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Hi,

I'd like to have hiawatha forward to 2 different fastcgi servers depending on the URI:

- /first/* -> forward to fastcgi server of id FirstFcgi on port 81
- /second/* -> forward to fastcgi server of id SecondFcgi on port 82

on the same hostname.

I've read the doc several times and I don't really see how this could be done.

Is it possible? And how?

Thanks in advance.

Hiawatha uses a FastCGI server based on the extension of the request URL. The trick is to use URL rewriting for the specified directories:

FastCGIserver {
    FastCGIid = FCGI1
    Extension = fcgi1
    ConnectTo = 127.0.0.1:81
}

FastCGIserver {
    FastCGIid = FCGI2
    Extension = fcgi2
    ConnectTo = 127.0.0.1:82
}

UrlRewrite {
    RewriteId = my_rewrite
    Match ^/first/.* Rewrite /first/index.cgi1
    Match ^/seconds/.* Rewrite /seconds/index.cgi2
}

VirtualHost [
    Hostname = www.website.com
    WebsiteRoot = /path/to/webroot
    FastCGI = FCGI1, FCGI2
    RewriteURL = my_rewrite
}

I know it looks like a hack. My idea for the next release is to make this more 'clean'.