Install Litespeed on Plesk

cd /usr/src/

wget http://www.litespeedtech.com/package...6-linux.tar.gz

tar xzf lsws-3.3.4-ent-i386-linux.tar.gz

cd lsws-3.3.4/

(Upload the key)

sh install.sh

You will be asked a few questions and need to select the following options:

* Do you agree with above license? Yes
* Destination [/opt/lsws]: /opt/lsws [ /usr/local/lsws can also be used]
* User name [admin]: admin
* Password: youradminpassword
* Retype password: youradminpassword
* User [nobody]: nobody [use a non-system user that doesn't have a shell access and home directory]
* Group [nobody]: nobody [group the webserver will be running as]
* HTTP port [8088]: 80 [you can give any port you wish to run lsws. If any other webserver ( httpd ) is running on this port, stop it before starting lsws ie; /etc/init.d/httpd stop then run the command chkconfig httpd off]

* Admin HTTP port [7080]: 7080
* Both these ports should be enabled in the firewall
* Setup up PHP [Y/n]: Y
* Suffix for PHP script(comma separated list) [php]: php
* Would you like to change PHP opcode cache setting [y/N]? N
* Would you like to install AWStats Add-on module [y/N]? N
* Would you like to import Apache configuration [y/N]? N
* Would you like to have LiteSpeed Web Server started automatically when the machine restarts [Y/n]? Y
* Would you like to start it right now [Y/n]? Y


LiteSpeed Web Server started successfully! Have fun!


To check whether litespeed is working use the following command

netstat -apnt |grep lhttpd
server2:~ # netstat -apnt |grep lshttpd
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:7080 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 26256/lshttpd
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 26256/lshttpd


To replace Apache with LSWS :-
Login to admin panel at http://:7080 and with the admin username and password.


Goto Configurations >> Server >> General.
Keeping the cursor against the button along with each option will give you a small definition about the same.


Scroll down to "Using Apache Configuration File"

Load Apache Configuration => Yes
Auto Reload On Changes => Yes (Changes made in WHM/cPanel will be applied automatically)
Apache Configuration File => /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf
Apache Port Offset => 0
Apache IP Offset => 0
PHP suEXEC => Yes (Run PHP in suEXEC mode)
PHP suEXEC Max Conn => 8 (The maximum PHP processor each account can have)

Scroll back up to "Index Files" and set it as follows:

Index Files index.html, index.php, index.php5, index.php4, index.htm

Auto Index Not Set
Auto Index URI Not Set

scroll down to "HT Access"

Allow Override Tick the check box: Limit, Auth, FileInfo, Indexes,

Options Uncheck: None

Access File Name .htaccess

Goto Configurations >> Server >> Listeners
delete all current listeners.

Now restart the webserver

service lsws restart