mod_actions
This module provides for executing CGI scripts based on media type or request method.
Base
mod_actions.c
actions_module

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.

mod_cgi
Dynamic Content with CGI
Apache's Handler Use
Action
Activates a CGI script for a particular handler or content-type
Action action-type cgi-script
server config
virtual host
directory
.htaccess
FileInfo

This directive adds an action, which will activate cgi-script when action-type is triggered by the request. The cgi-script is the URL-path to a resource that has been designated as a CGI script using ScriptAlias or AddHandler. The action-type can be either a handler 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.

# Examples

# 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

In the first example, requests for files with a MIME content type of `image/gif` will instead be handled by the specified cgi script `/cgi-bin/images.cgi`.

In the second example, requests for files with a file extension of `.xyz` are handled instead by the specified cgi script `/cgi-bin/program.cgi`.

AddHandler
Script
Activates a CGI script for a particular request method.
Script method cgi-script
server config
virtual host
directory

This directive adds an action, which will activate cgi-script when a file is requested using the method of method. The cgi-script is the URL-path to a resource that has been designated as a CGI script using ScriptAlias or AddHandler. The URL and file path of the requested document is sent using the standard CGI PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment variables.

Any arbitrary method name may be used. Method names are case-sensitive, so `Script PUT` and `Script put` have two entirely different effects.

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 `GET` will only be called if there are query arguments present (e.g., foo.html?hi). Otherwise, the request will proceed normally.

# Examples

# For <ISINDEX>-style searching
Script GET /cgi-bin/search
# A CGI PUT handler
Script PUT /~bob/put.cgi