server.stat-cache-engine option

server.stat-cache-engine

stat() system call caching.

lighttpd can utilize FAM/Gamin to cache stat call.

possible values are: disable, simple or fam.

disable

no stat() call is cached (a single request might result in 3-4 stat() calls) If your files are changing in size a lot, you might have to have the stat-cache disabled

simple (default)

cache each stat() call for one second.

fam

if FAM or gamin are installed and lighty is linked against those libraries you can use them to control the freshness of the stat-cache.

server.stat-cache-engine = "simple"

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