Installing mod_fcgid while apache is installed

samanka80 · 07-04-2013, 06:14 AM

Hey guys... I need to enable this mod_cgid for apache2.2 on ubuntu 11.04. It is not possible to do anything with apt-get coz this server is out of ubuntu support date and kinda untouchable so we can't upgrade it right now (I know, it's terrible...) anyway, I had to get the apache fast cgi mode package here:

http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi#mod_fcgid

and now, I have NO IDEA how to add it to apache! In the manual, it says::

2) Installing mod_fastcgi manually
==================================

1. Copy or move the mod_fastcgi distribution directory to
<apache_dir>/src/modules/fastcgi.

2. Add the FastCGI module to <apache_dir>/src/Configuration. Note
that modules are listed in reverse priority order --- the ones that
come later can override the behavior of those that come earlier. I
put mine just after the mod_cgi entry.

AddModule modules/fastcgi/libfastcgi.a

3. From the <apache_dir>/src directory, reconfigure and rebuild Apache.

<apache_dir>/src$ ./Configure
<apache_dir>/src$ make

Install the new httpd.

4. Edit the httpd configuration files to enable your FastCGI
application(s). See docs/mod_fastcgi.html for details.

5. Stop and start the server.

$ kill -TERM `cat <run_dir>/logs/httpd.pid`
$ <run_dir>/bin/httpd -f <run_dir>/conf/httpd.conf

But I can not find this apache directory, actually don't know what this guy means... Someone else had done my server about two years ago and now he's left, so I really need to know where I should put this module, so if anyone knows anything, let me know...
Good luck and thanks

bathory · 07-04-2013, 07:42 AM

Hi,

Where did you find these instructions?
From the README that comes with the mod_fcgid sources:

Quote:

Unix Build Instructions
-----------------------

To build and install as a DSO outside of the httpd source
build, from the fcgid source root directory, simply;

./configure.apxs
make
make install

If apxs is not in your path, or you are building to a different
httpd installation, or your distribution has an alternate script
name for apxs (e.g. apxs2), then either set the APXS environment
variable, or use the syntax;

APXS=/path/to/bin/apxs ./configure.apxs

so the desired configuration is used.

If configure can't find apxs2 (the ubuntu name of apxs), give:

Code:

APXS=/usr/bin/apxs2 ./configure.apxs

Regards

samanka80 · 07-04-2013, 08:14 AM

Thanks a lot, you are awesome... I don't know why I don't have apxs, I should go read documents about it, if you have anything about it I'd appreciate

Quote:

Configuring mod_fcgid for APXS in /usr/bin/apxs2
./configure.apxs: 26: /usr/bin/apxs2: not found
./configure.apxs: 37: /usr/bin/apxs2: not found
./configure.apxs: 38: /usr/bin/apxs2: not found
./configure.apxs: 39: /usr/bin/apxs2: not found
./configure.apxs: 40: /usr/bin/apxs2: not found
./configure.apxs: 41: /usr/bin/apxs2: not found
./configure.apxs: 41: /usr/bin/apxs2: not found
./configure.apxs: 45: /usr/bin/apxs2: not found
Detecting features

And it is not anywhere else

Will be back

bathory · 07-04-2013, 08:36 AM

You may need to install it

samanka80 · 07-04-2013, 09:44 AM

Oh, thanks... so this is a bigger problem :-| coz as I said this server is really old and it is not easy to install things on it. I should try to figure out something else.
By the way does fast CGI "REALLY" increases the response time? honestly we have trouble with response time of Request Tracker on this server and trying to improve it, fast CGI is something I thought can help...

bathory · 07-04-2013, 11:24 AM

Quote:

By the way does fast CGI "REALLY" increases the response time? honestly we have trouble with response time of Request Tracker on this server and trying to improve it, fast CGI is something I thought can help...

I don't know much about RT, so I can't be of help
Better read the appropriate RT documentation

samanka80 · 07-05-2013, 01:33 AM

Hm... I will read it and put results here