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+# Sample lighttpd configuration file for phpBB.
+# Global settings have been removed, copy them
+# from your system's lighttpd.conf.
+# Tested with lighttpd 1.4.26
+
+# Load moules
+server.modules += ( 
+	"mod_access",
+	"mod_fastcgi",
+	"mod_accesslog"
+)
+
+# If you have domains with and without www prefix,
+# redirect one to the other.
+$HTTP["host"] =~ "^(myforums\.com)$" {
+	url.redirect = (
+		".*"	=> "http://www.%1$0"
+	)
+}
+
+$HTTP["host"] == "www.myforums.com" {
+	server.name				= "www.myforums.com"
+	server.document-root	= "/path/to/phpbb"
+	server.dir-listing		= "disable"
+	
+	index-file.names		= ( "index.php", "index.htm", "index.html" )
+	accesslog.filename		= "/var/log/lighttpd/access-www.myforums.com.log"
+	
+	# Deny access to internal phpbb files.	
+	$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/(config\.php|common\.php|includes|cache|files|store|images/avatars/upload)" {
+		url.access-deny = ( "" )
+	}
+
+	# Deny access to version control system directories.
+	$HTTP["url"] =~ "/\.svn|/\.git" {
+		url.access-deny = ( "" )
+	}
+	
+	# Deny access to apache configuration files.
+	$HTTP["url"] =~ "/\.htaccess|/\.htpasswd|/\.htgroups" {
+		url.access-deny = ( "" )
+	}
+
+	fastcgi.server = ( ".php" => 
+		((
+			"bin-path" => "/usr/bin/php-cgi",
+			"socket" => "/tmp/php.socket",
+			"max-procs" => 4,
+			"idle-timeout" => 30,
+			"bin-environment" => ( 
+				"PHP_FCGI_CHILDREN" => "10",
+				"PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS" => "10000"
+			),
+			"bin-copy-environment" => (
+				"PATH", "SHELL", "USER"
+			),
+			"broken-scriptfilename" => "enable"
+		))
+	)
+}