP Module	mod_rpaf	mod_extforward
SSL Module	mod_ssl	SSL
Stub Status Module	mod_status	mod_status
Substitution Module	mod_line_edit	?
WebDAV Module	mod_dav	mod_webdav
UserDir Equivalent	mod_userdir	mod_userdir

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[edit] Module comparison matrix

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