X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/e5c8bc6222712fe9f465d4ac36350fd4ea729787..70c9d175b56c3d7a878b8bd47eeaef5cec876c8b:/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn diff --git a/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn b/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn index ffcbf95d4..da55c1f1c 100644 --- a/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn @@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ 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 enable the [[plugins/apache404]] -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. Something like this, with -the path adjusted to where you've put the CGI: +* 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. + Something like this, with the path adjusted to where you've put the CGI: ErrorDocument 404 /cgi-bin/ikiwiki.cgi @@ -53,6 +52,16 @@ 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