RE: Small Web Server

Hi,

Have a look at http://www.boa.org. It is thin and very fast (really
dedicated to embedded platforms).

Boa is a single-tasking HTTP server. That means that unlike traditional web
servers, it does not fork for each incoming connection, nor does it fork
many copies of itself to handle multiple connections. It internally
multiplexes all of the ongoing HTTP connections, and forks only for CGI
programs (which must be separate processes), automatic directory generation,
and automatic file gunzipping. Preliminary tests show Boa is capable of
handling several thousand hits per second on a 300 MHz Pentium and dozens of
hits per second on a lowly 20 MHz 386/SX.

Hope this help.

Luc

-----Original Message-----
From:	Jo-Ellen F. Mathews [SMTP:joellen@absoval.com]
Sent:	Wednesday, August 16, 2000 4:54 PM
To:	linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org
Subject:	Small Web Server


Howdy Folks!

I'm working on the RPX Lite, and I'm exploring my options for a small web
server.  I downloaded the "GoAhead" web server, and I'm testing it out on
my host machine (Intel) first to become familiar with it and to see how
large the binary is before giving it a try on the RPX.

In the meantime, I'd thought I'd probe the list for suggested web servers
that others may have tried on embedded boards and where to find such web
servers.  Any direction to good documentation would also be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
Jo-Ellen Mathews

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