[Catalyst] Authorization header and fastcgi

[Matt Pitts]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Docherty [mailto:catalyst at iandocherty.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:51 AM
> To: The elegant MVC web framework
> Subject: [Catalyst] Authorization header and fastcgi
> 
> Hi
> The 'Authorization' header is not being passed to my Catalyst
> application.
> 
> I have read the archives about fastcgi not passing the header and I
> have
> tried the following in my Apache 2 config
> 
> RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} ^(.+)
> RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1 [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%1,PT]
> 
> FastCgiIpcDir /var/fcgi_ipc
> FastCgiServer
> /var/www/www.pharmaventures.com/script/pharmaventures_fastcgi.pl
> -pass-header HTTP_AUTHORIZATION -pass-header Authorization -processes
5
> -initial-env PV_DEBUG=0 -initial-env PV_HBX=1 -initial-env
> PV_DSN=dbi:mysql:port=3306:host=127.0.0.1
> 
> I don't see a header and I don't see any environment variable in my
Cat
> app.
> 
> I have tried variations on the -pass-header Authorization -pass-header
> AUTHORIZATION but neither works.
> 
> Any other ideas?

The following is working for me in Apache 2.2 with FastCgiExternalServer
and Cat 5.8014

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} ^(.+)
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1 [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%1,PT]

Without any special declarations on my FastCgiExternalServer directive.

Could it be something specific to running the FastCGI internal vs.
external?

Did you forget to turn "RewriteEngine On"?

v/r
-matt pitts