diff --git a/NOTICES.txt b/NOTICES.txt
index d1ba4a54b..037f21dd6 100644
--- a/NOTICES.txt
+++ b/NOTICES.txt
@@ -157,3 +157,8 @@ golang.org/x/sync/singleflight
 https://golang.org/x/sync/singleflight
 License: BSD 3-clause (https://golang.org/x/sync/LICENSE)
 Copyright (c) 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+
+github.com/mholt/caddy
+https://github.com/mholt/caddy
+License: Apache 2.0 (https://github.com/mholt/caddy/LICENSE.txt)
+Copyright (c) 2015, Light Code Labs, LLC
diff --git a/proxy/fastcgi/fcgiclient.go b/proxy/fastcgi/fcgiclient.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf6cc23c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy/fastcgi/fcgiclient.go
@@ -0,0 +1,587 @@
+// Copyright 2015 Light Code Labs, LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// Forked ac865e8 on Jan. 2018 from https://github.com/mholt/caddy/blob/master/caddyhttp/fastcgi/fcgiclient.go
+// Which is forked Jan. 2015 from http://bitbucket.org/PinIdea/fcgi_client
+// (which is forked from https://code.google.com/p/go-fastcgi-client/)
+
+// This fork contains several fixes and improvements by Matt Holt and
+// other contributors to Caddy project.
+
+// Copyright 2012 Junqing Tan <ivan@mysqlab.net> and The Go Authors
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// Part of source code is from Go fcgi package
+
+package fastcgi
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"mime/multipart"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httputil"
+	"net/textproto"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// FCGIListenSockFileno describes listen socket file number.
+const FCGIListenSockFileno uint8 = 0
+
+// FCGIHeaderLen describes header length.
+const FCGIHeaderLen uint8 = 8
+
+// Version1 describes the version.
+const Version1 uint8 = 1
+
+// FCGINullRequestID describes the null request ID.
+const FCGINullRequestID uint8 = 0
+
+// FCGIKeepConn describes keep connection mode.
+const FCGIKeepConn uint8 = 1
+
+const (
+	// BeginRequest is the begin request flag.
+	BeginRequest uint8 = iota + 1
+	// AbortRequest is the abort request flag.
+	AbortRequest
+	// EndRequest is the end request flag.
+	EndRequest
+	// Params is the parameters flag.
+	Params
+	// Stdin is the standard input flag.
+	Stdin
+	// Stdout is the standard output flag.
+	Stdout
+	// Stderr is the standard error flag.
+	Stderr
+	// Data is the data flag.
+	Data
+	// GetValues is the get values flag.
+	GetValues
+	// GetValuesResult is the get values result flag.
+	GetValuesResult
+	// UnknownType is the unknown type flag.
+	UnknownType
+	// MaxType is the maximum type flag.
+	MaxType = UnknownType
+)
+
+const (
+	// Responder is the responder flag.
+	Responder uint8 = iota + 1
+	// Authorizer is the authorizer flag.
+	Authorizer
+	// Filter is the filter flag.
+	Filter
+)
+
+const (
+	// RequestComplete is the completed request flag.
+	RequestComplete uint8 = iota
+	// CantMultiplexConns is the multiplexed connections flag.
+	CantMultiplexConns
+	// Overloaded is the overloaded flag.
+	Overloaded
+	// UnknownRole is the unknown role flag.
+	UnknownRole
+)
+
+const (
+	// MaxConns is the maximum connections flag.
+	MaxConns string = "MAX_CONNS"
+	// MaxRequests is the maximum requests flag.
+	MaxRequests string = "MAX_REQS"
+	// MultiplexConns is the multiplex connections flag.
