All Questions
Tagged with lighttpd apache-2.2
63
questions
27
votes
3
answers
15k
views
Why are NginX and Lighttpd not affected by Slowloris?
I am investigating the vulnerability to Slowloris and I think I understand how and why this sort of attack works.
What I don't understand is why Lighttpd and NginX are not affected (according to the ...
- 2,240
16
votes
1
answer
27k
views
Apache MPMs - Worker vs Prefork
I'm trying to figure out what which is the best Apache MPM I can install on my VPS. I saw some benchmarks and MPM Worker seems to perform better than the Prefork one but for some reason everyone seems ...
- 2,803
6
votes
2
answers
11k
views
Is nginx good for dynamic content?
I want an alternative for apache, lighthttpd has memory leaks problems so i can't go for it, i keep reading that nginx is good for static content but is it good for php-mysql dynamic video sharing ...
- 869
5
votes
6
answers
10k
views
Apache, nginx, or lighttpd? [closed]
I am going to be live blogging from an event and expect huge spikes in traffic. I am currently using apache with modphp and it died last year under heavy traffic and I don't want it to happen again.
...
vk123
4
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Apache starts automatically on Ubuntu, needs to be stopped to restart lighttpd
I've some issues with my webserver's Apache and lighttpd on Ubuntu 9.04.
I use lighttpd only and I've stopped Apache on Ubuntu. For some reason, starting a few days ago, Apache starts to run and I ...
- 1,724
4
votes
2
answers
3k
views
Better webserver performance for Python Django: Apache mod_wsgi or Lighttpd fastcgi
I am currently running a high-traffic python/django website using Apache and mod_wsgi. I'm hoping that there's a faster webserver configuration out there, and I've heard a fair number of ...
- 161
4
votes
2
answers
1k
views
lighttpd VS Apache
could you pelase tell me what's the difference (i never heard of lighttpd before) ?
pro / cons ?
and what would you pick for a website who have to deal with a lot of querys (like 20,000 min per day)...
- 498
3
votes
2
answers
690
views
Another benefit of Lighttpd in front of Apache
I have read in a site that another benefit of having Lighttpd in front of Apache is lower number of child processes. Lighttpd will handle keep-alive and client requests while child processes of Apache ...
- 31
3
votes
0
answers
415
views
Lighttpd Proxy -> Apache SVN mod_dav_svn - Stuck via command line but works in browser
I have a confusing problem. I have installed a long time ago Apache 2.4 with mod_dav_svn to be able to access my repos via https urls. It all works fine with Apache only. Now i switched to lighttpd ...
2
votes
4
answers
4k
views
Apache / Lighttpd for load Balancing
What do you think about lighttpd for AJP load Balancing?
I use Apache and mod_jk for this, it works fine. What would be the benefit of switching apache to lighttpd?
What software use to load ...
- 443
2
votes
6
answers
32k
views
Which apache/mysql/php package is best for windows? [closed]
I have tried appservnetwork, was the best so far, but I haven't seen them do an update in ages, EasyPHP is just slow to load always. Wamp and Xamp, all put in their description that is not for ...
- 271
2
votes
2
answers
2k
views
In an Apache + lighttpd setup, who should be the proxy?
In a setup where you use Apache for PHP / Python scripts and lighttpd for static files, but only one listens on the outside IP address and acts as a proxy to the other listening on the loopback ...
- 1,022
2
votes
2
answers
563
views
How to optimize mysql databse for serving 1000s of requests at a time?
How to optimize MySQL databse for serving 1000s of requests at a time?
For a site like: linksnappy.com
Is it possible to configure to separate MySQL servers into one load balancing server?
So if one ...
Bilal
2
votes
1
answer
357
views
Migrating from Apache to lighttpd?
There are many threads here weighing the various merits of Apache and lighttpd. However, no one has talked about tools for migrating from the former to the latter. Are there good tools for the task? I ...
- 2,224
2
votes
2
answers
192
views
Apache only for certain things, rest lighttpd
right now the script I'm running isn't fully functional with lighttpd, and some processes still need to be run by apache.
therfore, i was wondering if anyone could tell me how to use apache to handle ...
- 919
2
votes
2
answers
451
views
What would be better in my case - apache, nginx or lighttpd?
I'm writing a PHP site that's expected to get about 200-300 concurrent users browsing it.
When initializing the application will load about 30 PHP classes, some 10 maybe 15 images and a couple of css ...
- 1,508
2
votes
1
answer
100
views
Webserver vhost configuration in database?
I know it's possible with lighttpd, but is there a way to achieve the same thing with Apache or better yet, nginx?
