HTTP Video Streaming - Day 1 Part 1

Base: Snow Leopard + MacPort

Installing lighttpd

1. # port install lighttpd
2. configure lighttpd @ /opt/local/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf (make a copy from default)
   
3. # launchctl load (to start automatically)
   # launchctl list to verify
   # launchctl start/stop org.macports.lighttpd to START or STOP the server
4. Install PHP with fastcgi -- port install php5 +fastcgi (otherwise php-cgi is not compiled)
   look under the lighttpd.conf for instruction to activate PHP for lighttpd.
   ps. make sure mod_fastcgi is loaded (uncomment it!)
   
5. good time to add additional PHP5 ports, i.e. php5-mysql.