Editing Lighttpd (section)

{{Short description|Web server}}
{{lowercase|title=lighttpd}}
{{Infobox software
| name                   = lighttpd
| title                  = lighttpd
| logo                   = Lighttpd logo.svg
| screenshot             = 
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| collapsible            = 
| author                 = [[Jan Kneschke]]
| released               = {{Start date and age|2003|03}}
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q217765|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date    = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q217765|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}
| latest preview version = 
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| programming language   = [[C (programming language)|C]]
| language               = English
| genre                  = [[Web server]]
| license                = [[BSD licenses|BSD-3-Clause]]
}}

'''lighttpd''' (prescribed pronunciation: "lighty")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lighttpd.net/|title=lighttpd fly light|access-date=2010-06-13|quote=all of these describe lighttpd (pron. lighty)}}.</ref> is an open-source [[web server]] optimized for speed-critical environments while remaining standards-compliant, secure and flexible.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} It was originally written by Jan Kneschke as a [[proof-of-concept]] of the [[c10k problem]] – how to handle 10,000 connections in parallel on one server,<ref>
{{Cite web| url=http://www.lighttpd.net/story| title=lighttpd: Story| access-date=22 December 2008| publisher=lighttpd.net}}</ref>
but has gained worldwide popularity.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/wiki/PoweredByLighttpd| title=Powered By lighttpd| access-date=22 December 2008| publisher=Lighttpd wiki}}</ref> Its name is a [[portmanteau]] of "light" and "[[httpd]]".