/var/log/iksaif

A good way to factorise lighttpd configuration files is to use variables and includes. For example, let's say that you have a lot of vhost, each need specific php configuration.

First, create a _php.conf file:

var.phpconf += " -d session.save_path=" + var.statedir + "/sessions"
 
fastcgi.server = (
        ".php" =>(
                "localhost" =>(
                        "bin-path" => "/usr/bin/php-cgi " + var.phpconf,
                        "socket" => var.rundir + "/php.socket"
                        )
                )
)

Then in your main configuration file:

var.statedir = "/var/lib/lighttpd/"
 
$HTTP["host"] =~ "a.foo.com" {
 var.phpconf = " -d magic_quotes_gpc=Off "
 var.rundir = "/var/run/lighttpd/a.foo.com" 
 include "_php.conf"
}
$HTTP["host"] =~ "b.foo.com" {
 var.phpconf = " -d magic_quotes_gpc=On "
 var.rundir = "/var/run/lighttpd/b.foo.com"
 include "_php.conf"
}

Using that trick, you can do a lot more. For example, here is my configuration file for xf.iksaif.net:

# {{{ variables
var.name     =  "iksaif"
var.basedir  = "/home/iksaif/public_html"
var.logdir   = "/var/log/lighttpd/" + var.name
var.statedir = "/var/lib/lighttpd/" + var.name
var.rundir   = "/var/run/lighttpd/" + var.name
var.username = "iksaif"
var.groupname= "iksaif"
var.docroot  = var.basedir
var.port     = 8081
# }}}
 
include "_base.conf"
include "_php.conf"