Lighttpd is a secure, fast, standards-compliant web server designed for speed-critical environments. This tutorial shows how you can install Lighttpd on a Mandriva 2008.0 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support. I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you!

Thanks to the urpmi package manager in Mandriva, installation of the software is just a matter of a few simple "install" calls. There's a little bit to configure - the MySQL credentials and the php.ini file - but it's a quick and easy setup for your system.

Mandriva has issued an update for php. This fixes some vulnerabilities, where some have unknown impacts and others can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions, malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions, gain escalated privileges, disclose potentially sensitive information, or cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and cause a DoS.

The original advisory has more detailed information (like what the patch fixes) and the checksums for all of the packages to update. Update your installation quickly and easily with the MandrivaUpdate system.

Mandriva has issued an update for php. This fixes some vulnerabilities, where one has an unknown impact and the others can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions and potentially by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Several RPMs are available from Mandriva to update your installation. Check out the original security advisory from Mandriva for more information and which packages you'll need to get.