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anjanesh · #1 (**permalink**) 07-15-2007, 05:16 PM

Hi

I recently came to know that :

Quote:

lighttpd is used by many well-known sites. The typical scenario is using lighttpd as off-load server to push out static content and leave to complex work to another server.

So does this mean that its better to have Apache running on another port, say 82 and lighttpd on 80 so that the pages are served to the client via lighttpd, but if theres a complex php script to run, use Apache instead ?

How does that work ?

index.php

PHP Code:


			
<html>

.....

<body>

<?php

echo simpleFunction(); // run using lighttpd

?>

<?php

echo complexFunctionATport82(); // Something like this...

?>

</body>

</html>

Or am I totally missing the point ?

Thanks

rockdalinux · #2 (**permalink**) 07-16-2007, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Or am I totally missing the point ?

Yes you are totally missing the point. php function cannot connect on different ports. A few scenarios

a) as a subdomain
images.domain.com -> lighttpd to send images
www.domain.com -> Apache with PHP (all images and static pages linked from images.domain.com)

b) Lighttpd as proxy
lighttpd run on port 8080 on same server
Apache run on port 80 with proxy_module
You configure Apache to serve images via lighttpd stored in /images directory by adding following line of code to httpd.conf:

Code:

ProxyRequests Off
 ProxyPreserveHost On
 ProxyPass /images http://0.0.0.0:8080/
ProxyPassReverse / http://0.0.0.0:8080/

Above setup is more common, but some people use lighttpd for all kind of work.

b3n · #3 (**permalink**) 08-29-2007, 04:35 PM

Where abouts in httpd.conf would I write those Proxy lines?

Every where I tried it causes Apache to fail to start.

monk · #4 (**permalink**) 08-29-2007, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b3n

Where abouts in httpd.conf would I write those Proxy lines?

Every where I tried it causes Apache to fail to start.

Correct syntax is as follows. Also you need to configure lighttpd to listen on 8080.

ProxyRequests Off
ProxyPreserveHost On
ProxyPass /images http://127.0.0.1:8080/
ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8080/

b3n · #5 (**permalink**) 08-29-2007, 05:11 PM

Hmm still wont start.

Do I add those lines to the end of httpd.conf? Or do they go in a <Location /> area?

Sorry maybe I should mention this. I'm just trying to get this working on my local setup first, (Windows XP, Apache 2). Does that make a difference?

I have lighttpd running on 8080 - does it need to be running before I start Apache?

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