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diff --git a/doc/tips/apache_cgi.mdwn b/doc/tips/apache_cgi.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index f10baed2e..000000000 --- a/doc/tips/apache_cgi.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -Many ikiwiki examples name the [[cgi]] "ikiwiki.cgi", and put it somewhere -like `~/public_html/ikiwiki.cgi`, or `/var/www/wiki/ikiwiki.cgi`. - -If you follow those examples, you may find that when trying to edit a page -in your wiki, you see the raw contents of the ikiwiki.cgi program. Or get a -permission denied problem. - -This is because apache is generally not configured to run cgi scripts -unless they're in `/usr/lib/cgi-bin/`. While you can put ikiwiki.cgi in -there if you like, here's how to configure apache (version 2) to run `.cgi` -programs from anywhere. - -These instructions are for Debian systems, but the basic apache -configuration should work anywhere. - -* Edit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf and add a line like this: - - AddHandler cgi-script .cgi - -* Find the "Options" line for the directory where you've put the - ikiwiki.cgi, and add "ExecCGI" to the list of options. For example, if - ikiwiki.cgi is in /var/www/, edit `/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default` - and add it to the "Options" line in the "Directory /var/www/" stanza. - Or, if you've put it in a `~/public_html`, edit - `/etc/apache2/mods-available/userdir.conf`. |