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<modulesynopsis metafile="mod_actions.xml.meta">
<name>mod_actions</name>
<description>This module provides for executing CGI scripts based on
media type or request method.</description>
<status>Base</status>
<sourcefile>mod_actions.c</sourcefile>
<identifier>actions_module</identifier>
<summary>
<p>This module has two directives. The <directive
module="mod_actions">Action</directive> directive lets you run CGI
scripts whenever a file of a certain type is requested. The
<directive module="mod_actions">Script</directive> directive lets
you run CGI scripts whenever a particular method is used in a
request. This makes it much easier to execute scripts that process
files.</p>
</summary>
<seealso><module>mod_cgi</module></seealso>
<seealso><a href="../howto/cgi.html">Dynamic Content with CGI</a></seealso>
<seealso><a href="../handler.html">Apache's Handler Use</a></seealso>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>Action</name>
<description>Activates a CGI script for a particular handler or
content-type</description>
<syntax>Action <var>action-type</var> <var>cgi-script</var></syntax>
<contextlist>
<context>server config</context><context>virtual host</context>
<context>directory</context><context>.htaccess</context>
</contextlist>
<override>FileInfo</override>
<usage>
<p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
<var>cgi-script</var> when <var>action-type</var> is triggered by the
request. The <var>cgi-script</var> is the URL-path to a resource
that has been designated as a CGI script using <directive
module="mod_alias">ScriptAlias</directive> or <directive
module="mod_mime">AddHandler</directive>. The
<var>action-type</var> can be either a <a
href="../handler.html">handler</a> or a MIME content type. It
sends the URL and file path of the requested document using the
standard CGI PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment
variables.</p>
<example><title>Examples</title>
# Requests for files of a particular type:<br />
Action image/gif /cgi-bin/images.cgi<br />
<br />
# Files of a particular file extension<br />
AddHandler my-file-type .xyz<br />
Action my-file-type /cgi-bin/program.cgi<br />
</example>
<p>In the first example, requests for files with a MIME content
type of <code>image/gif</code> will instead be handled by the
specified cgi script <code>/cgi-bin/images.cgi</code>.</p>
<p>In the second example, requests for files with a file extension of
<code>.xyz</code> are handled instead by the specified cgi script
<code>/cgi-bin/program.cgi</code>.</p>
</usage>
<seealso><directive module="mod_mime">AddHandler</directive></seealso>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>Script</name>
<description>Activates a CGI script for a particular request
method.</description>
<syntax>Script <var>method</var> <var>cgi-script</var></syntax>
<contextlist>
<context>server config</context><context>virtual host</context>
<context>directory</context></contextlist>
<usage>
<p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
<var>cgi-script</var> when a file is requested using the method of
<var>method</var>. The <var>cgi-script</var> is the URL-path to a
resource that has been designated as a CGI script using <directive
module="mod_alias">ScriptAlias</directive> or <directive
module="mod_mime">AddHandler</directive>. The URL and
file path of the requested document is sent using the standard CGI
PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment variables.</p>
<note>
Any arbitrary method name may be used. <strong>Method names are
case-sensitive</strong>, so <code>Script PUT</code> and
<code>Script put</code> have two entirely different
effects.
</note>
<p>Note that the Script command defines default actions only.
If a CGI script is called, or some other resource that is
capable of handling the requested method internally, it will do
so. Also note that Script with a method of <code>GET</code>
will only be called if there are query arguments present
(<em>e.g.</em>, foo.html?hi). Otherwise, the request will
proceed normally.</p>
<example><title>Examples</title>
# For <ISINDEX>-style searching<br />
Script GET /cgi-bin/search<br />
<br />
# A CGI PUT handler<br />
Script PUT /~bob/put.cgi<br />
</example>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
</modulesynopsis>
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