doc/tips/lighttpd_cgi.mdwn



Here is how to enable cgi on lighttpd 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).


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.