Merge remote-tracking branch 'jcflack/early-env'

[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / tips / dot_cgi.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn b/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn
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--- a/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn
+++ b/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ configuration changes should work anywhere.
 
 ## apache 2
 
 
 ## apache 2
 

-* Edit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf and add a line like this:
+* Make sure the cgi module is loaded. (Ie, `a2enmod cgi`).
+  Note that the cgid module will not work.
+
+* Edit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf (or /etc/apache2/mods-available/mime.conf)
+  and add a line like this:

 
        AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
 
 
        AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
 


@@ -26,8 +30,6 @@ configuration changes should work anywhere.
   Or, if you've put it in a `~/public_html`, edit
   `/etc/apache2/mods-available/userdir.conf`.
 
   Or, if you've put it in a `~/public_html`, edit
   `/etc/apache2/mods-available/userdir.conf`.
 

-  You may also want to install some dependencies to enable CGI in apache2 setup as: `libcgi-formbuilder-perl` and `libcgi-session-perl`.
-

 * If your wiki is in `~/public_html` and does not appear when you enter the URL given by the installer, check that you have 
   the userdir mod enabled (there should be simlinks to userdir.load and userdir.conf in /etc/apache2/modes-enabled).  If not,
   run `a2enmod userdir` and reload apache2.
 * If your wiki is in `~/public_html` and does not appear when you enter the URL given by the installer, check that you have 
   the userdir mod enabled (there should be simlinks to userdir.load and userdir.conf in /etc/apache2/modes-enabled).  If not,
   run `a2enmod userdir` and reload apache2.