SuperScript::Software

shttpd


How to install shttpd
How to upgrade shttpd

The echo-httpd program
The echo-config program

The redir-httpd program
The redir-config program
The redir-data program

The cgi-httpd program
The cgi-config program

The cgiuser-httpd program
The cgiuser-config program

The cgi-dispatch program

The constant-httpd program
The constant-config program

A mailing list for shttpd discussion


What is shttpd?

echo-httpd, redir-httpd, and cgi-httpd are HTTP daemons designed to complement publicfile.

echo-httpd echos HTTP requests.

echo-config configures echo-httpd.

redir-httpd redirects HTTP requests via cdb lookup.

redir-config configures redir-httpd.

cgi-httpd and cgiuser-httpd execute a cgi script.

cgi-config and cgiuser-config configure cgi-httpd and cgiuser-httpd, respectively.

cgi-dispatch executes a CGI program specified by the environment variable PATH_INFO.

constant-httpd prints the same file for each HTTP request.

constant-config configures constant-httpd.

Each instance of an shttpd daemon listens on a separate address, in a chroot directory (except for cgiuser-httpd), typically running as a nonprivileged user.

Related Software

The shttpd package complements publicfile.