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23 <modulesynopsis metafile="mod_proxy_fcgi.xml.meta">
25 <name>mod_proxy_fcgi</name>
26 <description>FastCGI support module for
27 <module>mod_proxy</module></description>
28 <status>Extension</status>
29 <sourcefile>mod_proxy_fcgi.c</sourcefile>
30 <identifier>proxy_fcgi_module</identifier>
31 <compatibility>Available in version 2.3 and later</compatibility>
34 <p>This module <em>requires</em> the service of <module
35 >mod_proxy</module>. It provides support for the
36 <a href="http://www.fastcgi.com/">FastCGI</a> protocol.</p>
38 <p>Thus, in order to get the ability of handling the <code>FastCGI</code>
39 protocol, <module>mod_proxy</module> and
40 <module>mod_proxy_fcgi</module> have to be present in the server.</p>
42 <p>Unlike <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/mod_fcgid/">mod_fcgid</a>
43 or <a href="http://www.fastcgi.com/">mod_fastcgi</a>,
44 <module>mod_proxy_fcgi</module> has no provision for starting the
45 application process; <program>fcgistarter</program> is provided for
48 <note type="warning"><title>Warning</title>
49 <p>Do not enable proxying until you have <a
50 href="mod_proxy.html#access">secured your server</a>. Open proxy
51 servers are dangerous both to your network and to the Internet at
56 <seealso><program>fcgistarter</program></seealso>
57 <seealso><module>mod_proxy</module></seealso>
59 <section id="examples"><title>Examples</title>
60 <p>Remember, in order to make the following examples work, you have to
61 enable <module>mod_proxy</module> and <module>mod_proxy_fcgi</module>.</p>
63 <example><title>Simple script</title>
64 ProxyPass /myapp/ fcgi://localhost:4000/
67 <p>The balanced gateway needs <module>mod_proxy_balancer</module> and
68 at least one load balancer algorithm module, such as
69 <module>mod_lbmethod_byrequests</module>, in addition to the proxy
70 modules listed above. <module>mod_lbmethod_byrequests</module> is the
73 <example><title>Balanced gateway</title>
74 ProxyPass /myapp/ balancer://myappcluster/<br />
75 <Proxy balancer://myappcluster/><br />
77 BalancerMember fcgi://localhost:4000/<br />
78 BalancerMember fcgi://localhost:4001/<br />