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authorJoey Hess <joey@gnu.kitenet.net>2009-01-12 20:01:03 -0500
committerJoey Hess <joey@gnu.kitenet.net>2009-01-12 20:01:03 -0500
commit756197f30fb735f92a44527fce2689a9c0ab058e (patch)
treec76cefa55d4e70d1549b264a1e639cc7802f7e84 /doc/tips
parent1c4357b13ef9f505fe150ee5f24bdc9540fa1f1b (diff)
combine two pages
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-rw-r--r--doc/tips/apache_cgi.mdwn25
-rw-r--r--doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn50
-rw-r--r--doc/tips/laptop_wiki_with_git.mdwn2
-rw-r--r--doc/tips/lighttpd_cgi.mdwn15
4 files changed, 51 insertions, 41 deletions
diff --git a/doc/tips/apache_cgi.mdwn b/doc/tips/apache_cgi.mdwn
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ceb0e182..000000000
--- a/doc/tips/apache_cgi.mdwn
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-It's common to name the [[cgi]] "ikiwiki.cgi", and put it somewhere
-like `~/public_html/ikiwiki.cgi`, or `/var/www/wiki/ikiwiki.cgi`.
-
-If you do that, 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`.
diff --git a/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn b/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbc3d8bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/tips/dot_cgi.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+It's common to name the [[cgi]] "ikiwiki.cgi", and put it somewhere
+like `~/public_html/ikiwiki.cgi`, or `/var/www/wiki/ikiwiki.cgi`.
+
+If you do that, 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 web servers are 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, it's better to configure your web server to
+run `.cgi` programs from anywhere.
+
+These instructions are for Debian systems, but the basic
+configuration changes should work anywhere.
+
+## apache 2
+
+* 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`.
+
+## lighttpd
+
+Here is how to enable cgi on [lighttpd](http://www.lighttpd.net/) and
+configure it in order to execute ikiwiki.cgi wherever it is located.
+
+* Activate cgi by linking `/etc/lighttpd/conf-available/10-cgi.conf` into `/etc/lighttpd/conf-enabled` ([doc](http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/wiki/Docs%3AModCGI)).
+
+* Create `/etc/lighttpd/conf-available/90-ikiwiki-cgi.conf` and add a line like this:
+
+ cgi.assign = ( "ikiwiki.cgi" => "", )
+
+* Activate ikiwiki-cgi by linking `/etc/lighttpd/conf-available/90-ikiwiki-cgi.conf` into `/etc/lighttpd/conf-enabled`.
+
+* Restart lighttpd server with something like `/etc/init.d/lighttpd restart`.
+
+Note that the first part enables cgi server wide but depending on default
+configuration, it may be not enough. The second part creates a specific
+rule that allow `ikiwiki.cgi` to be executed.
+
+**Warning:** I only use this 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.
diff --git a/doc/tips/laptop_wiki_with_git.mdwn b/doc/tips/laptop_wiki_with_git.mdwn
index 998ac7443..9758beb80 100644
--- a/doc/tips/laptop_wiki_with_git.mdwn
+++ b/doc/tips/laptop_wiki_with_git.mdwn
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ for setting up ikiwiki with git.
Next, `git clone` the source (`$REPOSITORY`, not `$SRCDIR`)
from the server to the laptop.
-Now, set up a [[web_server|apache_cgi]] on your laptop, if it doesn't
+Now, set up a [[web_server|dot_cgi]] on your laptop, if it doesn't
already have one.
Now you need to write a setup file for ikiwiki on the laptop. Mostly this
diff --git a/doc/tips/lighttpd_cgi.mdwn b/doc/tips/lighttpd_cgi.mdwn
deleted file mode 100644
index 5504b0658..000000000
--- a/doc/tips/lighttpd_cgi.mdwn
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-Here is how to enable cgi on [lighttpd](http://www.lighttpd.net/) and configure it in order to execute ikiwiki.cgi wherever it is located.
-
-* Activate cgi by linking `/etc/lighttpd/conf-available/10-cgi.conf` into `/etc/lighttpd/conf-enabled` ([doc](http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/wiki/Docs%3AModCGI)).
-
-* Create `/etc/lighttpd/conf-available/90-ikiwiki-cgi.conf` and add a line like this:
-
- cgi.assign = ( "ikiwiki.cgi" => "", )
-
-* Activate ikiwiki-cgi by linking `/etc/lighttpd/conf-available/90-ikiwiki-cgi.conf` into `/etc/lighttpd/conf-enabled`.
-
-* Restart lighttpd server with something like `/etc/init.d/lighttpd restart`.
-
-Note that the first part enables cgi server wide but depending on default configuration, it may be not enough. The second part creates a specific rule that allow `ikiwiki.cgi` to be executed.
-
-**Warning:** I only use this 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.