This is a second part in our “Alternate Web Server” series, detailing how to use LightTPD as an alternative to Apache. This post will tell you how to install PHP. This is a bit more involved that the Apache version of this post, although you should still be able to complete it with relative ease.
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It’s very useful to be able to view/edit files on your server out of a command-line environment, and the chances are that you have a Windows machine somewhere which you may use on a more daily bases, the difference in operating systems doesn’t have to act as a barrier between everything though, the 2 (or […]

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This will conclude our “Setup a Web Server” series, with a tutorial showing you how to install the MySQL database server. It is very commonly used with PHP to create web apps, as usual installation is simple with the apt-get command, and we will also show you how to install a web-based management script, that […]

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Apache is a great web server, as it is incredibly popular, hence has a large amount of support for it, making it ideal for running dynamic websites that use add-ons such as PHP, as it’s all there for you, pre-configured & ready to install. But, that isn’t for everyone, many people may just want to […]

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