Hi, I am trying to set up lighttpd and wonder why all the set up instructions I read mention to use Apache as a proxy? I thought lighttpd is supposed to be a replacement of apache and can be used stand alone? thanks chong
Lighttpd is a full server, and doesn''t need any proxying. However, if you''re running on a system such as Textdrive where you don''t have a unique IP address or are an unpriviliged user you won''t be able to bind to port 80 (the standard HTTP port). As a workaround, you can set Textdrive''s existing Apache server to proxy through all port 80 requests to your lighttpd server running on a much higher, unused port (such as 8181). If you''re going to do this, just be sure to send TxD an email reserving your port number. Ben On 7/15/05, chongqing xiao <cqxiao-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Hi, > > I am trying to set up lighttpd and wonder why all the set up instructions I read > mention to use Apache as a proxy? > > I thought lighttpd is supposed to be a replacement of apache and can > be used stand alone? > > thanks > chong > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >
It can be used standalone... in general most people would probably be using it in conjunction with apache... chongqing xiao wrote:>Hi, > >I am trying to set up lighttpd and wonder why all the set up instructions I read >mention to use Apache as a proxy? > >I thought lighttpd is supposed to be a replacement of apache and can >be used stand alone? > >thanks >chong >_______________________________________________ >Rails mailing list >Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org >http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > > >_______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
Chong-
Here is a decent sample lighttpd.conf file for a standalone
lighty server.
HTH
-Ezra
On Jul 14, 2005, at 7:09 AM, chongqing xiao wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to set up lighttpd and wonder why all the set up
> instructions I read
> mention to use Apache as a proxy?
>
> I thought lighttpd is supposed to be a replacement of apache and can
> be used stand alone?
>
> thanks
> chong
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