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+EWF Deployment
+==============
+
+##Apache on Windows
+###Apache Install
+ 
+ - Check the correct version (Win 32 or Win64)
+ - Apache Version:  Apache 2.4.4
+ - Windows: http://www.apachelounge.com/download/
+
+###Deploying EWF CGI
+
+####CGI overview
+> A new process is started for each HTTP request. So if there are N request to the same CGI
+> program, the code of the CGI program is loaded into memory N times.
+> When a CGI program finished handling a request,  the program terminates
+
+1. Build EWF application.
+
+    ec ­config app.ecf ­target app_cgi ­finalize ­c_compile ­project_path .
+    Note: change app.ecf and target app_cgi  based on your own configuration.
+2. Copy the generated exe file and the www content.
+
+    ```
+    Copy the app.exe and the folder www into a folder served by apache2, for example under
+    <APACHE_PATH>/htdocs
+    <APACHE_PATH> = path to your apache installation
+    Edit httpd.conf under c:/<APACHE_PATH>/conf
+    DocumentRoot "c:/<APACHE_PATH>/htdocs"
+    <Directory "c:/<APACHE_PATH>/htdocs">
+    AllowOverride All --
+    Require all granted -- this is required in Apache 2.4.4
+    </Directory>
+    ```
+
+3. Check that you have the following modules enabled.
+
+    ```
+    LoadModule cgi_module modules/mod_cgi.so
+    LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
+    ```
+
+*Tip:*
+To check the syntax of your httpd.conf file. From command line run the following.
+
+    $>httpd - t
+
+####.htaccess CGI
+http://perishablepress.com/stupid­htaccess­trics/
+
+    Options +ExecCGI +Includes +FollowSymLinks ­Indexes
+    AddHandler cgi­script exe
+    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
+       RewriteEngine on
+       RewriteRule ^$ $service [L]
+       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !­f
+       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !­d
+       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !$service
+       RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $service/$1
+       RewriteRule .* ­ [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization},L]
+    </IfModule
+
+Replace $service with the name of your executable service, for example app_service.exe
+
+
+##Deploying EWF FCGI
+
+ - To deploy FCGI you will need to download the mod_fcgi module.
+ - You can get it from here http://www.apachelounge.com/download/
+
+###FCGI overview
+> FastCGI allows a single, long­running process to handle more than one user request while keeping close to
+> the CGI programming model, retaining the simplicity while eliminating the overhead of creating a new
+> process for each request. Unlike converting an application to a web server plug­in, FastCGI applications
+> remain independent of the web server.
+
+1. Build EWF application
+
+    ec ­config app.ecf ­target app_fcgi ­finalize ­c_compile ­project_path .
+    Note: change app.ecf and target app_fcgi  based on your own configuration.
+
+2. Copy the generated exe file and the www content
+
+    
+    Copy the app.exe and the folder "www"  into a folder served by apache2, for example under
+    <APACHE_PATH>/htdocs.
+    <APACHE_PATH> = path to your apache installation
+    Edit httpd.conf under c:/<APACHE_PATH>/conf
+    
+    DocumentRoot "c:/<APACHE_PATH>/htdocs"
+    <Directory "c:/<APACHE_PATH>/htdocs">
+       AllowOverride All --
+       Require all granted -- this is required in Apache 2.4.4
+    </Directory>
+
+Check that you have the following modules enabled.
+
+    LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
+    LoadModule fcgid_module modules/mod_fcgid.so
+
+By default Apache does not comes with fcgid module, so you will need to
+download it, and put the module under Apache2/modules
+
+####.htaccess FCGI
+http://perishablepress.com/stupid­htaccess­tricks/
+
+    Options +ExecCGI +Includes +FollowSymLinks ­Indexes
+    <IfModule mod_fcgid.c>
+      AddHandler fcgid­script .ews
+      FcgidWrapper $FULL_PATH/$service .ews
+    </IfModule>
+    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
+       RewriteEngine on
+       RewriteBase /
+       RewriteRule ^$ service.ews [L]
+       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !­f
+       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !­d
+       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !=/favicon.ico
+       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !service.ews
+       RewriteRule ^(.*)$ service.ews/$1  RewriteRule .* ­ [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization},L]
+    </IfModule>
+
+Replace $service with the name of your executable $service, for example app_service.exe
+You will need to create an service.ews file, this file will be located at the same place where you
+copy your app service executable.