Install lighttpd from sources on CentOS
Prerequisites
$> sudo yum install pcre-devel pcre
Untar to a temporary place lighttpd-1.X.X
$> ./configure
$> make
$> sudo make install
This will give you a fresh new binary at /usr/local/sbin/lighttpd
You can confirm this by running
$> which lighttpd
Add a configuration
$> mkdir -p /etc/lighttpd $> cp docs/
$> touch /etc/init.d/lighttpd
Add www root
$> mkdir -p /var/www/servers/example.com
$> mkdir -p /var/www/servers/subdomain.example.com
$> echo "test successful" > /var/www/servers/example.com/index.html
#!/bin/sh
#
# lighttpd Startup script for the lighttpd server
#
# chkconfig: - 85 15
# description: Lightning fast webserver with light system requirements
#
# processname: lighttpd
# config: /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
# config: /etc/sysconfig/lighttpd
# pidfile: /var/run/lighttpd.pid
#
# Note: pidfile is assumed to be created
# by lighttpd (config: server.pid-file).
# If not, uncomment 'pidof' line.
# Source function library
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/lighttpd ]; then
. /etc/sysconfig/lighttpd
fi
if [ -z "$LIGHTTPD_CONF_PATH" ]; then
LIGHTTPD_CONF_PATH="/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf"
fi
prog="lighttpd"
lighttpd="/usr/local/sbin/lighttpd"
RETVAL=0
start() {
echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
daemon $lighttpd -f $LIGHTTPD_CONF_PATH
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/$prog
return $RETVAL
}
stop() {
echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
killproc $lighttpd
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/$prog
return $RETVAL
}
reload() {
echo -n $"Reloading $prog: "
killproc $lighttpd -HUP
RETVAL=$?
echo
return $RETVAL
}
case "$1" in
start)
start
;;
stop)
stop
;;
restart)
stop
start
;;
condrestart)
if [ -f /var/lock/subsys/$prog ]; then
stop
start
fi
;;
reload)
reload
;;
status)
status $lighttpd
RETVAL=$?
;;
*)
echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|condrestart|reload|status}"
RETVAL=1
esac
exit $RETVAL
|
/etc/init.d/lighttpd start
Troubleshooting
(mod_fastcgi.c.1116) child exited with status 13
References
http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/article/centos-installing-lighttpd
solution:
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