3 *** Apache FastCGI Module Installation ***
9 See docs/mod_fastcgi.html for configuration information.
11 This module supports Apache 1.3+. If your server is 1.2 based, either
12 upgrade or use mod_fastcgi v2.0.18.
14 mod_fastcgi has not been tested on all of the Apache supported
15 platforms. These are known to work: SunOS, Solaris, SCO, Linux,
16 NetBSD (see http://www.netbsd.org/packages/www/ap-fastcgi/), FreeBSD,
17 Digital Unix, AIX, IRIX, FreeBSD, Windows (NT4 and NT2K), MacOSX
18 (10.1.4), and QNX (Inet sockets only). If you're successful in using
19 this module on other platforms, please email
20 fastcgi-developers @ fastcgi.com.
22 This module is maintained at http://www.fastcgi.com.
24 See the web page for mailing list information.
30 There are three approaches to configure, compile, and install Apache.
32 o APACI - (Apache 1.3+) described in <apache_dir>/INSTALL
34 o manual - (original) described in <apache_dir>/src/INSTALL
36 o DSO (Dynamic Shared Object) - described in
37 <apache_dir>/htdocs/manual/dso.html
39 If you have a binary Apache distribution, such as Red Hat's Secure
40 Server (or prefer a DSO based Apache), you have to build mod_fastcgi
41 as a Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) - see Section 3.
43 If your on Windows NT, see Section 4.
46 1) Installing mod_fastcgi with APACI
47 ====================================
49 1. Copy or move the mod_fastcgi distribution directory to
50 <apache_dir>/src/modules/fastcgi.
52 2. Specify "--activate-module=src/modules/fastcgi/libfastcgi.a" as an
53 argument to ./configure from the <apache_dir> directory. If you've
54 previously used APACI to configure Apache, you can also specify this
55 as an argument to ./config.status (Apache 1.3.1+) in order to
56 preserve the existing configuration.
58 <apache_dir>$ ./configure \
59 --activate-module=src/modules/fastcgi/libfastcgi.a
63 <apache_dir>$ ./config.status \
64 --activate-module=src/modules/fastcgi/libfastcgi.a
66 3. Rebuild and reinstall Apache.
69 <apache_dir>$ make install
71 4. Edit the httpd configuration files to enable your FastCGI
72 application(s). See docs/mod_fastcgi.html for details.
74 5. Stop and start the server.
76 <apache_dir>$ /usr/local/apache/sbin/apachectl stop
77 <apache_dir>$ /usr/local/apache/sbin/apachectl start
80 2) Installing mod_fastcgi manually
81 ==================================
83 1. Copy or move the mod_fastcgi distribution directory to
84 <apache_dir>/src/modules/fastcgi.
86 2. Add the FastCGI module to <apache_dir>/src/Configuration. Note
87 that modules are listed in reverse priority order --- the ones that
88 come later can override the behavior of those that come earlier. I
89 put mine just after the mod_cgi entry.
91 AddModule modules/fastcgi/libfastcgi.a
93 3. From the <apache_dir>/src directory, reconfigure and rebuild Apache.
95 <apache_dir>/src$ ./Configure
96 <apache_dir>/src$ make
98 Install the new httpd.
100 4. Edit the httpd configuration files to enable your FastCGI
101 application(s). See docs/mod_fastcgi.html for details.
103 5. Stop and start the server.
105 $ kill -TERM `cat <run_dir>/logs/httpd.pid`
106 $ <run_dir>/bin/httpd -f <run_dir>/conf/httpd.conf
109 3) Installing mod_fastcgi as a DSO
110 ==================================
112 NOTE: If you use FastCgiSuexec, mod_fastcgi cannot reliably
113 determine the suexec path when built as a DSO. To workaround
114 this, provide the full path in the FastCgiSuexec directive.
116 1. From the mod_fastcgi directory, compile the module.
118 $ cd <mod_fastcgi_dir>
119 <mod_fastcgi_dir>$ apxs -o mod_fastcgi.so -c *.c
121 2. Install the module.
123 <mod_fastcgi_dir>$ apxs -i -a -n fastcgi mod_fastcgi.so
125 This should create an entry in httpd.conf that looks like this:
127 LoadModule fastcgi_module <some_path>/mod_fastcgi.so
129 Note that if there's a ClearModuleList directive after new entry,
130 you'll have to either move the LoadModule after the ClearModuleList
131 or add (have a look at how the other modules are handled):
133 AddModule mod_fastcgi.c
135 3. Edit the httpd configuration file(s) to enable your FastCGI
136 application(s). See docs/mod_fastcgi.html for details.
138 If you want to wrap the mod_fastcgi directives, use:
140 <IfModule mod_fastcgi.c>
145 4. Stop and start the server.
147 $ <run_dir>/bin/apachectl stop
148 $ <run_dir>/bin/apachectl start
154 To build mod_fastcgi from the command line:
156 1. Edit the APACHE_SRC_DIR variable in Makefile.nt.
160 > nmake -f Makefile.nt CFG=[debug | release]
162 To build mod_fastcgi as a project you'll need M$ VC++ 6.0:
164 1. Open the mod_fastcgi project file with the VC++.
166 2. Edit the Project for your configuration.
168 a) Select Project->Settings or press <ALT+F7>.
170 b) Select "All Configurations" from "Settings For" drop-down menu.
172 c) Select the "C/C++" tab.
174 d) Select "Preprocessor" from the "Category" drop-down menu.
176 e) Edit the path in "Additional include directories" to include your
177 Apache source header files (e.g. C:\apache_1.3.12\src\include).
179 f) Select the "Link" tab.
181 g) Select "General" from the "Category" drop-down menu.
183 h) Select "Win32 Release" from "Settings For" drop-down menu.
185 i) Edit the path in "Object/library modules" to include your Apache
186 Release library (e.g. C:\apache_1.3.12\src\CoreR\ApacheCore.lib).
188 j) Select "Win32 Debug" from "Settings For" drop-down menu.
190 k) Edit the path in "Object/library modules" to include your Apache
191 Debug library (e.g. C:\apache_1.3.12\src\CoreD\ApacheCore.lib).
195 3. Select "Set Active Configuration" from the "Build" menu and choose
196 either a release or debug build.
198 4. Select "Build mod_fastcgi.dll" from the "Build" menu.
200 To install mod_fastcgi (built above or retrieved from
201 http://fastcgi.com/dist/):
203 1. Copy the mod_fastcgi.dll to the Apache modules directory
204 (e.g. C:\Apache\modules)
206 2. Edit the httpd configurion file (e.g. C:\Apache\conf\httpd.conf)
209 LoadModule fastcgi_module modules/mod_fastcgi.dll
211 Note that if there's a ClearModuleList directive after new entry,
212 you'll have to either move the LoadModule after the ClearModuleList
213 or add (have a look at how the other modules are handled):
215 AddModule mod_fastcgi.c
217 3. Edit the httpd configuration file(s) to enable your FastCGI
218 application(s). See docs/mod_fastcgi.html for details.