+	MultiplexConns string = "MPXS_CONNS"
+)
+
+const (
+	maxWrite = 65500 // 65530 may work, but for compatibility
+	maxPad   = 255
+)
+
+type header struct {
+	Version       uint8
+	Type          uint8
+	ID            uint16
+	ContentLength uint16
+	PaddingLength uint8
+	Reserved      uint8
+}
+
+// for padding so we don't have to allocate all the time
+// not synchronized because we don't care what the contents are
+var pad [maxPad]byte
+
+func (h *header) init(recType uint8, reqID uint16, contentLength int) {
+	h.Version = 1
+	h.Type = recType
+	h.ID = reqID
+	h.ContentLength = uint16(contentLength)
+	h.PaddingLength = uint8(-contentLength & 7)
+}
+
+type record struct {
+	h    header
+	rbuf []byte
+}
+
+func (rec *record) read(r io.Reader) (buf []byte, err error) {
+	if err = binary.Read(r, binary.BigEndian, &rec.h); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if rec.h.Version != 1 {
+		err = errors.New("fcgi: invalid header version")
+		return
+	}
+	if rec.h.Type == EndRequest {
+		err = io.EOF
+		return
+	}
+	n := int(rec.h.ContentLength) + int(rec.h.PaddingLength)
+	if len(rec.rbuf) < n {
+		rec.rbuf = make([]byte, n)
+	}
+	if _, err = io.ReadFull(r, rec.rbuf[:n]); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	buf = rec.rbuf[:int(rec.h.ContentLength)]
+
+	return
+}
+
+// FCGIClient implements a FastCGI client, which is a standard for
+// interfacing external applications with Web servers.
+type FCGIClient struct {
+	mutex       sync.Mutex
+	rwc         io.ReadWriteCloser
+	h           header
+	buf         bytes.Buffer
+	stderr      bytes.Buffer
+	keepAlive   bool
+	reqID       uint16
+	readTimeout time.Duration
+	sendTimeout time.Duration
+}
+
+// DialWithDialerContext connects to the fcgi responder at the specified network address, using custom net.Dialer
+// and a context.
+// See func net.Dial for a description of the network and address parameters.
+func DialWithDialerContext(ctx context.Context, network, address string, dialer net.Dialer) (fcgi *FCGIClient, err error) {
+	var conn net.Conn
+	conn, err = dialer.DialContext(ctx, network, address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	fcgi = &FCGIClient{
+		rwc:       conn,
+		keepAlive: false,
+		reqID:     1,
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+// DialContext is like Dial but passes ctx to dialer.Dial.
+func DialContext(ctx context.Context, network, address string) (fcgi *FCGIClient, err error) {
+	return DialWithDialerContext(ctx, network, address, net.Dialer{})
+}
+
+// Dial connects to the fcgi responder at the specified network address, using default net.Dialer.
+// See func net.Dial for a description of the network and address parameters.
+func Dial(network, address string) (fcgi *FCGIClient, err error) {
+	return DialContext(context.Background(), network, address)
+}
+
+// Close closes fcgi connnection
+func (c *FCGIClient) Close() {
+	c.rwc.Close()
+}
+
+func (c *FCGIClient) writeRecord(recType uint8, content []byte) (err error) {
+	c.mutex.Lock()
+	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.buf.Reset()
+	c.h.init(recType, c.reqID, len(content))
+	if err := binary.Write(&c.buf, binary.BigEndian, c.h); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := c.buf.Write(content); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := c.buf.Write(pad[:c.h.PaddingLength]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err = c.rwc.Write(c.buf.Bytes())
+	return err
+}
+
+func (c *FCGIClient) writeBeginRequest(role uint16, flags uint8) error {
+	b := [8]byte{byte(role >> 8), byte(role), flags}
+	return c.writeRecord(BeginRequest, b[:])
+}
+
+func (c *FCGIClient) writeEndRequest(appStatus int, protocolStatus uint8) error {
+	b := make([]byte, 8)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(b, uint32(appStatus))
+	b[4] = protocolStatus
+	return c.writeRecord(EndRequest, b)
+}
+
+func (c *FCGIClient) writePairs(recType uint8, pairs map[string]string) error {
+	w := newWriter(c, recType)
+	b := make([]byte, 8)
+	nn := 0
+	for k, v := range pairs {
+		m := 8 + len(k) + len(v)
+		if m > maxWrite {
+			// param data size exceed 65535 bytes"
+			vl := maxWrite - 8 - len(k)
+			v = v[:vl]
+		}
+		n := encodeSize(b, uint32(len(k)))
+		n += encodeSize(b[n:], uint32(len(v)))
+		m = n + len(k) + len(v)
+		if (nn + m) > maxWrite {
+			w.Flush()
+			nn = 0
+		}
+		nn += m
+		if _, err := w.Write(b[:n]); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if _, err := w.WriteString(k); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if _, err := w.WriteString(v); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	w.Close()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func encodeSize(b []byte, size uint32) int {
+	if size > 127 {
+		size |= 1 << 31
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(b, size)
+		return 4
+	}
+	b[0] = byte(size)
+	return 1
+}
+
+// bufWriter encapsulates bufio.Writer but also closes the underlying stream when
+// Closed.
