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    <h1 align="CENTER">Module mod_log_referer</h1>

    <p>This module provides for logging of the documents which
    reference documents on the server.</p>

    <p><a href="module-dict.html#Status"
    rel="Help"><strong>Status:</strong></a> Extension<br />
     <a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile"
    rel="Help"><strong>Source File:</strong></a>
    mod_log_referer.c<br />
     <a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier"
    rel="Help"><strong>Module Identifier:</strong></a>
    referer_log_module</p>

    <h2>Summary</h2>

    <p>This module is provided strictly for compatibility with NCSA
    httpd, and is deprecated. We recommend you use <a
    href="mod_log_config.html">mod_log_config</a> instead.</p>

    <h2>Directives</h2>

    <ul>
      <li><a href="#refererignore">RefererIgnore</a></li>

      <li><a href="#refererlog">RefererLog</a></li>
    </ul>

    <p>See also: <a
    href="mod_log_config.html#customlog">CustomLog</a> and <a
    href="mod_log_config.html#logformat">LogFormat</a>.</p>

    <h2>Log file format</h2>
    The log file contains a separate line for each refer. Each line
    has the format 

    <blockquote>
      <em>uri</em> <code>-&gt;</code> <em>document</em>
    </blockquote>
    where <em>uri</em> is the (%-escaped) URI for the document that
    references the one requested by the client, and
    <em>document</em> is the (%-decoded) local URL to the document
    being referred to. 
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    <h2><a id="refererignore"
    name="refererignore">RefererIgnore</a> directive</h2>

    <a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax"
    rel="Help"><strong>Syntax:</strong></a> RefererIgnore
    <em>string</em> [<em>string</em>] ...<br />
     <a href="directive-dict.html#Context"
    rel="Help"><strong>Context:</strong></a> server config, virtual
    host<br />
     <a href="directive-dict.html#Status"
    rel="Help"><strong>Status:</strong></a> Extension<br />
     <a href="directive-dict.html#Module"
    rel="Help"><strong>Module:</strong></a> mod_log_referer 

    <p>The RefererIgnore directive adds to the list of strings to
    ignore in Referer headers. If any of the strings in the list is
    contained in the Referer header, then no referrer information
    will be logged for the request. Example:</p>

    <blockquote>
      <code>RefererIgnore www.ncsa.uiuc.edu</code>
    </blockquote>
    This avoids logging references from www.ncsa.uiuc.edu. 
    <hr />

    <h2><a id="refererlog" name="refererlog">RefererLog</a>
    directive</h2>

    <a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax"
    rel="Help"><strong>Syntax:</strong></a> RefererLog
    <em>file-pipe</em><br />
     <a href="directive-dict.html#Default"
    rel="Help"><strong>Default:</strong></a> <code>RefererLog
    logs/referer_log</code><br />
     <a href="directive-dict.html#Context"
    rel="Help"><strong>Context:</strong></a> server config, virtual
    host<br />
     <a href="directive-dict.html#Status"
    rel="Help"><strong>Status:</strong></a> Extension<br />
     <a href="directive-dict.html#Module"
    rel="Help"><strong>Module:</strong></a> mod_log_referer 

    <p>The RefererLog directive sets the name of the file to which
    the server will log the Referer header of incoming requests.
    <em>File-pipe</em> is one of</p>

    <dl>
      <dt>A filename</dt>

      <dd>A filename relative to the <a
      href="core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</a>.</dd>

      <dt>`|' followed by a command</dt>

      <dd>A program to receive the referrer log information on its
      standard input. Note that a new program will not be started
      for a VirtualHost if it inherits the RefererLog from the main
      server.</dd>
    </dl>
    <strong>Security:</strong> if a program is used, then it will
    be run under the user who started httpd. This will be root if
    the server was started by root; be sure that the program is
    secure. 

    <p><strong>Security:</strong> See the <a
    href="../misc/security_tips.html">security tips</a> document
    for details on why your security could be compromised if the
    directory where logfiles are stored is writable by anyone other
    than the user that starts the server.</p>

    <p>This directive is provided for compatibility with NCSA
    1.4.</p>

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