- 209
2
votes
3
answers
3k
views
View httpd/lighttpd modules that are installed on shared hosting
I don't have access to the httpd.conf file on this shared host, but I wanted to see which modules are enabled/installed. Is there a (easy) way to find out without access to the httpd.conf file? For ...
- 165
2
votes
2
answers
920
views
Best server for me? Nginx/Apache/LightHttpd
I need to setup my new dedicated server (Intel Atom E220 1.6 Ghz ONE CORE, 2 GB RAM)
And my website is not a usual one. It has many concurrent processes(php) that's because some php request take over ...
Andrew
2
votes
2
answers
635
views
Apache2 and Lighttpd on the same machine: how to share php APC?
I have a Debian machine where I use both apache2 (with mod_proxy) and Lighttpd (for a long-polling service and static contents).
Both apache and lighttpd run php5, with APC.
Lighttp use FastCGI for ...
- 467
2
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Apache2 with lighttpd as proxy
I am using apache2 as web server. I would like to help him lighttpd as a proxy for static content. Unfortunately I can not well set up lighttpd and apache2. (OS: Debian)
Important things from ...
- 43
1
vote
6
answers
5k
views
What are the advantages of lighttpd over Apache [closed]
Youtube use lighttpd rather than the common Apache.
What are the advantages of Light vs Apache? Are there other alternatives to Apache?
- 8,481
1
vote
1
answer
5k
views
Reverse Proxy redirection based on hostname
Here's my setup:
Windows Server (2003) receives all traffic for *.mydomain.com, which (up to now) redirects all incoming port 80 traffic to a Linux VM (using VMWare virtual network manager).
I now ...
- 419
1
vote
2
answers
4k
views
what is lighttpd equivalent of RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f?
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule !\.(js|ico|gif|jpg|png|css)$ /index.php
This is Zend htaccess, I can't seem to find a lighttpd equivalent of ...
- 1,187
1
vote
3
answers
471
views
The Current State Of Serving a PHP 5.x App on the Apache, LightTPD & Nginx Web Servers?
Being stuck in a MS stack architecture/development position for the last year and a half has prevented me from staying on top of the world of open source stack based web server's recent evolution more ...
1
vote
2
answers
3k
views
Setting umask 002 for the apache, lighttpd, ... didn't work?
I'm trying to make the files that created by webserver (Apache, lighttpd, ...) can be writable by the ftp users. Adding apache to nobody group and the vise versa. umask 002 for ftp works fine. But the ...
- 51.5k
1
vote
4
answers
9k
views
WebServer Permission problem, Ubuntu & Lighttpd
Just setup lighttpd on Ubuntu 9.04, but struggling with the permissions. The website loads fine, as i am using Fast CGI, however my media (Javascript, CSS, Images) wont load.
I enabled the logging ...
user16871
1
vote
3
answers
533
views
Any experience migrating high-traffic sites from Apache to lighttpd?
I'm in the process of creating a hosted web application that has the potential for huge amounts of traffic. In the past, I've almost always used Apache as a web server, so I have very little ...
1
vote
1
answer
642
views
Why does lighttpd or Apache2 proxy change my URL when accessing index.html?
I have a little awkward setup with a Apache 2 webserver being the gatekeeper and proxying traffic based on the incoming domain:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.org
RewriteEngine On
...
- 135
1
vote
1
answer
242
views
Centos 5.6 switching/migration from apache to lighttpd
I'm currently running Apache 2 with PHP 5.1.6 running as mod_php on a Centos 5.6 box.
I use .htaccess for mostly redirection.
I already have latest APC running apc.so.
I also have MySQL, etc.
Until ...
- 407
1
vote
1
answer
536
views
What is the overhead when redirect through mod_proxy
I have an API that used to run on Apache but now is served via lighttpd. I can easily switch the API URL in the app to the lighty port like api.net:81. I wonder if I should use mod_proxy instead to ...
- 113
1
vote
1
answer
680
views
Will using Apache's ProxyPass directive on persistent Ajax connections alleviate the connection limit error?
I've got some javascript that keeps a persistent Ajax connection open for each client, and I know that this can cause some serious issues for apache, but not for lighttpd. One thing I learned from ...
- 13
1
vote
2
answers
487
views
best http server application as webdav?
what is the best http server to be used as webdav for getting and posting files (big files) to from server?
is it apache or lighttpd ?
I will use the system as online file storage (for backup)
...
- 185
1
vote
2
answers
851
views
Serve static images from lighttpd and php from apache?
So I have 2 IP Addresses, and running apache on ipaddress #1 (www.server.com). What I was thinking, was pointing static.server.om to ipaddress #2, and running lighthttpd for images and javascript.
