====== 'lighttpd' ======

<note>This page deals with //lighttpd// under //[[:s:x:Windows Subsystem for Linux]]// (//WSL//), used for testing //[[:tools:XDHBrwQ:]]// under //Windows//. </note>

To install //lighttpd// with //PHP//:

  * install the //lighttpd// and the //php5-cgi// packages:
    * ''sudo aptitude install lighttpd php5-cgi'',
  * enable the //fastcgi// module and the //PHP// configuration:
    * ''sudo lighty-enable-mod fastcgi''
    * ''sudo lighty-enable-mod fastcgi-php''
  * reload the //lighttpd// daemon:
    * ''sudo service lighttpd force-reload''

To sum up:

<code bash>
sudo aptitude install lighttpd php5-cgi
sudo lighty-enable-mod fastcgi
sudo lighty-enable-mod fastcgi-php
sudo service lighttpd force-reload
</code>

On some documentation, even in the default index page displayed by //lighttpd//, the server  document root is __not__ ''/var/www/'' but ''/var/www/html/''.

When you close the last //WSL// console, //lighttpd// will also be closed. To relaunch, type ''sudo service lighttpd start''.

<note important>For //lighttpd// to be accessible from network, you have to create a rule for the port 80 in the firewall.</note>