X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/3b92fb529bc33e957a2826a67d617e82a8e19836..63fa0ef5ba9a2e367791dd19b9aeb7c98d70ac85:/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn b/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn index dc88d9595..a33c8f385 100644 --- a/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +[[!meta date="2009-01-12 20:01:03 -0500"]] + It's common to name the [[cgi]] "ikiwiki.cgi", and put it somewhere like `~/public_html/ikiwiki.cgi`, or `/var/www/wiki/ikiwiki.cgi`. @@ -13,9 +15,15 @@ run `.cgi` programs from anywhere. These instructions are for Debian systems, but the basic configuration changes should work anywhere. +[[!toc]] + ## 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 @@ -26,8 +34,6 @@ configuration changes should work anywhere. 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.