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FastCGI for Apache2
Install the prerequisite packages to compile the module. Installing apache2-dev should do the job:
apt-get install apache2-dev
I had some problems with a missing libtool script so I had to link it:
cd /usr/share/apache2/build ln -s /usr/lib/libtool .
Download the fastcgi extension from http://www.fastcgi.com/ and unpack the tar.gz:
wget http://www.fastcgi.com/dist/mod_fastcgi-X.X.X.tar.gz tar -xzf mod_fastcgi-X.X.X.tar.gz cd mod_fastcgi-X.X.X
Note: Due a bug in fastcgi you need at least snapshot from mid April 2004 or the upcoming 2.4.3 release.
Copy Makefile.AP2 to Makefile:
cp Makefile.AP2 Makefile
Modify Makefile for Apache 2 to reflect the system configuration:
#
# Makefile for Apache2
#
builddir = .
# XXX change this line
top_dir = /usr/share/apache2
top_srcdir = ${top_dir}
top_builddir = ${top_dir}
include ${top_builddir}/build/special.mk
APXS = apxs
APACHECTL = apachectl
#DEFS=-Dmy_define=my_value
#INCLUDES=-Imy/include/dir
#LIBS=-Lmy/lib/dir -lmylib
# XXX add this line
INCLUDES=-I /usr/include/apache2 -I /usr/include/apr-0
all: local-shared-build
install: install-modules
clean:
-rm -f *.o *.lo *.slo *.la
Run make and install the modules:
make make install
Now you should have a module called mod_fastcgi.so in /usr/lib/apache2/modules.
fastcgi and mod_ssl
I propose you read a little further (especially the next chapter ;-)) You certainly find your answers ...
problem solved
I did read the whole article prior to posting, I even set up fast_cgi. It does explain how to configure fastcgi, but is a bit light on why you'd want to do it (faster, better, more robust? - certainly not simpler). It didn't fix my POST timeout issue. I did eventually find the answer to my issue - there is a POST bug in mod_ssl in apache2 (debian sarge version anyway) which requires the line "SSLVerifyClient Optional" be outside the location stanza of the ssl site config file. That fixed it. So all is well in any case.
fastcgi and mod_ssl
I propose to read the next chapter and you will probably find the answers to your problem (if you don't have already)
what's the fastcgi module for?
Great guide. Thanks alot. I'm not sure what the fastcgi module is for here and I'm not using much cgi so I haven't set it up. Here is my issue however. I followed everything up to the fastcgi section and have a working site with the ZMI nicely tucked behind SSL. However I am getting errors (The requested method POST is not allowed for the URL) in the ZMI on the secured site when I am on a page for a short period of time (if I take more than 30 seconds or so to submit). The secure site error log says "SSL Re-negotiation in conjunction with POST method not supported! hint: try SSLOptions +OptRenegotiate" but although I added this to the site configuration it isn't helping.
So in short the rewrite works great, but the ssl site is not playing nice with my ZMI. Any ideas?