put this file at RAILS_ROOT

start.sh

#!/bin/sh  
   
 case "$1" in   
   start)           
     /usr/local/lighttpd/sbin/lighttpd -f /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf > /dev/null 2>&1  
     ;;  
  stop)   
     killall lighttpd  
    ;;  
   restart)   
    $0 stop  
    sleep 1  
    $0 start   
    ;;  
  *)   
   echo "Usage: lighttpd.sh {start|stop|restart}"   
     ;;   
   esac  
     
  exit 0