provide standard types in first.h instead of base.h
provide lighttpd types in base_decls.h instead of settings.h
reduce headers exposed by headers for core data structures
do not expose <pcre.h> or <stdlib.h> in headers
move stat_cache_entry to stat_cache.h
reduce use of "server.h" and "base.h" in headers
centralize most waitpid() handling in core server, with hooks for
modules to be informed of pid and status when a process exits.
This enables faster discovery (and restart) of exited processes,
and also allows for lighttpd to manage backend processes in the
parent (master) process when server.max-worker > 0.
common codebase for socket backends, based off mod_fastcgi with
some features added for mod_proxy
(mostly intended to reduce code duplication and enhance code isolation)
mod_fastcgi and mod_scgi can now use fastcgi.balance and scgi.balance
for similar behavior as proxy.balance, but the balancing is per-host
and not per-proc. proxy.balance is also per-host and not per-proc.
mod_proxy and mod_scgi can now use proxy.map-extensions and
scgi.map-extensions, similar to fastcgi.map-extensions.
mod_fastcgi behavior change (affects only mod_status):
- statistics tags have been renamed from "fastcgi.*" to "gw.*"
"fastcgi.backend.*" -> "gw.backend.*"
"fastcgi.active-requests" -> "gw.active-requests"
("fastcgi.requests" remains "fastcgi.requests")
("proxy.requests" is new)
("scgi.requests" is new)
mod_scgi behavior change (likely minor):
- removed scgi_proclist_sort_down() and scgi_proclist_sort_up().
procs now chosen based on load as measured by num socket connnections
Note:
modules using gw_backend.[ch] are currently still independent modules.
If it had been written as a single module with fastcgi, scgi, proxy
implementations, then there would have been a chance of breaking some
existing user configurations where module ordering made a difference
for which module handled a given request, though for most people, this
would have made no difference.
Details about mod_fastcgi code transformations:
unsigned int debug -> int debug
fastcgi_env member removed from plugin_config
renamed "fcgi" and "fastcgi" to "gw", and "FCGI" to "GW"
reorganize routines for high-level and lower-level interfaces
some lower-level internal interfaces changed to use host,proc,debug
args rather than knowing about higher-level (app) hctx and plugin_data
tabs->spaces and reformatting
more consistent connect() error handling
NOTE: behavior change in mod_scgi:
"disable-time" default is now 1 second (was 60 seconds)
The new behavior matches the default in mod_fastcgi
(and is a much saner default disable time).
silence compiler warnings if HAVE_FORK is not set
However, if HAVE_FORK is not set, then -Werror was probably passed to
./configure, which is currently a mistake. lighttpd can successfully
compiles src/ with -Werror on many platforms, but ./configure tests
should not be run with -Werror. [gstrauss]
github: closes #81
x-ref:
"Fix warnings"
https://github.com/lighttpd/lighttpd1.4/pull/81
apply diff from commit:2eaf42d0 made to mod_fastcgi.c back in 2009
(change is being made for (a bit more) consistency between the modules
as mod_scgi.c was forked from mod_fastcgi.c a very long time ago, as
well as to remove call to sleep for 10ms (usleep(10000) from mod_scgi)
x-ref:
"fastcgi incomplete header might crash lighty"
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2096
fix streaming response when server.stream-response-body = 2
and client catches up to stream from backend
(thx horgh)
x-ref:
"mod_fastcgi can fail to read entire response from server"
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2796
More specific checks on contents of array lists. Each module using
lists now does better checking on the types of values in the list
(strings, integers, arrays/lists)
This helps prevent misconfiguration of things like cgi.assign,
fastcgi.server, and scgi.server, where source code might be
served as static files if parenthesis are misplaced.
x-ref:
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/boards/2/topics/6571
consolidate backend process accounting for consistency
x-ref:
"FreeBSD/1.4.45/SSL: requests getting stuck in handle-req state occasionally"
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2788
more consistent waitpid() handling, consolidate similar code
If ECHILD received for a given pid, do not retry waitpid() for that pid
x-ref:
"mod_fastcgi : pid {pid} 1 not found: No child processes"
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2791
When spawning backends, retry blocking connect() to backend if EINTR
received when attempting to see if backend is already running. EINTR
might be received if a HUP or USR1 signal is received while connecting
(or SIGCHLD on systems without SA_RESTART)
(expected to occur extremely rarely, but simple to handle properly)
x-ref:
"FreeBSD/1.4.45/SSL: requests getting stuck in handle-req state occasionally"
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2788
It is still not a good idea for backend to send Transfer-Encoding unless
backend is mod_proxy, and mod_proxy should not currently receive chunked
response since mod_proxy sends HTTP/1.0 request.
If mod_proxy is changed to sent HTTP/1.1 request, then lighttpd would
need to check if client is HTTP/1.0 and would need to de-chunk and
remove any other transfer-codings if not supported by next-hop.
x-ref:
"error 500 (mod_cgi.c.601) cgi died"
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2786
"Status" from CGI/1.1 environment should not be sent back to client.
Also, do not send "Status" back to client in mod_scgi
and more precisely parse for "Status" in mod_fastcgi
when available, use getaddrinfo(),inet_pton() instead of gethostbyname()
NOTE: behavior change: mod_scgi now listens to INADDR_LOOPBACK if "host"
is not specified. (Prior behavior was INADDR_ANY.) Backends
should not listen on potentially public IPs unless explicitly
configured to do so. This change matches a change to mod_fastcgi
made in 2008.
x-ref
"gethostbyname deprecated, should use getaddrinfo"
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2783
The (misnamed) connection_reset hook is always called after a request,
whether request completes or is aborted, and whether keep-alive or not,
so no needed to repeat the same function in the handle_connection_close
hook.
support Transfer-Encoding: chunked request body in conjunction with
server.stream-request-body = 0
dynamic handlers will still return 411 Length Required if
server.stream-request-body = 1 or 2 (!= 0)
since CGI-like env requires CONTENT_LENGTH be set
(and mod_proxy currently sends HTTP/1.0 requests to backends,
and Content-Length recommended for robust interaction with backend)
x-ref:
"request: support Chunked Transfer Coding for HTTP PUT"
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/2156
e.g. if /usr/bin/php-cgi does not exist
A distribution package might need to be installed:
'php-cli' Fedora package; 'php7.0-cgi' or 'php5-cgi' Debian package
Fix mod_scgi prefix matching: match the prefix always against url,
not the absolute filepath (regardless of check-local)
(apply fix similar to commit:fe8b7e57 applied to mod_fastcgi in 2008)
Gaël PORTAY
