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Lighttpd PHP FastCGI Configuration

with Adminer

Lighttpd is a web server and load balancer optimized for speed-critical environments products while remaining standards-compliant, secure and flexible. It is used by many high-traffic websites, including Youtube. Lighttpd supports dynamic HTTP content such as PHP scripts using the FastCGI interface.

This appliance includes all the standard features in TurnKey Core, and on top of that:

  • Lighttpd configurations:
    • Lighttpd configured with FastCGI PHP support.
    • All components installed and maintaiend through the package management system.
  • MariaDB (drop-in MySQL replacement).
  • TurnKey Web Control panel with links to useful references and resources.
  • SSL support out of the box.
  • Adminer administration frontend for MySQL (listening on port 12322 - uses SSL).
  • Postfix MTA (bound to localhost) to allow sending of email (e.g., password recovery).
  • Webmin modules for configuring PHP, MySQL and Postfix.
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Usage details & Logging in for Administration

No default passwords: For security reasons there are no default passwords. All passwords are set at system initialization time.

Ignore SSL browser warning: browsers don't like self-signed SSL certificates, but this is the only kind that can be generated automatically. If you have a domain configured, then via Confconsole Advanced menu, you can generate free Let's Encypt SSL/TLS certificates.

Web - point your browser at either:

  1. http://12.34.56.789/ - not encrypted so no browser warning
  2. https://12.34.56.789/ - encrypted with self-signed SSL certificate

Note: some appliances auto direct http to https.

Username for adminer:

Login as username adminer

Username for database administration:

  1. Adminer; login as MySQL username adminer:

    https://12.34.56.789:12322/ - Adminer database management web app

  2. MySQL command line tool; log in as root (no password required): 
    $ mysql --user root
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql>

Username for OS system administration:

Login as root except on AWS marketplace which uses username admin.

  1. Point your browser to:
  2. Login with SSH client: 
    ssh root@12.34.56.789

    Special case for AWS marketplace:

    ssh admin@12.34.56.789

* Replace 12.34.56.789 with a valid IP or hostname.