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Benchmark: Apache2 vs. Lighttpd (Images)

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:00:35 +0200

Benchmark: Apache2 vs. Lighttpd (Images)

This benchmark shows how Apache2 (version 2.2.3) and lighttpd (version 1.4.13) perform compared to each other when delivering an image file (jpg, about 25KB in size). This benchmark was created with the help of ab (Apache benchmark) on a VMware vm (Debian Etch); if you try this yourself, your numbers might differ (depending on your hardware), but the tendency should be the same.

Integrating APC (Alternative PHP Cache) Into PHP5 And Lighttpd (Debian Etch)

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:30:37 +0200

Integrating APC (Alternative PHP Cache) Into PHP5 And Lighttpd (Debian Etch)

This guide explains how to integrate APC (Alternative PHP Cache) into PHP5 and lighttpd on a Debian Etch system. APC is a free and open PHP opcode cacher for caching and optimizing PHP intermediate code. It's similar to other PHP opcode cachers, such as eAccelerator and XCache.

Integrating APC (Alternative PHP Cache) Into PHP5 And Lighttpd (Fedora 9)

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:38:17 +0200

Integrating APC (Alternative PHP Cache) Into PHP5 And Lighttpd (Fedora 9)

This guide explains how to integrate APC (Alternative PHP Cache) into PHP5 and lighttpd on a Fedora 9 system. APC is a free and open PHP opcode cacher for caching and optimizing PHP intermediate code. It's similar to other PHP opcode cachers, such as eAccelerator and XCache.

Integrating eAccelerator Into PHP5 And Lighttpd (Fedora 9)

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:34:12 +0200

Integrating eAccelerator Into PHP5 And Lighttpd (Fedora 9)

This guide explains how to integrate eAccelerator into PHP5 and lighttpd on a Fedora 9 system. From the eAccelerator project page: "eAccelerator is a free open-source PHP accelerator, optimizer, and dynamic content cache. It increases the performance of PHP scripts by caching them in their compiled state, so that the overhead of compiling is almost completely eliminated. It also optimizes scripts to speed up their execution. eAccelerator typically reduces server load and increases the speed of your PHP code by 1-10 times."

Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 And MySQL Support On OpenSUSE 11

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:21:43 +0200

Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 And MySQL Support On OpenSUSE 11

Lighttpd is a secure, fast, standards-compliant web server designed for speed-critical environments. This tutorial shows how you can install Lighttpd on an OpenSUSE 11 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support.

Benchmark: Apache2 vs. Lighttpd (Static HTML Files)

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:29:22 +0200

Benchmark: Apache2 vs. Lighttpd (Static HTML Files)

This benchmark shows how Apache2 (version 2.2.3) and lighttpd (version 1.4.13) perform compared to each other when delivering a static HTML file (about 50KB in size). This benchmark was created with the help of ab (Apache benchmark) on a VMware vm (Debian Etch); if you try this yourself, your numbers might differ (depending on your hardware), but the tendency should be the same.

Installing Joomla 1.5.6 On A Lighttpd Web Server (Debian Etch)

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:22:50 +0200

Installing Joomla 1.5.6 On A Lighttpd Web Server (Debian Etch)

This guide explains how you can install Joomla 1.5.6 on a lighttpd web server on Debian Etch. Joomla comes with an .htaccess file with mod_rewrite rules (for Apache) (to enable search-engine friendly URLs) that do not work on lighttpd. Fortunately Joomla has a built-in method to make search-engine friendly URLs work on lighttpd as well.

Installing Drupal 6.4 On A Lighttpd Web Server (Debian Etch)

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:16:26 +0200

Installing Drupal 6.4 On A Lighttpd Web Server (Debian Etch)

This guide explains how you can install Drupal 6.4 on a lighttpd web server on Debian Etch. Drupal comes with an .htaccess file with mod_rewrite rules (for Apache) that do not work on lighttpd. Without this .htaccess file it is not possible to have clean URLs in your Drupal installation. Fortunately there's a way to make lighttpd behave as if it could read the .htaccess file.

Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 9

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:10:44 +0200

Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 9

Lighttpd is a secure, fast, standards-compliant web server designed for speed-critical environments. This tutorial shows how you can install Lighttpd on a Fedora 9 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support.

Integrating eAccelerator Into PHP5 And Lighttpd (Debian Etch)

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:54:51 +0200

Integrating eAccelerator Into PHP5 And Lighttpd (Debian Etch)

This guide explains how to integrate eAccelerator into PHP5 and lighttpd on a Debian Etch system. From the eAccelerator project page: "eAccelerator is a free open-source PHP accelerator, optimizer, and dynamic content cache. It increases the performance of PHP scripts by caching them in their compiled state, so that the overhead of compiling is almost completely eliminated. It also optimizes scripts to speed up their execution. eAccelerator typically reduces server load and increases the speed of your PHP code by 1-10 times."

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Mandriva 2008.1

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:41:15 +0200

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Mandriva 2008.1

This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with lighttpd on a Mandriva 2008.1 server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the lighttpd server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP. Of course, WebDAV can also be used to upload and download files.

Creating Advanced MySQL-Based Virtual Hosts On Lighttpd (Debian Etch)

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:10:58 +0200

Creating Advanced MySQL-Based Virtual Hosts On Lighttpd (Debian Etch)

This guide explains how you can create advanced virtual hosts on a lighttpd web server on Debian Etch that are stored in a MySQL database. The method described here does not use the lighttpd mod_mysql_vhost module, and unlike mod_mysql_vhost (which allows you to store only the hostname and document root of a vhost in a database), this method allows to store individual configuration directives for each vhost in the MySQL database.

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Fedora 9

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:42:56 +0200

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Fedora 9

This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with lighttpd on a Fedora 9 server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the lighttpd server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP. Of course, WebDAV can also be used to upload and download files.

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Debian Etch

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:37:16 +0200

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Debian Etch

This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with lighttpd on a Debian Etch server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the lighttpd server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP. Of course, WebDAV can also be used to upload and download files.

Creating Simple Virtual Hosts With mod_mysql_vhost On Lighttpd (Debian Etch)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:34:32 +0200

Creating Simple Virtual Hosts With mod_mysql_vhost On Lighttpd (Debian Etch)

This guide explains how you can use mod_mysql_vhost to create simple virtual hosts on a lighttpd web server on Debian Etch. With mod_mysql_vhost, lighttpd can read the vhost configuration from a MySQL database. Currently, you can store the domain and the document root in the MySQL database which results in very simple virtual hosts. If you need more directives for your vhosts, you'd have to configure them in the global section of lighttpd.conf, which means they'd be valid for all vhosts. Therefore, mod_mysql_vhost is ideal if your vhosts differ only in the domain and document root.