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author | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2005-07-29 23:55:41 +0000 |
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committer | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2005-07-29 23:55:41 +0000 |
commit | 4b50c27ec5ec786ab4022e61f94c0e58e969c883 (patch) | |
tree | 5d9ad9804b385464c6c70e2f061f916929bc8ed5 /usr.sbin/httpd/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_actions.html | |
parent | 4654fe49edf1731316a76df08f77c5ebe63b4b0b (diff) |
from tamas tevesz:
==> de-multiviewification complete.
(rename *.html.html -> *.html)
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/httpd/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_actions.html b/usr.sbin/httpd/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_actions.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e813007011f --- /dev/null +++ b/usr.sbin/httpd/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_actions.html @@ -0,0 +1,167 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> + +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> + <head> + <meta name="generator" content="HTML Tidy, see www.w3.org" /> + + <title>Module mod_actions</title> + </head> + <!-- Background white, links blue (unvisited), navy (visited), red (active) --> + + <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" + vlink="#000080" alink="#FF0000"> + <div align="CENTER"> + <img src="../images/sub.gif" alt="[APACHE DOCUMENTATION]" /> + + <h3>Apache HTTP Server Version 1.3</h3> + </div> + + + <h1 align="CENTER">Module mod_actions</h1> + + <p>This module provides for executing CGI scripts based on + media type or request method.</p> + + <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> + + <h2>Summary</h2> + + <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> + + <h2>Directives</h2> + + <ul> + <li><a href="#action">Action</a></li> + + <li><a href="#script">Script</a></li> + </ul> + <hr /> + + <h2><a id="action" name="action">Action directive</a></h2> + + <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> + + <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> + + <p>Examples:</p> + <pre> + # Requests for files of a particular type: + Action image/gif /cgi-bin/images.cgi + + # Files of a particular file extension + AddHandler my-file-type .xyz + Action my-file-type /cgi-bin/program.cgi + </pre> + + <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> + + <p><strong>See also</strong>: <a + href="mod_mime.html#addhandler">AddHandler</a></p> + + <hr /> + + <h2><a id="script" name="script">Script directive</a></h2> + + <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> + + <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> + + <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> + + <p>Examples:</p> +<pre> + # For <ISINDEX>-style searching + Script GET /cgi-bin/search + # A CGI PUT handler + Script PUT /~bob/put.cgi +</pre> + <hr /> + + <h3 align="CENTER">Apache HTTP Server Version 1.3</h3> + <a href="./"><img src="../images/index.gif" alt="Index" /></a> + <a href="../"><img src="../images/home.gif" alt="Home" /></a> + + </body> +</html> + + + |