lighttpd

Apache:

Lighttpd:

Below is a rewrite/redirect rule using url.rewrite-[repeat]-if-not-file similar to Apaches' "!-f" RewriteRule.

In lighttpd you can use mod_access to deny files starting with a certain expression, such as hidden dot files. (example: .htaccess or .svn)

Get status of apache (80) and lighttpd (81) on different ports:

This is done at the nodes.

1. Enable apache server-status in httpd.conf :
   
   <Location /server-status> 
    SetHandler server-status
    Order deny,allow
    Deny from all
    Allow from 127.0.0.1
</Location>
2. Enable lighttpd server-status in lighttpd.conf :
   
   $HTTP["remoteip"] == "127.0.0.1" {
status.status-url          = "/server-status"
}
3. Create /etc/munin/plugin-conf.d/apache:
   
   [apache*]
env ports="80 81" 

   * Test with:
   

   ports="80 83" /etc/munin/plugins/apache_processes

lighttpd idle process will be a straight line as total of busy and idle process is always the same when drawn as STACK, . To change this to LINE1:

At the host, edit "/etc/munin/munin.conf" and add the below line to the corresponding host:

1. Edit conf file: /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
   
2. Enable mod_expire and mod_compress.
   
3. Expire static files set for 3 days:
   
   $HTTP["url"] =~ "\.(js|css|gif|jpg|png|ico|txt|swf|html|htm)$" { expire.url = ( "" => "access 3 days" ) }
4. Compress mime types:
   
   compress.cache-dir         = "/var/cache/lighttpd/compress/"
compress.filetype          = ("text/plain", "text/html", "text/css", "text/xml", "text/javascript")
5. Cleanup the compressed cache via daily cron script:
   
   #!/bin/bash
# lighttpd_cache_clean
# Clean cache stored at /var/cache/lighttpd/compress
# Place in /etc/cron.daily

# Cache dir path
CROOT="/var/cache/lighttpd/compress"

#Deleting files older than 3 days
HOURS=72

# Lighttpd user and group
LUSER="lighttpd"
LGROUP="lighttpd"

# start cleaning
/usr/sbin/tmpwatch --mtime ${HOURS} ${CROOT}

# if directory missing just recreate it
if [ ! -d $CROOT ]
then
        mkdir -p $CROOT
        chown ${LUSER}:${LGROUP} ${CROOT}
fi

exit 0
6. Create the cache directory and update permissions:
   
   mkdir -p /var/cache/lighttpd/compress
chown lighttpd:lighttpd /var/cache/lighttpd/compress
7. Restart lighttpd.