On 27-Nov-07, 12:57 (CST), Leo costela Antunes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > > Well, I wondered, whenever an application needs a http-demon (for example > > phpgroupware, egroupware, prelude and many others), all packages force to > > install apache. There is no way, to get rid of this. As we say "Small is > > beautifull" or "KISS = Keep it simple stupid" , IMO there is no need, to > > install mighty apache ! A simple http demon (I prefer thttpd) would do the > > same but would be more secure. > > THTTPD doesn't (AFAIK) support PHP, so the applications you mentioned > can't be use with it.
THTTPD supports CGI, AFAICT, and thus supports PHP, in theory. I suspect a lot of packages work fine in non-Apache servers, even when they support apache-specific features. One example is wordpress, which will write mod_rewrite configuration, but runs quite happily without it. Hans, I've had no problem getting maintainers to add "| httpd" to the Depends, once I've confirmed that the package does, indeed, work with non-apache servers. Steve -- Steve Greenland The irony is that Bill Gates claims to be making a stable operating system and Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the world. -- seen on the net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]