Package: lighttpd Version: 1.4.31-4+deb7u3 Severity: important A simple dependency fix, lighttpd package should simply add a dependency for php5-cgi
Also reported almost 7 years ago against Ubuntu at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lighttpd/+bug/236027 To reproduce: install lighttpd WITHOUT php5-cgi package installed run: # lighttpd-enable-mod enter fastcgi-php and exit reload lighttpd configuration or restart lighttpd # service lighttpd restart Normal output is shown, suggesting server is started successfully Server is not actually started, /var/log/lighttpd/error.log shows: 2015-01-05 12:25:35: (log.c.166) server started 2015-01-05 12:25:35: (mod_fastcgi.c.1103) the fastcgi-backend /usr/bin/php-cgi failed to start: 2015-01-05 12:25:35: (mod_fastcgi.c.1107) child exited with status 2 /usr/bin /php-cgi 2015-01-05 12:25:35: (mod_fastcgi.c.1110) If you're trying to run your app as a FastCGI backend, make sure you're using the FastCGI-enabled version. If this is PHP on Gentoo, add 'fastcgi' to the USE flags. 2015-01-05 12:25:35: (mod_fastcgi.c.1397) [ERROR]: spawning fcgi failed. 2015-01-05 12:25:35: (server.c.976) Configuration of plugins failed. Going down. Installing package "php5-cgi" corrects the issue. -- System Information: Debian Release: 7.7 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'oldstable-updates'), (500, 'stable'), (300, 'oldstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages lighttpd depends on: ii libattr1 1:2.4.46-8 ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.6-4 ii libc6 2.13-38+deb7u6 ii libfam0 2.7.0-17 ii libldap-2.4-2 2.4.31-1+nmu2 ii libpcre3 1:8.30-5 ii libssl1.0.0 1.0.1e-2+deb7u13 ii libterm-readline-perl-perl 1.0303-1 ii lsb-base 4.1+Debian8+deb7u1 ii mime-support 3.52-1+deb7u1 ii perl 5.14.2-21+deb7u2 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.7.dfsg-13 Versions of packages lighttpd recommends: ii spawn-fcgi 1.6.3-1 Versions of packages lighttpd suggests: ii apache2-utils 2.2.22-13+deb7u3 ii openssl 1.0.1e-2+deb7u13 pn rrdtool <none> -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org