lighttpd (prescribed pronunciation: lighty) is an open-source web server optimized for speed-critical environments while remaining standards-compliant, secure and flexible.
(April 2010)">citation needed] It was originally written by Jan Kneschke as a proof-of-concept of the c10k problem – how to handle 10,000 connections in parallel on one server, but has gained worldwide popularity. Its name is a portmanteau of "light" and "httpd".
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Original author(s) | Jan Kneschke |
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Initial release | March 2003 |
Stable release | |
Preview release | 1.4.76 (April 12, 2024[±] | )
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Written in | C |
Available in | English |
Type | Web server |
License | BSD-3-Clause |
Website | www |
The low memory footprint (compared to other web servers), small CPU load and speed optimizations make lighttpd suitable for servers that are suffering load problems, or for serving static media separately from dynamic content. lighttpd is free and open-source software and is distributed under the BSD license. It runs natively on Unix-like operating systems, as well as Microsoft Windows.
lighttpd supports the FastCGI, SCGI and CGI interfaces to external programs, allowing web applications written in any programming language to be used with the server. As a particularly popular language, PHP performance has received special attention. Lighttpd's FastCGI can be configured to support PHP with opcode caches (like APC) properly and efficiently. Additionally, it has received attention from its popularity within the Python, Perl, Ruby and Lua communities. Lighttpd also supports WebDNA, the resilient in-memory database system designed to build database-driven websites. It is a popular web server for the Catalyst and Ruby on Rails web frameworks. Lighttpd does not support ISAPI.
chroot
supportselect()
, poll()
, and epoll()
kqueue
and epoll
Lighttpd was used in the past by several high-traffic websites, including Bloglines, xkcd, Meebo, and YouTube.[better source needed] The Wiki Foundation also once ran Lighttpd servers. Due to relatively small size it's often used in embedded devices like GL.iNet and Turris Omnia.
It's also used by git as a HTTP server daemon.
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