Install Lighttpd on CentOS 6

Install Lighttpd on CentOS 6

A quick guide to installing and running the Lighttpd web server on CentOS 6, a lightweight and high-performance alternative to Apache.

Installing

yum install lighttpd -s

 

Starting Server

Start Server

service lighttpd start

Start Automatically

To start server on boot run:

chkconfig lighttpd on

 

Stop Server

service lighttpd stop

 

Browse to the machine IP address or hostname and you’ll see the flylight welcome page.

lighttpd

 

 

Have Fun!