Running PHP Scripts on the CS Webservers - Revision history

Phil: /* Apache ForceType Directives */

2021-07-07T14:05:33Z

Apache ForceType Directives

Phil: /* Apache AddType Directives */

2021-07-07T14:05:00Z

Apache AddType Directives

Phil at 14:03, 7 July 2021

2021-07-07T14:03:42Z

Steve410: /* New! The phpinfo() Function */

2021-03-18T21:05:42Z

New! The phpinfo() Function

Steve410: /* New!The phpinfo() Function */

2021-03-18T21:05:30Z

New!The phpinfo() Function

Steve410: /* The phpinfo() Function */

2021-03-18T21:05:18Z

The phpinfo() Function

Phil: Mention phpinfo

2021-03-18T20:46:19Z

Mention phpinfo

Phil.cs.jhu.edu at 22:16, 12 November 2018

2018-11-12T22:16:46Z

Phil.cs.jhu.edu at 19:07, 12 June 2017

2017-06-12T19:07:58Z

Phil.cs.jhu.edu: Phil.cs.jhu.edu moved page Running PHP Scripts on the main CS Webserver (www.cs.jhu.edu) to Running PHP Scripts on the CS Webservers: Now applies to ugrad, too.

2017-06-12T19:04:46Z

Phil.cs.jhu.edu moved page Running PHP Scripts on the main CS Webserver (www.cs.jhu.edu) to Running PHP Scripts on the CS Webservers: Now applies to ugrad, too.

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 </Files></pre>
-''ugrad'' accounts, need to use a slightly different path:
+''ugrad'' accounts need to use a slightly different path:
 <pre class="good"><Files quux.foo>
@@ Line 50: / Line 50: @@
    FcgidWrapper /home/YOUR-ACCOUNT-HERE/public_html/cgi-bin/php-cgi
 </Files></pre>
 == If PHP Doesn't Work ==

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 <pre class="bad">AddType application/x-httpd-php .html</pre>
-''However,'' for our websites, ''instead of AddType,'' you will need to use the [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler AddHandler] directive to process the file as a FastCGI script and give the ''full path'' to your <tt>'''php-cgi'''</tt> script to run it.  For example, a ''grad'' account might use the following to execute HTML files at PHP scripts:
+''However,'' for our websites, ''instead of AddType,'' you will need to use the [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler AddHandler] directive to process the file as a FastCGI script and give the ''full path'' to your <tt>'''php-cgi'''</tt> script to run it.  For example, a ''grad'' account might use the following to execute HTML files as PHP scripts:
 <pre class="good">AddHandler fcgid-script .html

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 ''Changing either of these files should be done with care, as doing so could prevent PHP from working for your webpages.''
-== <span style="color:#ff0000">''New!''</span> The phpinfo() Function ==
+== The phpinfo() Function ==
-The <code>phpinfo()</code> function is disabled on our webservers.  It discloses a significant amount of information that people on the public Internet don't need.  If you have a question about availability of particular PHP modules, please feel free to {{mailto|support|email us}} and ask.
+The <code>phpinfo()</code> function is disabled on our webservers.  It discloses a significant amount of information about our servers that people on the public Internet don't need.  If you have a question about availability of particular PHP modules, please feel free to {{mailto|support|email us}} and ask.
 == Apache AddType Directives ==

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 ''Changing either of these files should be done with care, as doing so could prevent PHP from working for your webpages.''
-== <span style="color:#ff0000">New!</span> The phpinfo() Function ==
+== <span style="color:#ff0000">''New!''</span> The phpinfo() Function ==
 The <code>phpinfo()</code> function is disabled on our webservers.  It discloses a significant amount of information that people on the public Internet don't need.  If you have a question about availability of particular PHP modules, please feel free to {{mailto|support|email us}} and ask.

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 ''Changing either of these files should be done with care, as doing so could prevent PHP from working for your webpages.''
-== <span style="color:#ff0000">New!</span>The phpinfo() Function ==
+== <span style="color:#ff0000">New!</span> The phpinfo() Function ==
 The <code>phpinfo()</code> function is disabled on our webservers.  It discloses a significant amount of information that people on the public Internet don't need.  If you have a question about availability of particular PHP modules, please feel free to {{mailto|support|email us}} and ask.

