FastCGI on shared host

[lotusone]

Thanks for the forum!

I want to run a FastCGI app on my shared host.

The host informed me that they do not have vhosts set up through litespeed via the admin console i.e. they have no "Virtual Host" tab, thus no "Context" tab to set a directory wide handler for the app. They also have only a server-level "External App" tab.

So here's the problem:
When they set up the external app server-wide, it runs under litespeed's UID. Thus, whenever it runs afoul, I can't kill the processes or otherwise regain control. I also have to increase the permissions on all the files the app needs.

The questions:
1. Is there a way to get the app to run under my uid without resorting to the vhost->(External App & Context) settings?
2. How could those vhost tabs not exist in a litespeed setup? Is this a common way to use litespeed with virtual hosts?
3. Is there a way (like .htaccess) to map a server-wide external app to a directory e.g. www.mysite.com/ instead of to an extension via "Script handler" tab?

Sean DeNigris