Is it better to use a socket connection to the server or a host with a port?

Question

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Dear friends, in fact, based on the title, the question is clear, but I will repeat:
Do you think it is better to use a connection to the server via a socket or a host with a port?
Personally, I didn’t see any difference, not in speed, nor in memory consumption, everything is almost identical ...
Maybe use skip-networking , and make a connection via a socket ...
And implement a remote connection through a tunnel.
Yes, in my opinion it's not bad... What about you?

Answer 1

A UNIX socket will inherently be faster than a TCP socket, but with respect to any local based website + database application, you will never see a noticeable difference in speed between the two.