Installing the FastCGI Extension for Internet Information Services 6.0

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Installing the FastCGI Extension for Internet Information Services 6.0

What is FastCGI :

FastCGI is an IIS 6.0 extension which improves the performance of Home, Monitors & Reports pages of the SEPM console

How do I get it ?

It is available in the Cd 2 folder ... Under... \Tools\NoSupport\FastCGI

How do I install the FastCGI :

To install and configure the FastCGI Extension for Internet Information Services 6.0, you'll need to perform the following tasks:

A] Install the extension.
B] Change the IIS PHP mapping.
C] Create a FastCGI configuration.
D] Modify the php.ini file.

The following instructions apply to Windows Server 2003.

A > To install the FastCGI Extension for Internet Information Services 6.0

1 Double-click one of the following files, as appropriate for your computer:

A] fcgisetup32.msi
B] fcgisetup64.msi

2 In the Welcome to the FastCGI Setup Wizard, click Next.

3 Check the I accept the terms in the License Agreement check box, and then click Next.

4 Click Install.

5 Click Finish.

B > To change the IIS PHP mapping

1 Click Start>Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

2 In the navigation tree, under Web Sites, under Default Web Site, right-click Reporting, and then select Properties.

3 On the Virtual Directory tab, click Configuration.

4 On the Mappings tab, under Application extensions, click the executable path,and then click Edit.

5 Change the path to %WINDIR%\system32\inetsrv\fcgiext.dll where you replace %WINDIR% with the definition of %WINDIR% on your  computer.

C > To create a FastCGI configuration

1 Open a command prompt and change directory to the %WINDIR%\system32\ inetsrv folder.

2 Type the following command:

cscript fcgiconfig.js -add -section:"PHP" -extension:php-path:"SEPM_install_folder\PHP\php-cgi.exe"

where you replace SEPM_install_folder with the folder where you installed

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, which, by default, is C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.

3 Type the following command:

cscript fcgiconfig.js -set -section:"PHP" -InstanceMaxRequests:10000

4 Type the following command:

cscript fcgiconfig.js -set -section:"PHP"-EnvironmentVars:PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS:10000

D > To modify the php.ini file

1 Open the folder SEPM_install_folder\PHP, where you replace SEPM_install_folder with the folder where you installed Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, which, by default, is C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.

2 Right-click the Php.ini file and select Properties.

3 Uncheck the Read-only attribute check box to make the file writable.

4 Add the following lines to the end of the file:

fastcgi.impersonate=1

fastcgi.log=0

5 Save and close the file, and remember to change its read-only attribute back.