Lighttpd + PHP + FCGI - php

Question

I have a problem with Lighttpd, PHP and CGI.
I use OpenSUSE.10.
I have builded lighttpd (version 1.4.23) and php (version 5.3.0).
This is lighttpd build command lines:
./configure --prefix=/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd_native_installed --without-zlib --enable-ssl --enable-openssl --with-openssl=/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/openssl_native_installed --with-openssl-includes=/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/openssl_native_installed/include --with-openssl-libs=/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/openssl_native_installed/lib --without-pcre --with-zlib --without-bzip2
make
make install
This is php build command lines:
./configure --prefix=/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/php_native_installed --without-iconv --disable-libxml --disable-dom --disable-simplexml --disable-xml --disable-xmlreader --disable-xmlwriter --without-pear --enable-fastcgi --enable-force-cgi-redirect
make
make install
This is php, php-cgi -v:
gosh#suse:~/Desktop/web_server> /home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/php_native_installed/bin/php -v
PHP 5.3.0 (cli) (built: Aug 30 2009 03:56:22)
Copyright (c) 1997-2009 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2009 Zend Technologies
gosh#suse:~/Desktop/web_server> /home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/php_native_installed/bin/php-cgi -v
PHP 5.3.0 (cgi-fcgi) (built: Aug 30 2009 03:55:55)
Copyright (c) 1997-2009 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2009 Zend Technologies
gosh#suse:~/Desktop/web_server>
This is lighttpd.conf:
server.document-root = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server"
server.port = 81
mimetype.assign = (
".html" => "text/html",
".txt" => "text/plain",
".jpg" => "image/jpeg",
".png" => "image/png"
)
index-file.names = ( "index.php" )
server.modules = (
"mod_fastcgi",
"mod_accesslog"
)
accesslog.filename = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd_access0.log"
server.accesslog = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd_access000.log"
fastcgi.debug = 1
fastcgi.server = (
".php" =>
((
"bin-path" => "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/php_native_installed/php-cgi -c /home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/php.ini",
"socket" => "php.socket"
)),
".html" =>
((
"bin-path" => "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/php_native_installed/php-cgi -c /home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/php.ini",
"socket" => "php.socket"
))
)
$SERVER["socket"] == "127.0.0.1:443" {
server.document-root = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server"
ssl.engine = "enable"
ssl.pemfile = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd.pem"
server.errorlog = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd_error.log"
server.accesslog = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd_access1.log"
accesslog.filename = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd_access2.log"
}
This is command line to start lighttpd:
sudo /home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd_native_installed/sbin/lighttpd -f /home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd.conf -m /home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd_native_installed/lib
And, finally, lighttpd creates lighttpd_error.log:
2009-08-30 04:44:01: (log.c.172) server started
2009-08-30 04:44:01: (mod_fastcgi.c.1365) --- fastcgi spawning local
proc: /home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/php_native_installed/php-cgi -c /home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/php.ini
port: 0
socket php.socket
min-procs: 4
max-procs: 4
2009-08-30 04:44:01: (mod_fastcgi.c.1390) --- fastcgi spawning
port: 0
socket php.socket
current: 0 / 4
2009-08-30 04:44:01: (mod_fastcgi.c.1087) the fastcgi-backend /home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/php_native_installed/php-cgi -c /home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/php.ini failed to start:
2009-08-30 04:44:01: (mod_fastcgi.c.1091) child exited with status 2 /home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/php_native_installed/php-cgi -c /home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/php.ini
2009-08-30 04:44:01: (mod_fastcgi.c.1094) If you're trying to run your app as a FastCGI backend, make sure you're using the FastCGI-enabled version.
If this is PHP on Gentoo, add 'fastcgi' to the USE flags.
2009-08-30 04:44:01: (mod_fastcgi.c.1398) [ERROR]: spawning fcgi failed.
2009-08-30 04:44:01: (server.c.928) Configuration of plugins failed. Going down.
My questionis are:
1) has anybody successful experience in launching lighttpd + PHP + FastCGI on Ubuntu or OpenSUSE?
2) why spawning fcgi failed?
I.e. I want to use such index.php to test my web-server:
<? php
phpinfo();
?>
P.S.:
If I remove
$SERVER["socket"] == "127.0.0.1:443" {
server.document-root = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server"
ssl.engine = "enable"
ssl.pemfile = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd.pem"
server.errorlog = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd_error.log"
server.accesslog = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd_access1.log"
accesslog.filename = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd_access2.log"
}
from lighttpd.conf, lighttpd successfully starts and Firefox displays index.html (but not index.php):
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1251">
<title>Yabaaa!!!</title>
</head>
<body>
HELLO!!!
</body>
</html>
Update:
Thanks for the responses.
lighttpd_error.log exactly says that there is a problem with FCGI and PHP interpreter.
Yes, backports are available ion SUSE or Ubuntu, but they do NOT work too.
I think it is the OS problem.
I have embedded device:
CPU: AMD AU1000 (MIPS platform, not x86)
RAM: 64 MB
HDD: 120 GB
LAN: ethernet controller
Cross compiler to buils apps for this device:
mipsel-linux-gcc
So, I have builded Lighttpd and php for MIPS target, copied them to this device and... server started to work normally. I could see index.php from Mozilla!
I do not know why Lighttpd+PHP does not work on PC.
DECISION: I score on the problem.

Answer 1

If I remove
$SERVER["socket"] == "127.0.0.1:443" {
server.document-root = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server"
ssl.engine = "enable"
ssl.pemfile = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd.pem"
server.errorlog = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd_error.log"
server.accesslog = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd_access1.log"
accesslog.filename = "/home/gosh/Desktop/web_server/lighttpd_access2.log"
}
from lighttpd.conf, lighttpd
successfully starts and Firefox
displays index.html
This might be a different problem, here only concerning SSL and Logfiles.
Do these Logfiles exist?
Where's the information about your key-file for SSL?
I'd generally prefer the use of prebuilt-packages. Are there no backports available for SuSE or Ubuntu?

Answer 2

not sure, but most installation guides say that u should add this at the end of you php.ini
cgi.fix_pathinfo = 1

Answer 3

On ubuntu i have notice that the path setup for the php-cgi binary does not use the real binary name, ubuntu install php5-cgi were as the default configuration trys to point to php-cgi hence you get the above error. It had me guessing for a few minutes myself.