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| author |  Adam Chlipala <adamc@hcoop.net> | 2010-02-09 20:08:59 -0500 |
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| committer | Adam Chlipala <adamc@hcoop.net> | 2010-02-09 20:08:59 -0500 |
| commit | b65df4c602043d867a7cfe41c664b8e987a7f9a7 (patch) | |
| tree | 7b1090cad5d3aea8154d22f5f0913b4c9550618e /doc | |
| parent | 538ea5189b444e120682f74871b99904ccf22ad2 (diff) | |
Tips for CGI scripts without httpd.conf access
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diff --git a/doc/manual.tex b/doc/manual.tex index 3b6f05f1..1e5980ba 100644 --- a/doc/manual.tex +++ b/doc/manual.tex @@ -220,6 +220,19 @@ sqlite3 path/to/database/file <app.sql ScriptAlias /Hello /path/to/hello.exe \end{verbatim} + A different method can be used for, e.g., a shared host, where you can only configure Apache via \texttt{.htaccess} files. Drop the generated executable into your web space and mark it as CGI somehow. For instance, if the script ends in \texttt{.exe}, you might put this in \texttt{.htaccess} in the directory containing the script: + \begin{verbatim} +Options +ExecCGI +AddHandler cgi-script .exe + \end{verbatim} + + Additionally, make sure that Ur/Web knows the proper URI prefix for your script. For instance, if the script is accessed via \texttt{http://somewhere/dir/script.exe}, then include this line in your \texttt{.urp} file: + \begin{verbatim} +prefix /dir/script.exe/ + \end{verbatim} + + To access the \texttt{foo} function in the \texttt{Bar} module, you would then hit \texttt{http://somewhere/dir/script.exe/Bar/foo}. + \item \texttt{fastcgi}: This is a newer protocol inspired by CGI, wherein web servers can start and reuse persistent external processes to generate dynamic content. Ur/Web doesn't implement the whole protocol, but Ur/Web's support has been tested to work with the \texttt{mod\_fastcgi}s of Apache and lighttpd. To configure a FastCGI program with Apache, one could combine the above \texttt{ScriptAlias} line with a line like this: |