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Latest Version

Lighttpd Web Server - Click here for full review
Version 1.4.15
(All versions: 1.4.15)
DateMay 17, 2007
Rating
(out of 5)
What's NewRound-robin support for mod_fastcgi; DragonFlyBSD is handled the same as Freebsd... more
Description Extremely fast, lightweight Web server
Download http://www.lighttpd.net/download
OS Linux, BSD (any), MacOS X Server, Unix (all)
Number of Servers 1382843
Market Share 1.22
Pricing Details Free; open source BSD license
Company lighthttpd
Homepagehttp://www.lighttpd.net

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Web Servers - Lighttpd Web Server

Server Updates

Update: 1.4.19 - Date: Mar 13, 2008 - UpgradeMeter: 3
Update: 1.4.18 - Date: Sep 10, 2007 - UpgradeMeter: 2
Update: 1.4.17 - Date: Sep 04, 2007 - UpgradeMeter: 2
Update: 1.4.16 - Date: Jul 31, 2007 - UpgradeMeter: 1

Trends

White Box Market Changing but Growing
[February 20, 2008] The white box server sector may have changed, but it's big, it's thriving and it has a powerful friend in the business — Intel.

The Hybridization of the LAMP Stack
[February 13, 2008] Think open source users are monogamous? Think again.

Get Ready for RAID-6
[January 25, 2008] RAID-6 is becoming a common way to get the most out of SATA drives. If you're considering using RAID-6, be sure your RAID controller is up to the task.

Server Snapshots: Hardware for the Virtual Infrastructure
[December 14, 2007] Virtualization has come mainstream, the time has come to more closely align hardware purchasing with virtualization deployment.

Virtually Speaking: Surveying the Landscape
[November 6, 2007] Vendor-sponsored research is typically viewed by the press with skepticism, but a recent report produced for Symantec sheds light on virtualization and data center consolidation.

Intel and AMD Face Off in Quad-Core Arena
[October 18, 2007] Intel may have been first to market with its quad-core processor, but AMD claims it has truer quad-core technology. Does either vendor hold an edge in the battle for server dominance.

Virtually Speaking: Sun Steps Up to the Plate
[October 16, 2007] With xVM, Sun is preparing to swing for the fences as it expands its virtual reach beyond Solaris.

Virtually Speaking: Virtual Iron Forges Ahead
[September 5, 2007] Virtual Iron strikes while the virtual iron is hot, releasing a new version of its software -- and grabbing the spotlight before VMware's VMworld trade show overshadows all other news.

Greening Your Data Center — You May Have No Choice
[August 22, 2007] Limited IT budgets and skyrocketing electricity costs combined with the possibility of more government intervention may force enterprises to create environmentally friendly data centers.

Virtually Speaking: Forecast Calls for Rapid Growth
[August 21, 2007] System integrators look to be the big winners as IDC predicts the virtualization services market will more than double its current annual level of $5.5 billion by 2011.

Virtually Speaking: Turn Up the Heat
[August 14, 2007] As VMware holds its long-awaited IPO and XenEnterprise v4 prepares to ship, it's hard to tell if the temperature is hotter on the beach or in the virtual ecosystem.

Virtually Speaking: Taking a Bite of the Apple
[August 7, 2007] VMware Fusion goes gold, giving Mac users another virtual outlet, while the green revolution makes virtualization more attractive.

Virtually Speaking: Intel Puts Money on VMware
[July 10, 2007] The virtualization market's bellwether company got boosts this week from Intel Capital's $218.5 million investment and the release of VMware Lab Manager 2.5.

Virtually Speaking: Misplaced Priorities
[June 19, 2007] When enterprises plan to deploy a virtualized infrastructure, security often takes a back seat to ROI and TCO concerns. According to one Gartner analyst, this is a big mistake.

Server Density Makes Your UPS More Critical Than Ever
[June 13, 2007] As blade servers and multi-core processors become more prevalent in the server room, the role of uninterruptible power supplies is changing and becoming even more important.

Virtually Speaking: Gartner Outlines 'Real-Time Infrastructure'
[June 12, 2007] At its IT Infrastructure, Operations & Management Summit, the research firm details how virtualization will enable the agility needed for the data center of the future.

Virtually Speaking: Egenera Slices Thinner
[May 4, 2007] The new vBlade software from Egenera makes it a breeze to cut, manage and configure virtual machines on a BladeFrame system.

Virtually Speaking: Living in a Virtual World
[April 27, 2007] From the desktop to the server room, do myriad new product releases reflect a material world going virtual?

Virtually Speaking: Xen Achieves Higher Enterprise Consciousness
[April 6, 2007] Windows users get more Xen. Will uXcomm's acquisition of Virtugo help deliver a better virtual management Ohm.

The Apache Software Foundation, Under the Hood
[February 21, 2007] Mention "Apache" to a sys admin and most likely 'Web server' springs to mind. While the Apache HTTP Web server may be synonymous with the Apache Software Foundation, it is but one project in an ecosystem that includes a database server, content management tools and much more.

The State of Enterprise Unix
[December 13, 2006] Enterprise Unix is riddled with contradictions. In terms of revenue generated, it's large; in terms of growth, it's negative. Unix remains the back bone of many enterprise server rooms, but the choices are diminishing.

Review

By Internet standards, the Web server space is pretty much as ho-hum as it gets these days. That is until lighttpd began taking the Web 2.0 world by storm. What is it, and will its rise be at the expense of Apache?
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Server Features
Administration
GUI configuration
GUI setup
Remote administration
SNMP configurable/monitorable

Futureproofing/scalability
.Net compliant
64-bit port
Cluster support
IPv6 support
J2EE 1.4 certified
J2EE 1.4 compliant

Other Features
Multiple logs
Supports Microsoft ISAPI
Virtual servers
Web-based user interface

Programming/Scripting
Includes source
Own API
Own scripting/batch language
Supports external scripting/batch language

Security
ActiveDirectory authentication
Antispam features
Antivirus features
Built-in firewall capabilities
Built-in proxy capabilities
Internal user access scheme
LDAP authentication
Other/system authentication
SSL (hardware)
SSL (software)

Support
Commercial support available
Forum support
Free telephone support
GSA scheduled
Mailing list support
Service-level agreement offerings available


News
Dell Makes Virtual Moves
[May 8, 2008] The OEM is taking steps to offer more products, clever storage and advice.

Tutorials
Tip of the Trade: Siproxd
[May 5, 2008] Escort SIP traffic through NAT with open source Siproxd.
Stats
Surveys Says IT Pros Want Windows Server 2008
[February 20, 2008] A new customer survey by a major Microsoft reseller finds swelling demand for the new operating system.

Reviews
PostPath Provides MS Exchange Pain Relief
[April 18, 2008] Planning a move away from Exchange can be almost as painful and expensive as staying with it. With PostPath, it's possible to avoid both pain points.



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