# Install fcgi

Protocol for interfacing interactive programs with a web server. Version 2.4.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:fcgi
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install fcgi
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install fcgi
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: www/fcgi/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add fcgi
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fcgi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install fcgi
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fcgi from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#fcgi
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fc/fcgi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S fcgi
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: fcgi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:fcgi
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fcgi>
- **Version:** 2.4.7
- **Source summary:** Protocol for interfacing interactive programs with a web server
- **Homepage:** <https://fastcgi-archives.github.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/FastCGI-Archives/fcgi2>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://fastcgi-archives.github.io/FastCGI_Specification.html>
- **License:** OML
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/FastCGI-Archives/fcgi2/archive/refs/tags/2.4.7.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- cgi-fcgi (cli)
- cgi-fcgi (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- autoconf
- automake
- libtool

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.4.7
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/FastCGI-Archives/fcgi2
- Upstream latest detected: 2.4.7 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** fcgi
- **Aliases:** fastcgi
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - fcgi: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fc/fcgi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - fcgi - 2.4.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fcgi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FAST CGI(fcgi) is a language independent, high performant extension to CGI | https://github.com/FastCGI-Archives/fcgi2
- apk - fcgi++ - 2.4.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fcgi++ from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FCGI c++ library | https://github.com/FastCGI-Archives/fcgi2
- apk - fcgi-dev - 2.4.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fcgi-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FAST CGI(fcgi) is a language independent, high performant extension to CGI (development files) | https://github.com/FastCGI-Archives/fcgi2
- apk - fcgi-doc - 2.4.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fcgi-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FAST CGI(fcgi) is a language independent, high performant extension to CGI (documentation) | https://github.com/FastCGI-Archives/fcgi2
- dnf - fcgi - 2.4.7-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fcgi from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | FastCGI development kit | https://github.com/FastCGI-Archives/fcgi2
- dnf - fcgi-devel - 2.4.7-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fcgi-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for fcgi | https://github.com/FastCGI-Archives/fcgi2
- pacman - fcgi - 2.4.7-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: fcgi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | FASTCgi (fcgi) is a language independent, high performant extension to CGI | https://github.com/FastCGI-Archives/fcgi2
- MacPorts - fcgi: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: www/fcgi/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
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- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
