DeployLighttpdPHPServer

Introduction

This is the procedures for deploying a lighttpd + PHP server on Fedora. This has been done on Fedora 17 which systemd is built in.

Log in as "root" user before doing the followings:

$ su -

Installation

Install the "lighttpd", the "lighttpd-fastcgi", and the "php-cli" package.

$ sudo yum install php-cli lighttpd lighttpd-fastcgi

Modules Setup

1. Gain access as user "root".
2. Open /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf and uncomment the line:

   ##include "modules.conf"
       

3. Open /etc/lighttpd/modules.conf and uncomment the line:

   #include "conf.d/fastcgi.conf"
       

4. Open /etc/lighttpd/conf.d/fastcgi.conf and add the following lines:

   fastcgi.server             = ( ".php" =>
                                  ( "localhost" =>
                                    (
                                      "socket" => "/var/run/lighttpd/php-fastcgi.socket",
                                      "bin-path" => "/usr/bin/php-cgi"
                                    )
                                  )
                               )
       

5. Create a lighttpd accessible directory for the socket:

   $ mkdir -p /var/run/lighttpd
   $ chmod 775 /var/run/lighttpd
   $ chgrp lighttpd lighttpd
       

Configuration of Runtime

1. Open the port on the firewall, iptables, for the incoming connection:

   $ iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
       

2. Start lighttpd by default:

   $ systemctl enable lighttpd.service
       

Service Restart & Testing

Restart the lighttpd server:

$ systemctl restart lighttpd.service

Create a file "test.php" in default home directory "/var/www/lighttpd/", with the following contents:

<?php echo phpinfo(); ?>

Open the page "http://localhost/test.php" for results.