Lighttpd on Windows - a few questions

I tried the cygwin version of lighttpd a while ago. It
suffered
occasional crashes so I had to remove it from the production
server.
I'd like to know how things are now to see if I should try
it again -
I miss the lighty features! I'd appreciate it if you can
help answer
some of my questions:

- A native Windows port was mentioned long ago. Is it still
on the
  roadmap? The main reason I'm asking this is that I had
some problems
  with PHP script calling ActiveX controls with the cygwin
build. Another
  reason is that it'll be great to remove dependency on the
cygwin
  dll, which has a big issue with versions, among other
things.

- Is there anyone running cygwin build on production
servers? How
  has it been?

- Kevin Worthington and WLMP team are maintaining two cygwin
builds?
  Is there an "official" cygwin port?

-- 
Best regards,
Jack

I do not maintain any Windows versions anymore. I have
stepped aside
when the WLMP team started releasing their builds.

I was running my windows build of lighttpd on my website
(https:www.kevinworthington.com/), until I stepped aside. I
now run my
lighttpd linux rpms on a fedora linux server. My windows
build worked
fine on my site, but it only gets a small amount of traffic
- about
2000-2500 hits/day, so YMMV.

On 10/22/07, Jack L <jlist9yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> I tried the cygwin version of lighttpd a while ago. It
suffered
> occasional crashes so I had to remove it from the
production server.
> I'd like to know how things are now to see if I should
try it again -
> I miss the lighty features! I'd appreciate it if you
can help answer
> some of my questions:
>
> - A native Windows port was mentioned long ago. Is it
still on the
>   roadmap? The main reason I'm asking this is that I
had some problems
>   with PHP script calling ActiveX controls with the
cygwin build. Another
>   reason is that it'll be great to remove dependency on
the cygwin
>   dll, which has a big issue with versions, among other
things.
>
> - Is there anyone running cygwin build on production
servers? How
>   has it been?
>
> - Kevin Worthington and WLMP team are maintaining two
cygwin builds?
>   Is there an "official" cygwin port?
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Jack
>
>


-- 
Kevin Worthington

Thanks Kevin, for the reply. It surprised me when I learned
that Windows servers take up half or more of the server OS
install base in large enterprises (I don't remember the
numbers
though) A native Windows lighttpd would be great for
a cross-platform solution.

Monday, October 22, 2007, 12:52:39 PM, you wrote:

> I do not maintain any Windows versions anymore. I have
stepped aside
> when the WLMP team started releasing their builds.

> I was running my windows build of lighttpd on my
website
> (https:www.kevinworthington.com/), until I stepped
aside. I now run my
> lighttpd linux rpms on a fedora linux server. My
windows build worked
> fine on my site, but it only gets a small amount of
traffic - about
> 2000-2500 hits/day, so YMMV.

> On 10/22/07, Jack L <jlist9yahoo.ca> wrote:
>>
>> I tried the cygwin version of lighttpd a while ago.
It suffered
>> occasional crashes so I had to remove it from the
production server.
>> I'd like to know how things are now to see if I
should try it again -
>> I miss the lighty features! I'd appreciate it if
you can help answer
>> some of my questions:
>>
>> - A native Windows port was mentioned long ago. Is
it still on the
>>   roadmap? The main reason I'm asking this is that
I had some problems
>>   with PHP script calling ActiveX controls with the
cygwin build. Another
>>   reason is that it'll be great to remove
dependency on the cygwin
>>   dll, which has a big issue with versions, among
other things.
>>
>> - Is there anyone running cygwin build on
production servers? How
>>   has it been?
>>
>> - Kevin Worthington and WLMP team are maintaining
two cygwin builds?
>>   Is there an "official" cygwin port?
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Jack
>>
>>