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diff --git a/doc/initscripts.txt b/doc/initscripts.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..44ea53fc --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/initscripts.txt @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +* lighttpd responds to the following signals: + +SIGINT - shut down gracefully (finish serving existing connections and exit) +SIGTERM - shut down immediately (terminate existing connections and exit) +SIGHUP - re-open log files (NOTE: does not reload lighttpd configuration) + + +* 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. + + +* 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 + +Additional, updated information may be found at +https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/wiki/InstallFromSource |