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	''Changing either of these files should be done with care, as doing so could prevent PHP from working for your webpages.''		''Changing either of these files should be done with care, as doing so could prevent PHP from working for your webpages.''
		+
		+	== The phpinfo() Function ==
		+
		+	The <code>phpinfo()</code> function is disabled on our webservers. It discloses a significant amount of information that people on the public Internet don't need. If you have a question about availability of particular PHP modules, please feel free to {{mailto\|support\|email us}} and ask.

	== Apache AddType Directives ==		== Apache AddType Directives ==

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 <pre class="bad">AddType application/x-httpd-php .html</pre>
-''However,'' for our websites, ''instead of AddType,'' you will need to use the [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler AddHandler] directive to process the file as a FastCGI script and give the ''full path'' to your <tt>'''php-cgi'''</tt> script to run it.  For example:
+''However,'' for our websites, ''instead of AddType,'' you will need to use the [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler AddHandler] directive to process the file as a FastCGI script and give the ''full path'' to your <tt>'''php-cgi'''</tt> script to run it.  For example, a ''grad'' account might use the following to execute HTML files at PHP scripts:
 <pre class="good">AddHandler fcgid-script .html
 FcgidWrapper /users/YOUR-ACCOUNT-HERE/public_html/cgi-bin/php-cgi .html</pre>
 == Apache ForceType Directives ==
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 </Files></pre>
-''However,'' for our websites, ''instead of ForceType,'' you have to use the [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#sethandler SetHandler] directive along with the ''full path'' to your <tt>'''php-cgi'''</tt> script.  For example:
+''However,'' for our websites, ''instead of ForceType,'' you have to use the [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#sethandler SetHandler] directive along with the ''full path'' to your <tt>'''php-cgi'''</tt> script.  For a ''grad'' example:
 <pre class="good"><Files quux.foo>
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    FcgidWrapper /users/YOUR-ACCOUNT-HERE/public_html/cgi-bin/php-cgi
 </Files></pre>
 == If PHP Doesn't Work ==
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 First, check to make sure your <tt>~/public_html/.htaccess</tt> and <tt>~/public_html/cgi-bin/php-cgi</tt> files exist and have the right contents and permissions.
-<tt>~/public_html/.htaccess</tt> should contain the following line:
+For ''grad'' accounts, <tt>~/public_html/.htaccess</tt> should contain the following line:
   FcgidWrapper /users/''your-account''/public_html/cgi-bin/php-cgi .php
 '''Make sure you replace "''your-account''" with your actual account name.'''

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-<!--  '''''(The following applies starting after the morning of Tuesday, April 23.)'''''  -->
+The multi-user nature of the CS webservers require us to run PHP in a slightly uncommon way.  We run PHP as a CGI using Apache's [https://httpd.apache.org/mod_fcgid/ mod_fcgid] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FastCGI FastCGI] module.  That means that some common ways to use PHP need to be done slightly differently in our environment.  These differences are documented below.
 == Files in Your Home Directory ==
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 == Apache AddType Directives ==
-The CS '''www.cs.jhu.edu''' webserver treats any file that has a <tt>'''.php'''</tt> extension as a PHP script.  In some cases, you might want files with other extensions to also be treated as PHP scripts.
+The CS webservers treat any file that has a <tt>'''.php'''</tt> extension as a PHP script.  In some cases, you might want files with other extensions to also be treated as PHP scripts.
 Most documentation on the web describes how to use the [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_mime.html#AddType AddType] Apache directive in your <tt>'''.htaccess'''</tt> file for this, and that directive usually looks like this:
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 <pre class="bad">AddType application/x-httpd-php .html</pre>
-''However,'' for our http://www.cs.jhu.edu website, ''instead of AddType,'' you will need to use the [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler AddHandler] directive to process the file as a FastCGI script and give the ''full path'' to your <tt>'''php-cgi'''</tt> script to run it.  For example:
+''However,'' for our websites, ''instead of AddType,'' you will need to use the [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler AddHandler] directive to process the file as a FastCGI script and give the ''full path'' to your <tt>'''php-cgi'''</tt> script to run it.  For example:
 <pre class="good">AddHandler fcgid-script .html
@@ Line 29: / Line 28: @@
 </Files></pre>
-''However,'' for our http://www.cs.jhu.edu website, ''instead of ForceType,'' you have to use the [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#sethandler SetHandler] directive along with the ''full path'' to your <tt>'''php-cgi'''</tt> script.  For example:
+''However,'' for our websites, ''instead of ForceType,'' you have to use the [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#sethandler SetHandler] directive along with the ''full path'' to your <tt>'''php-cgi'''</tt> script.  For example:
 <pre class="good"><Files quux.foo>

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