FastCGI
FastCGI is a PHP implementation of the Common Gateway Interface (CGI). It works especially well with NGINX.
Setup Files
Serve .cgi sripts from either a dedicated top-level directory (i.e., /srv) or from the traditional web content directory (i.e., /var/www). The former may be a more attractive option if using jails or separate (often read-only) mounted partitions.
Write the below to cgi/test.php, under whichever directory structure you prefer.
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
Install Software
At a minimum, we need: php, php-fpm, fcgi, fcgiwrap, and nginx.
Common additional tools include:
- apache2-utils (a.k.a. apache-tools, httpd-utils, etc.) for creating .htpasswd files for basic restrictions
Configuration
PHP
PHP-FPM
FastCGI
NGINX
Startup