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| <h1 align="CENTER">Module mod_actions</h1> |
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| <p>This module provides for executing CGI scripts based on |
| media type or request method.</p> |
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| <p><a href="module-dict.html#Status" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Status:</strong></a> Base<br /> |
| <a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Source File:</strong></a> |
| mod_actions.c<br /> |
| <a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Module Identifier:</strong></a> |
| action_module<br /> |
| <a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Compatibility:</strong></a> Available in |
| Apache 1.1 and later.</p> |
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| <h2>Summary</h2> |
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| <p>This module has two directives. The Action directive lets |
| you run CGI scripts whenever a file of a certain type is |
| requested. The Script 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> |
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| <h2>Directives</h2> |
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| <ul> |
| <li><a href="#action">Action</a></li> |
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| <li><a href="#script">Script</a></li> |
| </ul> |
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| <h2><a id="action" name="action">Action directive</a></h2> |
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| <p><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Syntax:</strong></a> Action <em>action-type |
| cgi-script</em><br /> |
| <a href="directive-dict.html#Context" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Context:</strong></a> server config, virtual |
| host, directory, .htaccess<br /> |
| <a href="directive-dict.html#Override" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Override:</strong></a> FileInfo<br /> |
| <a href="directive-dict.html#Status" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Status:</strong></a> Base<br /> |
| <a href="directive-dict.html#Module" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Module:</strong></a> mod_actions<br /> |
| <a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Compatibility:</strong></a> Action is only |
| available in Apache 1.1 and later</p> |
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| <p>This directive adds an action, which will activate |
| <em>cgi-script</em> when <em>action-type</em> is triggered by the |
| request. The <i>cgi-script</i> is the URL-path to a resource that |
| has been configured as a CGI script using <code>ScriptAlias</code> |
| or <code>AddHandler</code>. The <em>action-type</em> 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> |
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| <p>Examples:</p> |
| <pre> |
| # Requests for files of a particular type: |
| Action image/gif /cgi-bin/images.cgi |
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| # Files of a particular file extension |
| AddHandler my-file-type .xyz |
| Action my-file-type /cgi-bin/program.cgi |
| </pre> |
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| <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> |
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| <p><strong>See also</strong>: <a |
| href="mod_mime.html#addhandler">AddHandler</a></p> |
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| <hr /> |
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| <h2><a id="script" name="script">Script directive</a></h2> |
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| <p><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Syntax:</strong></a> Script <em>method |
| cgi-script</em><br /> |
| <a href="directive-dict.html#Context" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Context:</strong></a> server config, virtual |
| host, directory<br /> |
| <a href="directive-dict.html#Status" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Status:</strong></a> Base<br /> |
| <a href="directive-dict.html#Module" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Module:</strong></a> mod_actions<br /> |
| <a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility" |
| rel="Help"><strong>Compatibility:</strong></a> Script is only |
| available in Apache 1.1 and later; arbitrary method use is only |
| available with 1.3.10 and later</p> |
| |
| <p>This directive adds an action, which will activate |
| <i>cgi-script</i> when a file is requested using the method of |
| <i>method</i>. The <i>cgi-script</i> is the URL-path to a resource |
| that has been configured as a CGI script using |
| <code>ScriptAlias</code> or <code>AddHandler</code>. The URL and |
| file path of the requested document is sent using the standard CGI |
| PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment variables.</p> |
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| <blockquote> |
| Prior to Apache 1.3.10, <i>method</i> can only be one of |
| <code>GET</code>, <code>POST</code>, <code>PUT</code>, or |
| <code>DELETE</code>. As of 1.3.10, any arbitrary method name |
| may be used. <b>Method names are case-sensitive</b>, so |
| <code>Script PUT</code> and <code>Script put</code> |
| have two entirely different effects. |
| </blockquote> |
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| <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> |
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| <p>Examples:</p> |
| <pre> |
| # For <ISINDEX>-style searching |
| Script GET /cgi-bin/search |
| # A CGI PUT handler |
| Script PUT /~bob/put.cgi |
| </pre> |
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