Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of TracCgi

Timestamp:

03/10/09 13:11:41 (16 years ago)

Author:

trac (IP: 127.0.0.1)

Comment:

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TracCgi

@@ -3 +3 @@
 To install Trac as a CGI script, you need to make the `trac.cgi` executable as a CGI by your web server.
 
-  ''Please note that using Trac via CGI is significantly slower than any other deployment method, such as [TracModPython mod_python] or [TracFastCgi FastCGI].''
+{{{
+#!div class=important
+  ''Please note that using Trac via CGI is significantly slower than any other deployment method, such as [TracModPython mod_python] or [TracFastCgi FastCGI] or even [trac:TracOnWindowsIisAjp IIS/AJP] on Windows.''
+}}}
 
 If you're using [http://httpd.apache.org/ Apache HTTPD], there are a couple ways to do that:
 
  1. Use a `ScriptAlias` to map a URL to the `trac.cgi` script
- 2. Copy the `trac.cgi` file into the directory for CGI executables used by your web server (commonly named `cgi-bin`). You can also create a symbolic link, but in that case make sure that the `FollowSymLinks` option is enabled for the `cgi-bin` directory.
+ 2. Copy the `trac.cgi` file into the directory for CGI executables used by your web server (commonly named `cgi-bin`). A word of warning, copying the file directly from the repository onto a windows server 2003 machine created difficulties. Rather create a new text file and cut and copy the text into the newly created file. You can also create a symbolic link, but in that case make sure that the `FollowSymLinks` option is enabled for the `cgi-bin` directory.
 
 The first option is recommended as it also allows you to map the CGI to a friendly URL.
@@ -33 +36 @@
 }}}
 
- ''Note that the `SetEnv` directive requires the `mod_env` module to be installed and enable.''
+ ''Note that the `SetEnv` directive requires the `mod_env` module to be installed and enable. If not, you could set TRAC_ENV in trac.cgi. Just add the following code between "try:" and "from trac.web ...":''
+
+{{{
+    import os
+    os.environ['TRAC_ENV'] = "/path/to/projectenv"
+}}}
+
+ '' Or for TRAC_ENV_PARENT_DIR: ''
+
+{{{
+    import os
+    os.environ['TRAC_ENV_PARENT_DIR'] = "/path/to/project/parent/dir"
+}}}
 
 This will make Trac available at `http://yourhost.example.org/trac`.
@@ -60 +75 @@
 For example, if Trac is mapped to `/cgi-bin/trac.cgi` on your server, the URL of the Alias should be `/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/chrome/common`.
 
+Similarly, if you have static resources in a projects htdocs directory, you can configure apache to serve those resources (again, put this '''before''' the `ScriptAlias` for the CGI script, and adjust names and locations to match your installation):
+
+{{{
+Alias /trac/chrome/site /path/to/projectenv/htdocs
+<Directory "/path/to/projectenv/htdocs">
+  Order allow,deny
+  Allow from all
+</Directory>
+}}}
+
 Alternatively, you can set the `htdocs_location` configuration option in [wiki:TracIni trac.ini]:
 {{{
@@ -70 +95 @@
 $ ln -s /usr/share/trac/htdocs /var/www/your_site.com/htdocs/trac-htdocs
 }}}
+
+Note that in order to get this `htdocs` directory, you need first to extract the relevant Trac resources using the `deploy` command of TracAdmin:
+[[TracAdminHelp(deploy)]]
+
 
 == Adding Authentication ==
@@ -113 +142 @@
 }}}
 
-For better security, it is recommended that you either enable SSL or at least use the “Digest” authentication scheme instead of “Basic”. Please read the [http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/ Apache HTTPD documentation] to find out more.
+For better security, it is recommended that you either enable SSL or at least use the “digest” authentication scheme instead of “Basic”. Please read the [http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/ Apache HTTPD documentation] to find out more. For example, on a Debian 4.0r1 (etch) system the relevant section  in apache configuration can look like this:
+{{{
+<Location "/trac/login">
+    LoadModule auth_digest_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_auth_digest.so
+    AuthType Digest
+    AuthName "trac"
+    AuthDigestDomain /trac
+    AuthUserFile /somewhere/trac.htpasswd
+    Require valid-user
+</Location>
+}}}
+and you'll have to create your .htpasswd file with htdigest instead of htpasswd as follows:
+{{{
+# htdigest /somewhere/trac.htpasswd trac admin
+}}}
+where the "trac" parameter above is the same as !AuthName above  ("Realm" in apache-docs). 
 
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