Welcome to the 0.6.0 documentation.
Cherokee runs on many different platforms. Look for your platform below to see more specific instructions. If you are not comfortable with rolling your own Cherokee then check our listings of pre-compiled binaries.
test
There are four different types of modules in Cherokee. You have handlers, validators, loggers, and encoders.
file - File Sending
The file handler serves files from the filesystem.
dirlist - Directory Listings
The dirlist handler displays directory listings when a directory is requested.
common - Common Behavior
Combines both file and dirlist handler functionality to behave similar to common web servers.
redir - Redirections
Perform simple and/or complex redirections using regexes.
cgi - CGI Execution
Executes CGI programs.
scgi - SCGI Server Support
Communicates with SCGI servers.
fcgi - FastCGI Server Support
Communicates with FastCGI servers.
htdigest - Something
Uses something to perform HTTP authentication.
htpasswd - Something
Uses something to perform HTTP authentication.
ldap - LDAP Authentication
Uses a LDAP directory to perform HTTP authentication.
mysql - MySQL Authentication
Uses a MySQL database to perform HTTP authentication.
pam - PAM Authentication
Uses PAM to perform HTTP authentication.
plain - Plain Flat File Authentication
Uses a plain flat file to perform HTTP authentication.