Apache, PHP, Suexec, FastCGI

Hello all,

I am absolutely at wits end here, trying to figure out what I am doing
wrong, getting this combination working.  I actually went onto IRC
tonight, hoping I could find someone and just pay them so much, to
configure it for me, *laughs*.  As soon as you talk about FastCGI,
everyone clams up though.

Here is the scenario.

Hsphere (control panel software) webserver, running :
-Apache 1.3.34-2 ( /hsphere/shared/apache )
-PHP 4.4.1 (as mod_php, will disable when time comes) (
/hsphere/shared/apache/php )
-PHP 4.4.1 installed as CGI to a new directory ( /hsphere/shared/php4 )

FastCGI :
-mod_fastcgi-SNAP-0404142202.tar.gz (installed as DSO, step 3 on the
INSTALL doc)
-fcgi-2.4.0.tar.gz  - installed with the --prefix option of /hsphere/local

I don't know what options Apache was configured with, as it was preinstalled.

I will paste below, the lines for my httpd.conf that pertain, as well as
the configure line for php I used.

I found the httpd lines I used, on this page :

http://www.trilithium.com/johan/2005/04/apache2-fastcgi/

I have tried many other combinations, other than apparently, the right one
;-) I am just having a hard time finding a tutorial, for anything that is
even close to my needs, or even IRC, where someone can say, hey, this is
the problem...  and thus I learn.

I am, at the same time as writing this, open to suggestion.  I chose to go
with this software (FastCGI), because I have heard a lot of people talk,
mod_php is just not secure -- suphp is slow, PHP as CGI is slow... FastCGI
is the way to go.  I am after ultimate security for my shared users, so
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

To follow up with testing I have done with the configuration as is, if I
exec '/hsphere/shared/php4/bin/php -b 127.0.0.1:10000', it waits for my
commands, and I can then hit CTRL+D, and it actually parses, just fine. 
executing the same line with a & sign, results in a termination (it doesnt
stay running as a daemon).

Looking in the error logs for apache, I can see right now :

[Sun Dec 11 19:53:28 2005] [error] [client 209.152.67.6] FastCGI: "ExecCGI
Option" is off in this directory:
/fastcgi-bin/php4.fcgi/php-bin/phpinfo.php

Which is odd, because I have it set for the directory that is mentioned
below (that FastCGI is calling).  I also tried using the full path
/fastcgi-bin/php4.fcgi/php-bin/ for a directory command in apache, but did
not change.

I have in some other versions of tutorials, gotten the php to echo to my
browser, but that is it.

If I run '/hsphere/shared/php4/bin/php -v', I get this :

PHP 4.4.1 (cgi) (built: Nov 19 2005 00:07:46)
Copyright (c) 1997-2004 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v1.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2004 Zend Technologies

The php.ini file referenced in the php4.cgi file below, is the system
default.  I had not gotten anything yet to work, so I had not yet worked
on doing seperate php.ini files.

Im not sure what other info might pertain, but hopefully someone that
reads this will have some good insight into just what it is, I am doing
wrong ...

I thank you all in advance.

Tim



php4.fcgi (chown somename:somename, chmod 755)
+++++
#!/bin/sh

PHPRC="/usr/local/lib"
export PHPRC
PHP_FCGI_CHILDREN=4
export PHP_FCGI_CHILDREN
exec /hsphere/shared/php4/bin/php


httpd.conf (the virtual host section of one user, testing)
+++++
FastCgiWrapper  /hsphere/shared/apache/bin/suexec
FastCgiIpcDir   pipes
FastCgiConfig   -singleThreshold 1 -pass-header HTTP_AUTHORIZATION

<VirtualHost XX.XX.XXX.XXX:80>
ServerAdmin  webmaster-9IKiO1iGCm/[email protected]
DocumentRoot /hsphere/local/home/username/domain.com
ServerName   domain.com

User         somename
Group        somename

################################################
<IfModule mod_fastcgi.c>

  <Directory /fastcgi-bin>
   Options ExecCGI
  </Directory>

    AddHandler  fastcgi-script              .fcgi .fcg .fpl

    Action      application/x-httpd-php4    /fastcgi-bin/php4.fcgi
    Action      application/x-httpd-php5    /fastcgi-bin/php5.fcgi

    AddType     application/x-httpd-php5    .php5
    AddType     application/x-httpd-php4    .php .php4

</IfModule>
#############################################


PHP compile :
+++++
./configure --prefix=/hsphere/shared/php4 \
        --with-zlib-dir \
        --with-jpeg-dir \
        --with-png-dir \
        --with-gd \
	--enable-calendar \
	--with-mcrypt \
	--with-pear \
	--with-curl \
	--enable-magic-quotes \
        --with-mysql=/usr \
        --with-gettext \
        --disable-debug \
        --enable-versioning \
        --enable-sockets \
        --enable-track-vars \
        --enable-ftp \
	--enable-fastcgi
make;make install

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