Configuring gentoo apache with fcgi

mod php and worker are not stable as PHP official page.

Gentoo user might not aware this because we can compile PHP with threads use flag without realizing the warning.

Before get start with apache-worker fcgid and php. You need the following :

1) installed PHP with cgi use flag.

2) installed mod_fcgid (emerge mod_fcgid)

PHP configuration :

- modify /etc/php/cgi-php5/php.ini to suite your need.

apache configuration :

- modify /etc/apache2/modules.d/20_mod_fcgid.conf adding the following in

AddHandler fcgid-script .php .fcgi

DefaultInitEnv PHPRC "/etc/php/cgi-php5"

IdleTimeout 60

BusyTimeout 120

ProcessLifeTime 360

SpawnScoreUpLimit 2100

MaxProcessCount 2100

DefaultMaxClassProcessCount 2100

IPCConnectTimeout 120

IPCCommTimeout 120

FCGIWrapper /usr/bin/php-cgi .php

Please change the /usr/bin/cgi/ to your path. And don't forget to add +ExecCGI to option directive.

- edit /etc/conf.d/apache2 add -D FCGID to APACHE2_OPTS

restarting apache.

apache with fcgid

Once, I used gentoo with apache(worker) + phpmod as a webserver. After switching to ubuntu, I've found that phpmod is not stable with apache(worker), this is not a problem with gentoo b'coz u can customize everything by yourself.

Up to this point ,there are 2 choice for ubuntu apache works with php
1) use apache prefork + phpmod
2) use apache worker + cgi + php

More description about fcgid/fastcgi http://www.seaoffire.net/fcgi-faq.html

I found the following study show that fcgid might be a good choice. And, it is.
http://2bits.com/articles/apache-fcgid-acceptable-performance-and-better-resource-utilization.html

For fcgid reference for apache :
http://httpd.apache.org/mod_fcgid/mod/mod_fcgid.html