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# Apache Module mod_ratelimit

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Description: | Bandwidth Rate Limiting for Clients
Status: | Extension
Module Identifier: | ratelimit_module
Source File: | mod_ratelimit.c

### Summary

Provides a filter named `RATE_LIMIT` to limit client bandwidth. The connection speed to be simulated is specified, in KiB/s, using the environment variable `rate-limit`.

### Example Configuration

    <Location "/downloads">
        SetOutputFilter RATE_LIMIT
        SetEnv rate-limit 400
    </Location>

### Directives

This module provides no directives.

### Bugfix checklist

- httpd changelog
- Known issues
- Report a bug

### See also

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