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author | Rob Austein <sra@hactrn.net> | 2020-09-13 23:04:30 +0000 |
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committer | Rob Austein <sra@hactrn.net> | 2020-09-13 23:04:30 +0000 |
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diff --git a/raw-wiki-dump/TracCgi b/raw-wiki-dump/TracCgi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..500932e --- /dev/null +++ b/raw-wiki-dump/TracCgi @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ += Installing Trac as CGI +[[TracGuideToc]] +[[PageOutline]] + +{{{#!div class=important + ''Please note that using Trac via CGI is the slowest deployment method available. It is slower than [TracModPython mod_python], [TracFastCgi FastCGI] and even [trac:TracOnWindowsIisAjp IIS/AJP] on Windows.'' +}}} + +CGI script is the entrypoint that web-server calls when a web-request to an application is made. The `trac.cgi` script can be created using the `trac-admin <env> deploy <dir>` command which automatically substitutes the required paths, see TracInstall#cgi-bin. Make sure the script is executable by your web server. + +== Apache web-server configuration + +In [http://httpd.apache.org/ Apache] there are two ways to run Trac as CGI: + + 1. Use a `ScriptAlias` directive that maps an URL to the `trac.cgi` script (recommended) + 1. 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. + +To make Trac available at `http://yourhost.example.org/trac` add `ScriptAlias` directive to Apache configuration file, changing `trac.cgi` path to match your installation: +{{{#!apache +ScriptAlias /trac /path/to/www/trac/cgi-bin/trac.cgi +}}} + + ''Note that this directive requires enabled `mod_alias` module.'' + +If you're using Trac with a single project you need to set its location using the `TRAC_ENV` environment variable: +{{{#!apache +<Location "/trac"> + SetEnv TRAC_ENV "/path/to/projectenv" +</Location> +}}} + +Or to use multiple projects you can specify their common parent directory using the `TRAC_ENV_PARENT_DIR` variable: +{{{#!apache +<Location "/trac"> + SetEnv TRAC_ENV_PARENT_DIR "/path/to/project/parent/dir" +</Location> +}}} + + ''Note that the `SetEnv` directive requires enabled `mod_env` module. It is also possible to set TRAC_ENV in trac.cgi. Just add the following code between "try:" and "from trac.web ...":'' + +{{{#!python + import os + os.environ['TRAC_ENV'] = "/path/to/projectenv" +}}} + + '' Or for TRAC_ENV_PARENT_DIR: '' + +{{{#!python + import os + os.environ['TRAC_ENV_PARENT_DIR'] = "/path/to/project/parent/dir" +}}} + +If you are using the [http://httpd.apache.org/docs/suexec.html Apache suEXEC] feature please see [trac:ApacheSuexec]. + +On some systems, you ''may'' need to edit the shebang line in the `trac.cgi` file to point to your real Python installation path. On a Windows system you may need to configure Windows to know how to execute a .cgi file (Explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types -> CGI). + +=== Using WSGI + +You can run a [http://henry.precheur.org/python/how_to_serve_cgi WSGI handler] [http://pythonweb.org/projects/webmodules/doc/0.5.3/html_multipage/lib/example-webserver-web-wsgi-simple-cgi.html under CGI]. You can [wiki:TracModWSGI#Thetrac.wsgiscript write your own application function], or use the deployed trac.wsgi's application. + +== Mapping Static Resources + +See TracInstall#MappingStaticResources. + +== Adding Authentication + +See TracInstall#ConfiguringAuthentication. + +---- +See also: TracGuide, TracInstall, [wiki:TracModWSGI], TracFastCgi, TracModPython
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