david wrote: > There was another one I've used - a command line only one, and the only > way you could stop it was to use Task Manager to kill it. I think it > was TinyWeb - yes, here it is: > http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/tinyweb/ > > Very lightweight (53KB!!!), supports CGI, configured only via command > line parameters. > > That's a nice list, but that and Apache2Triad are the only two I've > actually worked with. A2T is much easier to configure, includes PHP and > MySQL setup, etc. > > Jerod Venema wrote: >> I'd also recommend checking out some from this list: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_web_servers >> >> I've used shttpd before (although they're on a different version now) >> and had good luck with it. >> >> -Jerod >> >> 2008/9/5 David Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of christopher >>>> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 3:28 PM >>>> To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org >>>> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Subject: Re: [css-d] Lightweight HTTP server for beginner's >>>> http://localhost/ ? >>>> >>>> >>>>> Can anybody recommend a suitable lightweight HTTP server >>>> that even a >>>>> complete newbie from Mars could set up with the local site root >>>>> specified, etc.? >>>> I don't really think this qualifies as lightweight, but I set >>>> up apache a couple of times and it was really easy. I only >>>> mention this because I feel like I have the same "gaps" in >>>> knowledge that you do. I'm a novice css'er, I don't do it for >>>> a living, and I actually don't enjoy css and html b/c I feel >>>> like it takes a creative person to do anything interesting >>>> with it, which I am not. Anyway, I'm sure there are some >>>> experienced people who do like it and do do it for a living >>>> who will have opinions on this. >>> Setting it up using Apache2Triad <http://apache2triad.net> makes it very >>> lightweight. Lightweight enough that I used to run it on my old desktop >>> Windows98 PC ... Apache2Triad is very easy for novices (and when it >>> comes to configuring a web server, that's pretty much exactly where I >>> am!) > It may not count as lightweight, but I found XAMPP very easy to set up. http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html
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