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NOTE: This guide was tested on Apache v2.2.19 for Windows XP.

It is easy to to host a fossil repository via CGI with Apache for Windows XP. Follow these steps:

1. Install Fossil to a local directory and add the directory to the PATH environment variable.
2. Install the Apache web server.
3. In the Apache install path, find the cgi-bin folder.
4. Create a new .cgi file that will be used to access a local Fossil repository; e.g. example.cgi
5. Edit the new file as follows:

   
   #!fossil.exe
   repository: C:\path_to_repository\example.fossil
   
   

6. Save the changes to the file and check that the repository is accessible at the following URL: http://hostname/cgi-bin/example.cgi