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[ikiwiki.git] / doc / tips / dot_cgi.mdwn

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@@ -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.
@@ -55,3 +57,13 @@ rule that allow `ikiwiki.cgi` to be executed.
 **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