> Can anyone tell my what thebenefits are ( apart from .htaccess
> support,
> which I see all too often as a curse ) why anyone would do this in
> preference to just using a pure nginx solution?
>

- out-of-the-box running stuff like mod_php / suphp
- excessive use of rewite-rules in .htacces to make urls look like REST-like (typo3)
- well tested environments