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author | MCApollo <34170230+MCApollo@users.noreply.github.com> | 2019-04-29 17:53:00 +0000 |
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committer | MCApollo <34170230+MCApollo@users.noreply.github.com> | 2019-04-29 17:53:00 +0000 |
commit | 59f5fd20e2f59ae186d5a461aef7782dd55e4e7b (patch) | |
tree | 10475faf0b6dcb812b64da679f4ae8ff01c45874 /data/lighttpd/lighttpd-1.4.53/doc/initscripts.txt | |
parent | f06e297cd175cca39745f6d1970225ae88aa68f1 (diff) |
Updated lighttpd.
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diff --git a/data/lighttpd/lighttpd-1.4.53/doc/initscripts.txt b/data/lighttpd/lighttpd-1.4.53/doc/initscripts.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e6104fa3d --- /dev/null +++ b/data/lighttpd/lighttpd-1.4.53/doc/initscripts.txt @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +* lighttpd responds to the following signals: + +SIGTERM - shut down immediately (terminate existing connections, then exit) +SIGINT - shut down gracefully (serve existing connections, then exit) +SIGUSR1 - reload gracefully (serve existing connections, then reload config) +SIGHUP - re-open log files (NOTE: does not reload lighttpd configuration) + +(Note: SIGUSR1 behavior is available in lighttpd 1.4.46 and later) + + +* lighttpd graceful restart + +https://blog.lighttpd.net/articles/2005/09/02/graceful-restart/ +The current recommended way to reload lighttpd config is to gracefully stop +and then to restart lighttpd. + +With lighttpd 1.4.46 and later, SIGUSR1 is the recommended method to gracefully +handle configuration reloads and log rotation, though a graceful stop and then +restart of lighttpd is still required for lighttpd configurations which chroot. + + +* lighttpd initscripts + +Depending on the operating system and distribution brand, there are many +ways to set up lighttpd to run as a daemon when the system starts up, and +to send signals to lighttpd for start/stop/restart/etc. + +Rather than attempting to maintain scripts for an unknown number of distros, +here are links to a few, which can be used as examples. + +Arch: +https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/tree/trunk?h=packages/lighttpd + +Debian: +https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-lighttpd/lighttpd.git/tree/debian + +Fedora: +http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/lighttpd.git/tree/ + +Gentoo: +https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/tree/www-servers/lighttpd/files + +openSUSE: +https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/server:http/lighttpd + +sample systemd unit script: doc/systemd/lighttpd.service + +Additional, updated information may be found at +https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/wiki/InstallFromSource |