FastCGI

Local

External Server
Installing

External

Apache config info http://www.fastcgi.com/mod_fastcgi/docs/mod_fastcgi.html
Official site http://www.fastcgi.com
Mailing list archive http://fastcgi.com/archives/fastcgi-developers/

External Server

Here is what worked for me under Windows.
Note that it includes an executable named 'fake.exe'. 'fake.exe' does not actually exist, it is just the name used in a URL to call the server. Example URL: http://localhost:8080/fcgi/fake.exe

Installing with Apache under Windows

Download the .dll from http://www.fastcgi.com/dist/ (either AP13 for Apache 1.3 or AP20 for Apache 2.0)
Place it in the Apaches modules directory
Add the text shown below into Apache's httpd.conf file
#at end of LoadModules section: LoadModule fastcgi_module modules/mod_fastcgi-2.4.2-AP20.dll #in the Directory section: <Directory "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/fcgi-bin/"> #for all files in directory to be treated as FastCGI: SetHandler fastcgi-script #for just files with the explicitly enumerated extensions to be treated as FastCGI: #AddHandler fastcgi-script fcg fcgi fpl Options ExecCGI Allow from all </Directory> ScriptAlias /fcgi "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/fcgi-bin/"
You can now place fastcgi programs in C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/fcgi-bin/ and test them like this http://localhost:8080/fcgi/echo.exe (?does windows have a problem with .exe? sometimes? if so see the trick at ./apache.html#windowsBatCgi

From the Faq, maybe this is useful (Apache httpd.conf settings)

LoadModule fastcgi_module modules/mod_fastcgi.so

<IfModule mod_fastcgi.c>

    # URIs that begin with /fcgi-bin/, are found in /var/www/fcgi-bin/
    Alias /fcgi-bin/ /var/www/fcgi-bin/

    # Anything in here is handled as a "dynamic" server if not defined as "static" or "external"
    <Directory /var/www/fcgi-bin/>
        SetHandler fastcgi-script
        Options +ExecCGI
    </Directory>

    # Anything with one of these extensions is handled as a "dynamic" server if not defined as
    # "static" or "external". Note: "dynamic" servers require ExecCGI to be on in their directory.
    AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi .fpl

    # Start a "static" server at httpd initialization inside the scope of the SetHandler
    FastCgiServer /var/www/fcgi-bin/echo -processes 5

    # Start a "static" server at httpd initialization inside the scope of the AddHandler
    FastCgiServer /var/www/htdocs/some/path/echo.fcgi

    # Start a "static" server at httpd initialization outside the scope of the Set/AddHandler
    FastCgiServer /var/www/htdocs/some/path/coolapp
    <Directory /var/www/htdocs/some/path/coolapp>
        SetHandler fastcgi-script
    </Directory>

</IfModule>

Installing

Installing with Apache under Windows