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It's common to name the [[cgi]] "ikiwiki.cgi", and put it somewhere
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like `~/public_html/ikiwiki.cgi`, or `/var/www/wiki/ikiwiki.cgi`.
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If you do that, you may find that when trying to edit a page in your wiki,
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you see the raw contents of the ikiwiki.cgi program. Or get a permission
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denied problem.
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This is because web servers are generally not configured to run cgi scripts
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unless they're in `/usr/lib/cgi-bin/`. While you can put ikiwiki.cgi in
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there if you like, it's better to configure your web server to
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run `.cgi` programs from anywhere.
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These instructions are for Debian systems, but the basic
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configuration changes should work anywhere.
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## apache 2
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* Edit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf and add a line like this:
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AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
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* Find the "Options" line for the directory where you've put the
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ikiwiki.cgi, and add "ExecCGI" to the list of options. For example, if
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ikiwiki.cgi is in /var/www/, edit `/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default`
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and add it to the "Options" line in the "Directory /var/www/" stanza.
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Or, if you've put it in a `~/public_html`, edit
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`/etc/apache2/mods-available/userdir.conf`.
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## lighttpd
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Here is how to enable cgi on [lighttpd](http://www.lighttpd.net/) and
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configure it in order to execute ikiwiki.cgi wherever it is located.
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* Activate cgi by linking `/etc/lighttpd/conf-available/10-cgi.conf` into `/etc/lighttpd/conf-enabled` ([doc](http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/wiki/Docs%3AModCGI)).
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* Create `/etc/lighttpd/conf-available/90-ikiwiki-cgi.conf` and add a line like this:
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cgi.assign = ( "ikiwiki.cgi" => "", )
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* Activate ikiwiki-cgi by linking `/etc/lighttpd/conf-available/90-ikiwiki-cgi.conf` into `/etc/lighttpd/conf-enabled`.
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* Restart lighttpd server with something like `/etc/init.d/lighttpd restart`.
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Note that the first part enables cgi server wide but depending on default
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configuration, it may be not enough. The second part creates a specific
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rule that allow `ikiwiki.cgi` to be executed.
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**Warning:** I only use this on my development server (offline). I am not
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sure of how secure this approach is. If you have any thought about it, feel
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free to let me know.
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