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<div id="preamble"><h1>Apache Module mod_echo</h1>
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<table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>A simple echo server to illustrate protocol
modules</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Experimental</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module&nbsp;Identifier:</a></th><td>echo_module</td></tr>
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<h3>Summary</h3>

    <p>This module provides an example protocol module to illustrate the
    concept. It provides a simple echo server. Telnet to it and type
    stuff, and it will echo it.</p>
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<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif"> <a href="#protocolecho">ProtocolEcho</a></li>
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<h3>Bugfix checklist</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4">httpd changelog</a></li><li><a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=__open__&amp;list_id=144532&amp;product=Apache%20httpd-2&amp;query_format=specific&amp;order=changeddate%20DESC%2Cpriority%2Cbug_severity&amp;component=mod_echo">Known issues</a></li><li><a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=Apache%20httpd-2&amp;component=mod_echo">Report a bug</a></li></ul></div>

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<div class="directive-section"><h2 id="protocolecho"><span id="ProtocolEcho">ProtocolEcho</span> Directive <a title="Permanent link" href="#protocolecho" class="permalink">&para;</a></h2>
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<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Turn the echo server on or off</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>ProtocolEcho On|Off</code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>ProtocolEcho Off</code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Experimental</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_echo</td></tr>
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    <p>The <code class="directive">ProtocolEcho</code> directive enables or
    disables the echo server.</p>

    <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">ProtocolEcho On</pre>
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