Running PHP in FastCGI Server Mode!

[TRUSTAbyss]

Hello Everyone,

I'm here today to bring you a tutorial on installing PHP5 on Windows as a FastCGI Server. Recently Aprelium has release v2.4.0.3 of Abyss Web Server. This new version of Abyss, allows you to run FastCGI externally using the "FastCGI (Remote - TCP/IP sockets)" option.

First thing you need is PHP5 (Zip Archived package). You can download the latest version from
www.php.net (PHP 5.2.2 is the newest and recommended).

Step 01.
Unzip the contents from the Zip Archive file that you downloaded from php.net to a new folder C:\PHP5 (You need to create the PHP5 folder yourself.)

Step 02.
Open a command line (Start -> Run -> cmd.exe) and change to your PHP5 folder "cd C:\PHP5"

Step 03.
Type this command "php-cgi.exe -b 127.0.0.1:2700" in the command line. This will start the server (By the way, it's multi-threaded!)


Step 04.
Now that we have our server runnning, let's configure Abyss Web Server to connect to it. Open your abyss console and click Configure for the Host you wish to configure. Go to "Scripting Parameters" and click "Add" in the Interpreters table (Click the Edit icon if your following the "PHP FastCGI Backup System" tutorial). Copy the following settings

Interface: FastCGI (Remote - TCP/IP sockets)
Remote Server IP Address: 127.0.0.1
Port: 2700

Type: PHP Style

Now click "Add" in the "Associated Extensions" table and type "php" without the quotes. Note: You shouldn't need to do this if you're following the tutorial for "PHP FastCGI Backup System". Link: http://www.aprelium.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12766

Save your settings!

Click "Add" in the "Environment Variables" table and add the following settings.

Name: REDIRECT_STATUS
Value: 200

Note: You only need to do this part if you don't have it already listed.

Apply your settings and restart Abyss Web Server.

It's time to test it!

Create a new file in your htdocs folder and call it "phpinfo.php". Add the following code to that file.

[gctmpr]

can i use php 521 ?

because PHP 5.2.2 i use, my side become error..

install back php521,site become normal
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[TRUSTAbyss]

PHP 5.2.2 is the only version that has the FastCGI Server. Unless you're on a Mac/Linux/FreeBSD OS.

[gctmpr]

after delete php 522, back to php 512...
all setting is o.k...
but web site just can connect with local net
cant connect to my side ,help
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[JaturontThan]

It sounds pretty complicated to me...didn't work the first time I tried, but I'll try it again...thanks
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[luka8088]

php-cgi is not multi-threaded ....

try this code:

<?php

sleep(10);
phpinfo();

?>

and then open 3 browser tabs, and call open that script from all 3 at the same time... you will see that first will finish after 10 seconds, second after 20, third after 30... and that is single-thread....

or am I wrong ??

[TRUSTAbyss]

You're right. PHP is only a single threaded application, hence the behavior your seeing

[aprelium]

luka8088,

You are running a single instance of php-cgi and it is not multithreaded hence the behavior you are getting.

It is recommended to set the FastCGI mode with local pipes/local TCP/IP as it allows Abyss Web Server to launch as many instances as required and you won't get that behavior (Abyss can manage several instances of PHP and load balance processing between them).
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