How do I start / stop or restart lighttpd web server under Linux / UNIX operating systems?
Most Linux distro includes lighttpd control script. Try following as per your distribution / UNIX version.
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CentOS / Fedora / RHEL Linux – Start lighttpd
# /etc/init.d/lighttpd start
OR systemd based CentOS/RHEL 7.x & Fedora Linux latest:
# systemctl start lighttpd
CentOS / Fedora / RHEL Linux – Stop lighttpd
# /etc/init.d/lighttpd stop
OR systemd based CentOS/RHEL 7.x & Fedora Linux latest:
# systemctl stop lighttpd
CentOS / Fedora / RHEL Linux – Restart lighttpd
# /etc/init.d/lighttpd restart
OR systemd based CentOS/RHEL 7.x & Fedora Linux latest:
# systemctl restart lighttpd
Posted by: Vivek Gite
The author is the creator of nixCraft and a seasoned sysadmin, DevOps engineer, and a trainer for the Linux operating system/Unix shell scripting. Get the latest tutorials on SysAdmin, Linux/Unix and open source topics via RSS/XML feed or weekly email newsletter.
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Wow revelation !!!!!
High level
Can you please explain what is the diff between Http and light http?
Http is a protocol, lighttpd (https://www.lighttpd.net/) a web server.