LiteHTTPD — Apache .htaccess Compatibility for OpenLiteSpeed

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RPM Repository: rpms.litehttpd.com · Documentation: docs.litehttpd.com · Source Code: GitHub

Full Apache .htaccess compatibility module for OpenLiteSpeed. 80 directives, 100% WordPress compatibility, 2.5x faster static performance than Apache.

Quick Install

# EL 8/9/10 — one command
curl -s https://rpms.litehttpd.com/setup.sh | bash
dnf install openlitespeed-litehttpd

RPM includes: patched OLS binary + litehttpd module + auto-configuration. Browse packages at rpms.litehttpd.com.

Features

• 80 .htaccess directives — Header, Redirect, RewriteRule/RewriteCond, SetEnv, Expires, php_value/php_flag, Options, Require, AuthType Basic, DirectoryIndex, FilesMatch, and more
• If/ElseIf/Else conditional blocks with full ap_expr engine
• RewriteOptions inherit/IgnoreInherit and RewriteMap txt/rnd/int
• IPv6 CIDR access control with Require ip prefix matching
• WordPress brute-force protection (8 directives)
• AllowOverride category filtering (AuthConfig, FileInfo, Indexes, Limit, Options)
• readApacheConf: embedded Apache config parser in OLS binary (like CyberPanel/LSWS)
• litehttpd-confconv: Apache httpd.conf to OLS config converter (65+ directives)
• Hot reload: .htaccess changes take effect immediately — no restart needed
• Directory cascading: per-directory .htaccess with parent-child inheritance

Editions

	LiteHTTPD-Full	LiteHTTPD-Thin
Install	dnf install openlitespeed-litehttpd	Copy .so to stock OLS
Directives	80 (all features)	70+ (no RewriteRule execution, no php_value)
Best for	Production, full Apache migration	Quick evaluation, Docker

Performance

Benchmark: Linode 4C/8G, AlmaLinux 9, WordPress, PHP 8.3

Metric	Apache 2.4	OLS-Full	Stock OLS
Static RPS	23,909	58,891	63,140
PHP RPS	274	292	258
.htaccess features	10/10	10/10	6/10
Server RSS	618 MB	449 MB	320 MB

WordPress plugin compatibility: 9/9 match Apache (Wordfence, Yoast SEO, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, All In One Security, Redirection, WPS Hide Login, Disable XML-RPC, iThemes Security, HTTP Headers).

vs CyberPanel .htaccess Module

LiteHTTPD supports 80 directives vs CyberPanel's ~29. All CyberPanel features are covered, plus 27 additional capabilities including RewriteRule execution, If/ElseIf/Else conditionals, ap_expr engine, Require directives, AuthType Basic, Options, AllowOverride, and readApacheConf.

OLS Patches

4 patches extend OLS for full functionality:

Patch	Feature
0001	PHPConfig LSIAPI (php_value/php_flag to lsphp)
0002	RewriteRule engine (parse/exec/free)
0003	Embedded Apache config parser (readApacheConf)
0004	Options -Indexes returns 403

Building from Source

cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build -j$(nproc)
# Output: build/litehttpd_htaccess.so + build/litehttpd-confconv

Testing

1036 tests across four suites:

cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
cmake --build build -j$(nproc)
ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure -j$(nproc)

Project

LiteHTTPD is a sub-project of Web.Casa, an AI-native open source server control panel.

Related: LLStack — server management platform built on LiteHTTPD.

License

GNU General Public License v3.0 — see LICENSE for details.