PHP and a general problem understanding fastcgi

Hi there.

I'm lurking on this list for quite some time and read the docs on the 
fastcgi.com site, but I'm still a little bit lost.

On the one hand I'm still unsure if I want fastcgi in the first place 
(read: Does it fit my needs..). Perhaps anyone can comment on whether 
it's a good idea to start individual fastcgi servers for some vhosts 
using different suexec wrapper, to enhance security and keep the 
performance of mod_php?

On the other hand I'm lost with regard to the fastcgi config syntax. I 
understand that a static server is a kind of web-application that is 
started at startup and respawned as neccessary, while a dynamic server 
springs into life when the first request needs one - and that the latter 
behaves according to the general FastCgiConfig settings.

What I don't understand (and testing didn't provide much insight so far) 
is, how I connect servers and requests. I understand the dynamic server 
mechanism ("this extension is a fcgi application, start a dynamic 
server"), but I don't understand the static one. How would I (is it even 
possible..?) associate a static /var/www/myVhost/fcgi-bin/php with all 
.php files for one vhost? I mean, is there a way to say "use server X 
for the following doc types" or something along that lines?

On a sitenote: I'm using different php accelerators/caches currently.. 
If anyone has encountered any problems/issues with (fast)cgi php and 
that kind of software I'd be glad to hear about it..

I apologize if the answers to my questions are obvious. I really tried 
to read/fiddle around, but no luck so far. Any pointers, hints etc. are 
appreciated.

Regards,
Ben
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