FastCGI for nginx
Nginx® web server supports the FastCGI protocol. It has a FastCGI module.
For more information on configuring nginx, go to the nginx documentation.
Edit the website configuration file (for example, located in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default).
Before the
server {...}
paragraph, add:...
upstream fcgi_backend {
server localhost:6394;
keepalive 32;
}
...
This excerpt is the most common configuration, where the GAS (fastcgidispatch) is
running on the same server as the nginx web server: - localhost is where fastcgidispatch is running.
- 6394 is the default port for fastcgidispatch running as standalone.
upstream fcgi_backend
server
directive instead. If this configuration fails, configure the
server_name
entry (localhost or DNS name of the nginx server) in the server
{...}
paragraph. Inside the
server {...}
paragraph, configure the FastCGI module to reuse socket
connections for requests:...
location /gas/ {
fastcgi_keep_conn on;
fastcgi_pass fcgi_backend;
include fastcgi_params;
}
...
In the fastcgi_params file (for example, located in
/etc/nginx/), add:
...
fastcgi_split_path_info (/gas)(/?.+)$;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
fastcgi_param PATH_TRANSLATED $document_root$fastcgi_path_info;
...
In this excerpt:
- /gas is the GAS connector alias.
In the fastcgi_params file, find the line that reads:
fastcgi_param SERVER_NAME $server_name;
and replace
with:fastcgi_param SERVER_NAME $host;
The fastcgidispatch needs to be started in standalone mode: fastcgidispatch -s.
If this dispatcher fails, it must be restarted manually.