apache2+fcgi+redmine

### apache2+fcgi+redmine ###

refer earlier post for redmine installation

apt-get install libapache2-mod-fcgid

### install fast-cgi (for ruby) ###

wget http://www.fastcgi.com/dist/fcgi-2.4.0.tar.gz
tar -xzvf fcgi-2.4.0.tar.gz
cd fcgi-2.4.0.
./configure
make
make install
gem install fcgi

### apache-configuration ###
in /etc/apache2/conf.d create a file redmine with content

Alias /redmine /var/www/redmine/public ##optional

SetEnV RAILS_ENV production
AllowOverride all
Options +ExecCGI FollowSymLinks
AddHandler fcgid-script .fcgi
#AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
Order allow,deny
Allow from all


In /var/www/redmine/public/.htaccess
a. make suitable changes for fcgi
b. enable rewritebase (if needed)
c. restart apache /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/redmine

now point your browser to your.server.com/redmine Hope thats it