Index: typo3/cli_dispatch.phpsh
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--- typo3/cli_dispatch.phpsh	(revision 4751)
+++ typo3/cli_dispatch.phpsh	(working copy)
@@ -39,7 +39,19 @@
  *
  */
 
-if (PHP_SAPI!='cli') {
+if (substr(php_sapi_name(), 0, 3) == 'cgi')	{
+	// mimic CLI API in CGI API (you must use the -C/-no-chdir and the -q/--no-header switches!)
+	ini_set('html_errors', 0);
+	ini_set('implicit_flush', 1);
+	ini_set('max_execution_time', 0);
+	if (!ini_get('register_argc_argv'))	{
+		$argv = $_SERVER['argv'];
+		$argc = $_SERVER['argc'];
+	}
+	define(STDIN, fopen('php://stdin', 'r'));
+	define(STDOUT, fopen('php://stdout', 'w'));
+	define(STDERR, fopen('php://stderr', 'w'));
+} elseif (php_sapi_name() != 'cli') {
 	die('Not called from a command line interface (eg. a shell or scheduler).'.chr(10));
 }