Apache 2.2 and mod_fastcgi

Ruby
1

I’m trying to install mod_fastcgi for my rails app.

I use Apache 2.2 and FastCGI 2.4.2 in windows xp.
I have modified the httpd.conf adding LoadModule fastcgi_module
modules/mod_fastcgi.dll (with mod_fastcgi.dll and mod_fastcgi.so in the
modules directory).

Whe i try to start Apache i have this error

apache: Syntax error on line 122 of C:/xampp/apache/conf/httpd.conf:
Cannot load C:/xampp/apache/modules/mod_fastcgi.dll into server:
Impossible to find the module.

But the file is in the dir modules. So Apache not start becouse don’t
load fastcgi.

Then I have find in the web this link
http://groups.google.it/group/mailing.freebsd.ports/browse_thread/thread/ef147c0de20f747d/77d82789348085e9?lnk=st&q=error+apache+mod_fastcgi&rnum=2#77d82789348085e9
but I have not understand the solution. Then it ask for unix.

Thanks to all for the time.
–Reis.

2

I installed Apache a few weeks ago. Everything worked perfectly (on
Windows XP service pack 2) for Ruby on Rails with FastCGI. Didn’t have
to patch anything. I don’t remember clearly, but probably, I didn’t
have to install mod_fastcgi separately … it came with the Apache for
Windows installation. I believe I have version 2.0.55.

Don’t understand why you mentioned “mod_fastcgi.dll” because I don’t
have such a file in my system. As far as I know, there’s mod_fastcgi.so
only.

3

X-Man ha scritto:

I installed Apache a few weeks ago. Everything worked perfectly (on
Windows XP service pack 2) for Ruby on Rails with FastCGI. Didn’t have
to patch anything. I don’t remember clearly, but probably, I didn’t
have to install mod_fastcgi separately … it came with the Apache for
Windows installation. I believe I have version 2.0.55.

I think is this the problem. I have Apache 2.2 and the problem for me
is here (i thing it has deprecated a directive that is usefol for
reading mod_fastcgi).
The next day I will try with Apache 2.0…

Don’t understand why you mentioned “mod_fastcgi.dll” because I don’t
have such a file in my system. As far as I know, there’s mod_fastcgi.so
only.

I have read this in the rails wiki were they say to use the dll (i
don’t know the motivation)
http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Fast+CGI+and+Apache2+for+Windows+XP

I have tried also with mod_fastcgi.so, but I have the same error.

Thanks so much for the help.
–Reis

4

I just recalled now. I actually got the FastCGI component for Apache
from this site

http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=477

I learned about this from reading this how-to

No patching was required on my part. I just installed, and it worked.