| <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/strict"><head><!-- |
| XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
| This file is generated from xml source: DO NOT EDIT |
| XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
| --><title>mod_actions - Apache HTTP Server</title><link href="../style/manual.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/></head><body><blockquote><div align="center"><img alt="[APACHE DOCUMENTATION]" src="../images/sub.gif"/><h3>Apache HTTP Server Version 2.0</h3></div><h1 align="center">Apache Module mod_actions</h1><table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td valign="top"><span class="help">Description:</span></td><td><description>This module provides for executing CGI scripts based on |
| media type or request method.</description></td></tr><tr><td><a href="module-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status:</a></td><td>Base</td></tr><tr><td><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier" class="help">Module Identifier:</a></td><td>actions_module</td></tr></table></td></tr></table><h2>Summary</h2><summary> |
| <p>This module has two directives. The <a href="#action" class="directive"><code class="directive">Action</code></a> directive lets you run CGI |
| scripts whenever a file of a certain type is requested. The |
| <a href="#script" class="directive"><code class="directive">Script</code></a> 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><h2>Directives</h2><ul><li><a href="#action">Action</a></li><li><a href="#script">Script</a></li></ul><hr/><h2><a name="Action">Action</a> <a name="action">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><strong>Description: </strong></td><td>Activates a CGI script for a particular handler or |
| content-type</td></tr><tr><td><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax:</a></td><td><syntax>Action <em>action-type cgi-script</em></syntax></td></tr><tr><td><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context:</a></td><td>server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><td><a href="directive-dict.html#Override" class="help">Override:</a></td><td>FileInfo</td></tr><tr><td><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status:</a></td><td>Base</td></tr><tr><td><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module:</a></td><td>mod_actions</td></tr></table></td></tr></table><usage> |
| <p>This directive adds an action, which will activate |
| <em>cgi-script</em> when <em>action-type</em> is triggered by |
| the request. 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> |
| |
| <blockquote><table cellpadding="10"><tr><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><p align="center"><strong>Examples</strong></p><code> |
| |
| |
| # 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> |
| </code></td></tr></table></blockquote> |
| |
| <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><p><strong>See also </strong></p><ul><li><a href="mod_mime.html#addhandler" class="directive"><code class="directive">AddHandler</code></a></li></ul><hr/><h2><a name="Script">Script</a> <a name="script">Directive</a></h2><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><strong>Description: </strong></td><td>Activates a CGI script for a particular request |
| method.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax" class="help">Syntax:</a></td><td><syntax> Script <em>method cgi-script</em></syntax></td></tr><tr><td><a href="directive-dict.html#Context" class="help">Context:</a></td><td>server config, virtual host, directory</td></tr><tr><td><a href="directive-dict.html#Status" class="help">Status:</a></td><td>Base</td></tr><tr><td><a href="directive-dict.html#Module" class="help">Module:</a></td><td>mod_actions</td></tr></table></td></tr></table><usage> |
| <p>This directive adds an action, which will activate |
| <em>cgi-script</em> when a file is requested using the method of |
| <em>method</em>. It sends the URL and file path of the requested |
| document using the standard CGI PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED |
| environment variables.</p> |
| |
| <blockquote><table><tr><td bgcolor="#e0e5f5"> |
| 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. |
| </td></tr></table></blockquote> |
| |
| <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> |
| |
| <blockquote><table cellpadding="10"><tr><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><p align="center"><strong>Examples</strong></p><code> |
| |
| # For <ISINDEX>-style searching<br> |
| Script GET /cgi-bin/search<br> |
| # A CGI PUT handler<br> |
| Script PUT /~bob/put.cgi<br> |
| </code></td></tr></table></blockquote> |
| </usage><hr/><h3 align="center">Apache HTTP Server Version 2.0</h3><a href="./"><img alt="Index" src="../images/index.gif"/></a><a href="../"><img alt="Home" src="../images/home.gif"/></a></blockquote></body></html> |
