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answered Sep 16, 2008 at 23:02Security in what sense? Either way it really depends on what script is running and how well it is written. Too many scripts these days are half-assed and do not properly do input validation.
I personally prefer FastCGI to mod_php since if a FastCGI process dies a new one will get spawned, whereas I have seen mod_php kill the entirety of Apache.
As for security, with FastCGI you could technically run the php process under a different user from the default web servers user.
On a seperate note, if you are using Apache's new worker threading support y...
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WEBFrom the PHP install.txt doc for PHP 5.2.6: Server modules provide significantly better performance and additional functionality compared to the CGI binary. For IIS/PWS: Warning. By using the CGI setup, your server is open to several possible attacks. Please read our CGI security section to learn how to defend yourself from those attacks.
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WEBFeb 2, 2011 · Your Apache configuratin is most likely already setup to handle CGI programs, you probably only need to do two things. Allow CGIs to be run from whatever directory you're in <Directory /path/to/dir> Options +ExecCGI </Directory> Setup CGI for the file extension you want (e.g. blah.phpcgi) AddHandler cgi-script .phpcgi
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WEBFeb 10, 2021 · Unlike the PHP-CLI which is a command line interface for PHP to allows Users to interact with PHP via terminal. mod_php: an Apache module to run PHP. It execute PHP scripts inside the Web Server directly as part of the web server without communicating with a CGI program.
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WEBSep 3, 2012 · There are multiple ways to execute PHP scripts on a web server. We’re often asked about the difference between these modes, so here it is! We offer the three most common PHP handlers across our Linux Cloud Hosting range: Apache module CGI FastCGI Each of these has its own advantages and disadvantages.
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WEBApache Module mod_cgi. Available Languages: en | fr | ja | ko. Any file that has the handler cgi-script will be treated as a CGI script, and run by the server, with its output being returned to the client.
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WEBOct 31, 2012 · Configure Apache for PHP CGI. In order to set up Apache to use PHP-CGI on Ubuntu systems, you must enable the mod_actions module. Issue the following command: sudo a2enmod actions. The required directives can be set anywhere in Apache’s configuration tree.
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WEBPHP works with Apache and suEXEC like this: (Assuming that suEXEC ist allready installed and working) Install PHP as CGI binary (e.g. in /usr/local/bin/php) (compile with --enable-force-cgi-redirect) Create a Link inside cgi-bin directory to make php-cgi accessable: cd /usr/local/apache/cgi-bin ln /usr/local/bin/php php Edit your httpd.conf file:
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WEBMany hosts with control panel administration options allow you to change how PHP is run with a simple option. The most common options being: apache module; CGI application; FastCGI application; My question is simply, how do you change this via the command line? I know there are many configuration files for apache.
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