Running PHP as CGI???????

[alexweber15]

taking a look at my local phpinfo() and remote phpinfo() configs i see some differences that im not sure i should be worried about (both are v5.2.6 btw):

setting:localremote

Server API:Apache 2.0 HandlerCGI

Thread Safety :enableddiabled

 

mysql (plan on using persistent connections)

mysql.allow_persistent:localremote

 

mysqli (what i actually use for all db stuff)

Client API library version:5.0.51b 5.0.45

Client API header version:5.0.51a 5.0.22

 

CGI INFO btw (in case its useful):

DirectiveLocal ValueMaster Value

cgi.check_shebang_line:11

cgi.fix_pathinfo:11

cgi.nph:00

cgi.rfc2616_headers:00

 

 

- my main worry is running PHP as CGI (never done it before)

- also what are the implications of disabled thread safety and the slightly not as up to date as my local apache's mysqli directives?

 

i use a few API features basides the "bread and butter" (connect, close, select_db, query, error, errno, insertID, affected_rows), namely: commit, rollback, use/store_result, and 1 or more i cant think of off the top of my head...

 

should i hassle them and get them to update?  (all shared servers, so gonna be a pain in the ass and take forever) or are these differences negligeable?

 

thanks!!!

[alexweber15]

sorry dont mean to autobump (at least not 5 mins after posting) but i couldnt find the EDIT button...

 

 

- for the mysql directives i meant persistance is ON for local | and OFF for remote

 

Also, on a side-note, do these mysql extension options affect the newer mysqli?  afaik mysqli has no explicit persistance directive...

thanks!

[Daniel0]

You needn't worry about that. When using Apache there are two ways you can run PHP: as a module or as CGI.

 

See: http://php.net/manual/en/install.unix.commandline.php and http://php.net/manual/en/security.cgi-bin.php

[alexweber15]

strange i cant seem to use sessions with php as CGI... man i hate my hosting company

thx for the reply