fcgiwrap ☆

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Description:
CGI support for Nginx

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.1.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: cgi nginx web-server fastcgi backend

Install: brew install fcgiwrap

About:
fcgiwrap is a simple server for running CGI applications. It listens for requests from a web server like Nginx and executes the corresponding CGI script, handling the communication protocol. This provides a lightweight and secure method to integrate legacy or dynamic CGI scripts into a modern high-performance web stack.

Key Features:

Simple and lightweight CGI handler
Works seamlessly with Nginx's fastcgi_pass directive
Runs each request in a separate process for isolation
Minimal configuration required

Use Cases:

Enabling CGI script support on Nginx web servers
Running legacy Perl or PHP applications via CGI
Serving dynamic content from scripts written in any language

Alternatives:

PHP-FPM – A more advanced process manager specifically for PHP, offering superior performance and process control compared to generic CGI wrappers.
Apache HTTP Server – The Apache web server has built-in CGI support, often eliminating the need for a separate wrapper service like fcgiwrap.

License: MIT

Dependencies: fcgi

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, arm64_big_sur, sonoma, ventura, monterey, big_sur, catalina, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 13, 2025 5:56pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	656f1ee7
Sep 13, 2024 4:15am		0	VERSION_BUMP	06ba778b