Lighttp Installation

For Linux
RPMForge x86_64 or 64bit install
rpm --import http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt
rpm -Uvh http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el5/en/x86_64/RPMS.dag/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm

Install lighttpd

# yum install lighttpd

# chkconfig lighttpd on

Check that Apache is not running

# service httpd status

httpd is stopped

Start lighttpd server

# service lighttpd start

Lighttpd Default Paths

Directory Root (where to put your website files): /srv/www/lighttpd/

Lighttpd Config File: /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

Lighttpd log files: /var/log/lighttpd/

Ref: http://www.kernelhardware.org/lighttpd-and-centos-5/

For Windows

Download LightTPD-1.4.29-1-Win32-SSL.exe from here

Double click LightTPD-1.4.29-1-Win32-SSL.exe to install

Check that lighttp is running

http://localhost

If lighttpd is not running

startup the service in [console > service]