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<h2 class="title">Xitami on Microsoft Windows</h2>
<p class="para">
This section contains notes and hints specific to
<a href="http://www.xitami.com/" class="link external">» Xitami</a> on Windows.
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<blockquote class="note"><p><strong class="note">Note</strong>:
<p class="para">
You should read the <a href="install.windows.manual.html" class="link">manual
installation steps</a> first!
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This list describes how to set up the PHP CGI binary
to work with Xitami on Windows.
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<blockquote class="note"><p><strong class="note">Note</strong>:
<strong>Important for CGI users</strong><br />
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Read the <a href="faq.installation.html#faq.installation.forceredirect" class="link">faq
on cgi.force_redirect</a> for important details. This
directive needs to be set to <em>0</em>.
If you want to use <em>$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']</em> you have to
enable the <a href="ini.core.html#ini.cgi.fix-pathinfo" class="link">cgi.fix_pathinfo</a>
directive.
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<div class="warning"><strong class="warning">Warning</strong><p class="para">A server deployed in CGI mode is open
to several possible vulnerabilities. Please read our
<a href="security.cgi-bin.html" class="link">CGI security section</a> to learn how to
defend yourself from such attacks.</p></div>
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Make sure the web server is running, and point
your browser to xitamis admin console
(usually <em>http://127.0.0.1/admin</em>),
and click on Configuration.
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Navigate to the Filters, and put the
extension which PHP should parse (i.e. .php)
into the field File extensions (.xxx).
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In Filter command or script put the path and name
of your PHP CGI executable i.e. <var class="filename">C:\php\php.exe</var>
for PHP 4, or <var class="filename">C:\php\php-cgi.exe</var> for PHP 5.
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Press the 'Save' icon.
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Restart the server to reflect changes.
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