+type bufWriter struct {
+	closer io.Closer
+	*bufio.Writer
+}
+
+func (w *bufWriter) Close() error {
+	if err := w.Writer.Flush(); err != nil {
+		w.closer.Close()
+		return err
+	}
+	return w.closer.Close()
+}
+
+func newWriter(c *FCGIClient, recType uint8) *bufWriter {
+	s := &streamWriter{c: c, recType: recType}
+	w := bufio.NewWriterSize(s, maxWrite)
+	return &bufWriter{s, w}
+}
+
+// streamWriter abstracts out the separation of a stream into discrete records.
+// It only writes maxWrite bytes at a time.
+type streamWriter struct {
+	c       *FCGIClient
+	recType uint8
+}
+
+func (w *streamWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	nn := 0
+	for len(p) > 0 {
+		n := len(p)
+		if n > maxWrite {
+			n = maxWrite
+		}
+		if err := w.c.writeRecord(w.recType, p[:n]); err != nil {
+			return nn, err
+		}
+		nn += n
+		p = p[n:]
+	}
+	return nn, nil
+}
+
+func (w *streamWriter) Close() error {
+	// send empty record to close the stream
+	return w.c.writeRecord(w.recType, nil)
+}
+
+type streamReader struct {
+	c   *FCGIClient
+	buf []byte
+}
+
+func (w *streamReader) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+
+	if len(p) > 0 {
+		if len(w.buf) == 0 {
+
+			// filter outputs for error log
+			for {
+				rec := &record{}
+				var buf []byte
+				buf, err = rec.read(w.c.rwc)
+				if err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+				// standard error output
+				if rec.h.Type == Stderr {
+					w.c.stderr.Write(buf)
+					continue
+				}
+				w.buf = buf
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		n = len(p)
+		if n > len(w.buf) {
+			n = len(w.buf)
+		}
+		copy(p, w.buf[:n])
+		w.buf = w.buf[n:]
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+// Do made the request and returns a io.Reader that translates the data read
+// from fcgi responder out of fcgi packet before returning it.
+func (c *FCGIClient) Do(p map[string]string, req io.Reader) (r io.Reader, err error) {
+	err = c.writeBeginRequest(uint16(Responder), 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = c.writePairs(Params, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	body := newWriter(c, Stdin)
+	if req != nil {
+		io.Copy(body, req)
+	}
+	body.Close()
+
+	r = &streamReader{c: c}
+	return
+}
+
+// clientCloser is a io.ReadCloser. It wraps a io.Reader with a Closer
+// that closes FCGIClient connection.
+type clientCloser struct {
+	*FCGIClient
+	io.Reader
+}
+
+func (f clientCloser) Close() error { return f.rwc.Close() }
+
+// Request returns a HTTP Response with Header and Body
+// from fcgi responder
+func (c *FCGIClient) Request(p map[string]string, req io.Reader) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
+	r, err := c.Do(p, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	rb := bufio.NewReader(r)
+	tp := textproto.NewReader(rb)
+	resp = new(http.Response)
+
+	// Parse the response headers.
+	mimeHeader, err := tp.ReadMIMEHeader()
+	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+		return
+	}
+	resp.Header = http.Header(mimeHeader)
+
+	if resp.Header.Get("Status") != "" {
+		statusParts := strings.SplitN(resp.Header.Get("Status"), " ", 2)
+		resp.StatusCode, err = strconv.Atoi(statusParts[0])
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		if len(statusParts) > 1 {
+			resp.Status = statusParts[1]
+		}
+
+	} else {
+		resp.StatusCode = http.StatusOK
+	}
+
+	// TODO: fixTransferEncoding ?
