HTTPD(8) - System Manager’s Manual #

HTTPD(8) - System Manager’s Manual

NAME #

httpd - HTTP daemon

SYNOPSIS #

httpd [-dnv] [-D macro=value] [-f file]

DESCRIPTION #

The httpd daemon is an HTTP server with FastCGI and TLS support.

The FastCGI implementation has optional socket support. httpd can log to syslog(3) or per-server files with several standard formats.

httpd rereads its configuration file when it receives SIGHUP and reopens log files when it receives SIGUSR1.

The options are as follows:

-D macro=value

Set a macro to a value. Macros can be referenced in the configuration files.

-d

Debug mode. Create one server and don’t detach or become a daemon. This allows for easy monitoring of httpd.

-f file

Specifies the configuration file. The default is /etc/httpd.conf.

-n

Check that the configuration is valid, but don’t start any servers.

-v

Verbose mode. Multiple -v options increase the verbosity.

FILES #

/etc/httpd.conf

Default configuration file.

/etc/ssl/private/server.key

Default SSL/TLS server key.

/etc/ssl/server.crt

Default SSL/TLS server certificate.

/var/www/logs/access.log

Default access log file.

/var/www/logs/error.log

Default error log file.

SEE ALSO #

acme-client(1), httpd.conf(5), slowcgi(8)

HISTORY #

The httpd program first appeared in OpenBSD 5.6. httpd is based on relayd(8).

AUTHORS #

The httpd program was written by Reyk Floeter <reyk@openbsd.org>.

OpenBSD 7.5 - October 24, 2022