# Lighttpd, php, python and dietpi
**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/lighttpd-php-python-and-dietpi/13375
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [9 June 2022 17:01 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/lighttpd-php-python-and-dietpi/13375 "2022-06-09T17:01:46Z")
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### Author:  [@proj964](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/proj964)
#### Post date: [9 June 2022 17:01 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/lighttpd-php-python-and-dietpi/13375/1 "2022-06-09T17:01:46Z")
well this is sort of a question/comment/request–
i used dietpi-software to install “lighttpd”
I got lighttpd
and php7 (which I didn’t ask for and is fairly large)
and perl (which I didn’t ask for)
what I didn’t get and expected, since python was already installed, was that the
lighttpd configuration would integrated python.
I know dietpi is supposed to be lightweight and easy to use. i think, in the case,
that it didn’t quite workout that way… I wouldn’t mind a few upfront configuration
questions so that the end result is what I needed.
however, others may have a sightly different take???
jon
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### Author:  [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [9 June 2022 17:29 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/lighttpd-php-python-and-dietpi/13375/2 "2022-06-09T17:29:17Z")
> [@proj964](#):
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> I got lighttpd
> and php7 (which I didn’t ask for and is fairly large)
Yes correct. We automatically install PHP as it is required by majority of web apps and users. However there is a feature request open to change this behavior [DietPi-Software | Allow installing webservers without PHP · MichaIng/DietPi · Discussion #5043 · GitHub](https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi/discussions/5043)
> [@proj964](#):
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> and perl (which I didn’t ask for)
Perl as well is installed together with `lighttpd` package as it is a recommendation to have it installed together [Debian -- Details of package lighttpd in bullseye](https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/lighttpd)
> [@proj964](#):
>
> what I didn’t get and expected, since python was already installed, was that the
> lighttpd configuration would integrated python
Python is an own separate package and not configured on a web server installation.