...
- 1,255
1
vote
0
answers
259
views
Cannot redirect/proxy from Apache to lighttpd server
I have a home server that is accessible from outside with a static IP and port http://<homeip>:10001. This is a Lighttpd server.
I also own a website https://example.com with Apache, I've ...
- 131
1
vote
0
answers
167
views
How to convert RewriteCond rules so they work in Lighttpd?
How can I convert this Apache rewrite rules so they work on Lighttpd? This is in fact a .htaccess file, and I need to put those in a lighttpd.conf file.
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
...
- 11
1
vote
0
answers
836
views
Mumble Django via Nginx - config file infinitely loops in rewrite
I am having a bit of problem of configuring Nginx in place of Apache, so that it served Mumble Django to clients. I have vhosts configs for both Apache and Lighttpd - let me put them here side by side,...
- 111
1
vote
2
answers
1k
views
Will there be a performance gain by using Apache's mod_proxy to proxy off static file requests to Lighttpd/nginx?
I know there are lot of tutorials out there which suggest the use either nginx or lighttpd on port 80 and proxy dynamic requests to apache running on a different port. I am not ready to take that leap ...
- 336
1
vote
1
answer
148
views
Issue when moving from Apache to Lighttpd
This might not be the right place, but we think its narrowed down to a Lighttpd config issue on our end, just cannot pinpoint. Asked in Virtuemart and Lighttpd forums with no luck.
We have a live ...
- 11
1
vote
1
answer
675
views
How do I setup a lighttpd server to serve all images/js/css files with a main apache server?
I have an apache server on a linux ubuntu server.
I would like to configure a lighttpd server to serve all the static content.
- 553
0
votes
1
answer
661
views
An Amazon EC2 "Micro" (smallest) linux instance can reliably serve a dynamic website to how many users?
How "large" of a website can one reliably host on Amazon EC2's micro instance?
Running apache, nginx, lighty, I don't care.
Just curious how far that $5.20/month would get you and why I should or ...
- 1,931
0
votes
4
answers
4k
views
Ubuntu 10.04 + Lighttpd. can't bind to port: :: 80 Address already in use
I've had a machine running Ubuntu 9.10, with lighttpd and PHP.
After the OS update to Ubuntu 10.04, it installed apache2 automatically for some reason (I believe it is due to some dependencies php -> ...
- 171
0
votes
3
answers
93
views
Architecting a web server hosting mixed small and large (100MB+) static content [closed]
I have the challenge of hosting about 200-1000 mp3 files, all in the 100MB+ size range.
Furthermore, there are some smaller RSS files, and some smaller JPG files.
All this is static content, no PHP, ...
- 1
0
votes
2
answers
9k
views
lighttpd AND apache on the same server?
I've been thinking about running lighttpd for static content, but I'd rather not throw down the couple extra bucks to run the second box. Is it possible (and this is me going out on a limb) to run ...
- 641
0
votes
3
answers
1k
views
Can Apache, nginx and lighttpd coexist in a Ubuntu system?
Just for learning and testing, I've installed these three different web servers, I've also installed mysql and php5.
I changed the DocumentRoot for each to /var/www/apache, /var/www/nginx and /var/...
- 159
0
votes
4
answers
1k
views
Media server and Web server -- same IP address, how do I set this up?
Hi I'm trying to build a website where users can upload images. I am wanting to have a seperate media server to host the images, so that the web application can point to the images like
mediaserver....
- 101
0
votes
1
answer
495
views
Lighttpd mod_rewrite to Apache mod_rewrite
I want to turn this Lighttpd mod_rewrite to apache rewrite code.
$HTTP["host"] =~ "^(i\.ylar\.se|puush\.me)$" {
server.document-root = "/var/www/servers/i.ylar.se/"
url.rewrite-once = (
...
- 3
0
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Where is Error Log in lighttpd?
I'm new to lighttpd, I just switched from Apache. How can I find the error log by SSH ? I've been getting some 500 Internal Server errors I want to troubleshoot.
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Why does everybody mentions Apache/NGINX/Lighttpd... but not YAWS [closed]
I see a lot of comparisons between Apache, NGINX, Lighttpd, Cherokee ...
but never a comparison with the YAWS webserver written in Erlang.
Maybe there is a reason for this?
Or maybe YAWS deservers ...
- 91
0
votes
2
answers
533
views
How does lighttpd/nginx determine filetype of a file? (which method?)
I want to configure my lighttpd to serve some static files, with compression capability. The files are plain text but they have .bin extension. I have these lines in my lighttpd configuration:
...
- 217