X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/ea21db6b71f02ebf9b7105452326142f1e1b84b0..f35c6a97d1837a37879996211bd6f3c8eb356df9:/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn b/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn index dc88d9595..51d0c5e62 100644 --- a/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn @@ -13,9 +13,15 @@ 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 +32,6 @@ 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.