X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/8e92468eae9ac0ab8161a0c71ff6c6a0a8aef07a..4a61258cafa9b2dd315c51382a96bd7c9a841d6a:/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn diff --git a/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn b/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn index 04d7a9721..42a0aa7bf 100644 --- a/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn @@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ 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`. + * You may also want to enable the [[plugins/404]] plugin. To make apache use it, the apache config file will need a further modification to make it use ikiwiki's CGI as the apache 404 handler. @@ -52,6 +54,16 @@ Note that the first part enables cgi server wide but depending on default configuration, it may be not enough. The second part creates a specific rule that allow `ikiwiki.cgi` to be executed. -**Warning:** I only use this on my development server (offline). I am not -sure of how secure this approach is. If you have any thought about it, feel -free to let me know. +**Warning:** I only use this lighttpd configuration on my development +server (offline). I am not sure of how secure this approach is. +If you have any thought about it, feel free to let me know. + +## nginx + +* To run CGI under nginx, just use a FastCGI wrapper like [this one](http://technotes.1000lines.net/?p=23). The wrapper must be started somehow just like any other FastCGI program. I use launchd on OSX. + +## boa + +Edit /etc/boa/boa.conf and make sure the following line is not commented: + + AddType application/x-httpd-cgi cgi