Configuring Lighttpd for WordPress with Rewrites

Today I had to configure a WordPress website to use Lighttpd. I looked for the proper rewrites to use and only received garbled information about the rewrites. So instead of forgetting it again for the umpteenth time, I will post my getting WordPress to work with Lighttpd tips / tricks here.

First up there are three key rewrites to get Lighttpd to work with WordPress. They are as follows: (note mod_rewrite will need to be enabled and this is in the lighttpd.conf).

url.rewrite = (
        "^/(wp-admin|wp-includes|wp-content)/(.*)" => "$0",
  "^/(.*).(.+)$" => "$0",
  "^/(.+)/?$" => "/index.php/$1"
)
									

The second key item is making sure that the error handler is set properly.… Read More

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