+	resp.TransferEncoding = resp.Header["Transfer-Encoding"]
+	resp.ContentLength, _ = strconv.ParseInt(resp.Header.Get("Content-Length"), 10, 64)
+
+	if chunked(resp.TransferEncoding) {
+		resp.Body = clientCloser{c, httputil.NewChunkedReader(rb)}
+	} else {
+		resp.Body = clientCloser{c, ioutil.NopCloser(rb)}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// Get issues a GET request to the fcgi responder.
+func (c *FCGIClient) Get(p map[string]string) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
+
+	p["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "GET"
+	p["CONTENT_LENGTH"] = "0"
+
+	return c.Request(p, nil)
+}
+
+// Head issues a HEAD request to the fcgi responder.
+func (c *FCGIClient) Head(p map[string]string) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
+
+	p["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "HEAD"
+	p["CONTENT_LENGTH"] = "0"
+
+	return c.Request(p, nil)
+}
+
+// Options issues an OPTIONS request to the fcgi responder.
+func (c *FCGIClient) Options(p map[string]string) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
+
+	p["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "OPTIONS"
+	p["CONTENT_LENGTH"] = "0"
+
+	return c.Request(p, nil)
+}
+
+// Post issues a POST request to the fcgi responder. with request body
+// in the format that bodyType specified
+func (c *FCGIClient) Post(p map[string]string, method string, bodyType string, body io.Reader, l int64) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
+	if p == nil {
+		p = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+
+	p["REQUEST_METHOD"] = strings.ToUpper(method)
+
+	if len(p["REQUEST_METHOD"]) == 0 || p["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "GET" {
+		p["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "POST"
+	}
+
+	p["CONTENT_LENGTH"] = strconv.FormatInt(l, 10)
+	if len(bodyType) > 0 {
+		p["CONTENT_TYPE"] = bodyType
+	} else {
+		p["CONTENT_TYPE"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
+	}
+
+	return c.Request(p, body)
+}
+
+// PostForm issues a POST to the fcgi responder, with form
+// as a string key to a list values (url.Values)
+func (c *FCGIClient) PostForm(p map[string]string, data url.Values) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
+	body := bytes.NewReader([]byte(data.Encode()))
+	return c.Post(p, "POST", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", body, int64(body.Len()))
+}
+
+// PostFile issues a POST to the fcgi responder in multipart(RFC 2046) standard,
+// with form as a string key to a list values (url.Values),
+// and/or with file as a string key to a list file path.
+func (c *FCGIClient) PostFile(p map[string]string, data url.Values, file map[string]string) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	writer := multipart.NewWriter(buf)
+	bodyType := writer.FormDataContentType()
+
+	for key, val := range data {
+		for _, v0 := range val {
+			err = writer.WriteField(key, v0)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for key, val := range file {
+		fd, e := os.Open(val)
+		if e != nil {
+			return nil, e
+		}
+		defer fd.Close()
+
+		part, e := writer.CreateFormFile(key, filepath.Base(val))
+		if e != nil {
+			return nil, e
+		}
+		_, err = io.Copy(part, fd)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	err = writer.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return c.Post(p, "POST", bodyType, buf, int64(buf.Len()))
+}
+
+// SetReadTimeout sets the read timeout for future calls that read from the
+// fcgi responder. A zero value for t means no timeout will be set.
+func (c *FCGIClient) SetReadTimeout(t time.Duration) error {
+	if conn, ok := c.rwc.(net.Conn); ok && t != 0 {
+		return conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(t))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SetSendTimeout sets the read timeout for future calls that send data to
+// the fcgi responder. A zero value for t means no timeout will be set.
+func (c *FCGIClient) SetSendTimeout(t time.Duration) error {
+	if conn, ok := c.rwc.(net.Conn); ok && t != 0 {
+		return conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(t))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Checks whether chunked is part of the encodings stack
+func chunked(te []string) bool { return len(te) > 0 && te[0] == "chunked" }
+
+// Stderr returns any error produced by FCGI backend
+// while processing the request.
+func (c *FCGIClient) Stderr() string {
+	return c.stderr.String()
+}