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diff --git a/docs/manual/handler.html b/docs/manual/handler.html deleted file mode 100644 index 72f16fd170..0000000000 --- a/docs/manual/handler.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,195 +0,0 @@ -<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> -<HTML> -<HEAD> -<TITLE>Apache's Handler Use</TITLE> -</HEAD> - -<!-- Background white, links blue (unvisited), navy (visited), red (active) --> -<BODY - BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" - TEXT="#000000" - LINK="#0000FF" - VLINK="#000080" - ALINK="#FF0000" -> -<!--#include virtual="header.html" --> -<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache's Handler Use</H1> - -<H2>What is a Handler</H2> - -<P>A "handler" is an internal Apache representation of the action to be -performed when a file is called. Generally, files have implicit -handlers, based on the file type. Normally, all files are simply -served by the server, but certain file typed are "handled" -separately. For example, you may use a type of -"application/x-httpd-cgi" to invoke CGI scripts.</P> - -<P>Apache 1.1 adds the additional ability to use handlers -explicitly. Either based on filename extensions or on location, these -handlers are unrelated to file type. This is advantageous both because -it is a more elegant solution, but it also allows for both a type -<STRONG>and</STRONG> a handler to be associated with a file (See also -<A HREF="mod/mod_mime.html#multipleext">Files with Multiple Extensions</A>) - -</P> - -<P>Handlers can either be built into the server or to a module, or -they can be added with the <A -HREF="mod/mod_actions.html#action">Action</A> directive. The built-in -handlers in the standard distribution are as follows:</P> - -<UL> -<LI><STRONG>default-handler</STRONG>: - Send the file using the <CODE>default_handler()</CODE>, which is the - handler used by default to handle static content. - (core) -<LI><STRONG>send-as-is</STRONG>: - Send file with HTTP headers as is. - (<A HREF="mod/mod_asis.html">mod_asis</A>) -<LI><STRONG>cgi-script</STRONG>: - Treat the file as a CGI script. - (<A HREF="mod/mod_cgi.html">mod_cgi</A>) -<LI><STRONG>imap-file</STRONG>: - Imagemap rule file. - (<A HREF="mod/mod_imap.html">mod_imap</A>) -<LI><STRONG>server-info</STRONG>: - Get the server's configuration information - (<A HREF="mod/mod_info.html">mod_info</A>) -<LI><STRONG>server-parsed</STRONG>: - Parse for server-side includes - (<A HREF="mod/mod_include.html">mod_include</A>) -<LI><STRONG>server-status</STRONG>: - Get the server's status report - (<A HREF="mod/mod_status.html">mod_status</A>) -<LI><STRONG>type-map</STRONG>: - Parse as a type map file for content negotiation - (<A HREF="mod/mod_negotiation.html">mod_negotiation</A>) -</UL> - -<P> - -<H2>Directives</H2> -<UL> -<LI><A HREF="#addhandler">AddHandler</A> -<LI><A HREF="#sethandler">SetHandler</A> -</UL> - -<HR> - -<H2><A NAME="addhandler">AddHandler</A></H2> - -<A - HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Syntax" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> AddHandler <EM>handler-name extension extension...</EM><BR> -<A - HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Context" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess<BR> -<A - HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Override" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Override:</STRONG></A> FileInfo<BR> -<A - HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Status" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> Base<BR> -<A - HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Module" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_mime<BR> -<A - HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Compatibility" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Compatibility:</STRONG></A> AddHandler is only available in Apache -1.1 and later<P> - -<P>AddHandler maps the filename extensions <EM>extension</EM> to the -handler <EM>handler-name</EM>. This mapping is added to any already -in force, overriding any mappings that already exist for the same -<EM>extension</EM>. - -For example, to activate CGI scripts -with the file extension "<CODE>.cgi</CODE>", you might use: -<PRE> - AddHandler cgi-script cgi -</PRE> - -<P>Once that has been put into your srm.conf or httpd.conf file, any -file containing the "<CODE>.cgi</CODE>" extension will be treated as a -CGI program.</P> - -<P> - -<STRONG>See also</STRONG>: <A HREF="mod/mod_mime.html#multipleext">Files with -multiple extensions</A> - -<HR> - -<H2><A NAME="sethandler">SetHandler</A></H2> - -<A - HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Syntax" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> SetHandler <EM>handler-name</EM><BR> -<A - HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Context" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> directory, .htaccess<BR> -<A - HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Status" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> Base<BR> -<A - HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Module" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_mime<BR> -<A - HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Compatibility" - REL="Help" -><STRONG>Compatibility:</STRONG></A> SetHandler is only available in Apache -1.1 and later.<P> - -<P>When placed into an <CODE>.htaccess</CODE> file or a -<CODE><Directory></CODE> or <CODE><Location></CODE> -section, this directive forces all matching files to be parsed through -the handler given by <EM>handler-name</EM>. For example, if you had a -directory you wanted to be parsed entirely as imagemap rule files, -regardless of extension, you might put the following into an -<CODE>.htaccess</CODE> file in that directory: -<PRE> - SetHandler imap-file -</PRE> - -<P>Another example: if you wanted to have the server display a status -report whenever a URL of <CODE>http://servername/status</CODE> was -called, you might put the following into access.conf: -<PRE> - <Location /status> - SetHandler server-status - </Location> -</PRE> -<HR> - -<H2>Programmer's Note</H2> - -<P>In order to implement the handler features, an addition has been -made to the <A HREF="misc/API.html">Apache API</A> that you may wish to -make use of. Specifically, a new record has been added to the -<CODE>request_rec</CODE> structure:</P> -<PRE> - char *handler -</PRE> -<P>If you wish to have your module engage a handler, you need only to -set <CODE>r->handler</CODE> to the name of the handler at any time -prior to the <CODE>invoke_handler</CODE> stage of the -request. Handlers are implemented as they were before, albeit using -the handler name instead of a content type. While it is not -necessary, the naming convention for handlers is to use a -dash-separated word, with no slashes, so as to not invade the media -type name-space.</P> - -<!--#include virtual="footer.html" --> -</BODY> -</HTML> - |