[Live-demo] [OSGeo] #1383: qgis_server demo brings the OSGeo Live VM down

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#1383: qgis_server demo brings the OSGeo Live VM down
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 Reporter:  rouault  |       Owner:  live-demo@…              
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal   |   Milestone:  OSGeoLive8.0             
Component:  LiveDVD  |    Keywords:  qgis_server              
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Comment(by larrysh):

 Hi,

 I don't see where mod_fcgid is configured for QGIS Server. The default for
 libapache2-mod-fcgid (assuming it is the basic Ubuntu package) is:

 '''/etc/apache2/mods-available/fcgid.conf'''
 {{{
 <IfModule mod_fcgid.c>
   FcgidConnectTimeout 20

   <IfModule mod_mime.c>
     AddHandler fcgid-script .fcgi
   </IfModule>
 </IfModule>
 }}}

 Probably would want something like:

 {{{
 <IfModule mod_fcgid.c>
   FcgidConnectTimeout 20

   FcgidCmdOptions /usr/lib/cgi-bin/qgis_mapserv \
     ConnectTimeout 5 \
     IdleTimeout 300 \
     IOTimeout 40 \
     MaxProcesses 20 \
     MaxProcessLifeTime 3600 \
     MaxRequestsPerProcess 0 \
     MinProcesses 3

   <IfModule mod_mime.c>
     AddHandler fcgid-script .fcgi
   </IfModule>
 </IfModule>
 }}}

 Just guessing on the appropriate config here. See:
 http://httpd.apache.org/mod_fcgid/mod/mod_fcgid.html#fcgidcmdoptions for
 details.

 Probably best to not edit that file, but set the options in the default
 site config or make a specific config that's included. Then, add the setup
 to '''install_qgis_mapserver.sh'''. All of this is completely untested by
 me (just pulled an older config I had used in the past out of an old
 server backup).

 It is also possible to configure QGIS Server to [http://osgeo-
 org.1560.x6.nabble.com/QGIS-Mapserver-with-Lighttpd-td5150292.html run
 under lighttpd instead]. This ''may'' be a lightweight alternative to
 Apache, if the issue can not be resolved (though no guarantee that moving
 to lighttpd will work around the issue).

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1383#comment:6>
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