Commit 58fbb0df authored by pcs's avatar pcs
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Add link to description of how files with multiple extensions are 

handled. At the same time update the descriptions of the directives
to make the descriptions in the authoritative file (mod/mod_mime.html).

PR: 3151


git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@82405 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
parent 3d268d40

docs/manual/handler.html

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@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ separately. For example, you may use a type of 
explicitly. Either based on filename extensions or on location, these

handlers are unrelated to file type. This is advantageous both because

it is a more elegant solution, but it also allows for both a type

<STRONG>and</STRONG> a handler to be associated with a file.</P>

<STRONG>and</STRONG> a handler to be associated with a file (See also

<A HREF="mod/mod_mime#multipleext">Files with Multiple Extensions</A>)



</P>



<P>Handlers can either be built into the server or to a module, or

they can be added with the <A
@@ -78,13 +81,15 @@ handlers in the standard distribution are as follows:</P> 
<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Syntax"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> &lt;AddHandler <EM>handler-name

 extension</EM>&gt;<BR>

><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> AddHandler <EM>handler-name extension extension...</EM><BR>

<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Context"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> server config, virtual host, directory,

 .htaccess<BR>

><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess<BR>

<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Override"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Override:</STRONG></A> FileInfo<BR>

<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Status"

 REL="Help"
@@ -92,18 +97,32 @@ handlers in the standard distribution are as follows:</P> 
<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Module"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_mime

><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_mime<BR>

<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Compatibility"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Compatibility:</STRONG></A> AddHandler is only available in Apache

1.1 and later<P>



<P>AddHandler maps the filename extensions <EM>extension</EM> to the

handler <EM>handler-name</EM>.  This mapping is added to any already

in force, overriding any mappings that already exist for the same

<EM>extension</EM>.



<P>AddHandler maps the filename extension <EM>extension</EM> to the

handler <EM>handler-name</EM>. For example, to activate CGI scripts

For example, to activate CGI scripts

with the file extension "<CODE>.cgi</CODE>", you might use:

<PRE>

    AddHandler cgi-script cgi

</PRE>



<P>Once that has been put into your srm.conf or httpd.conf file, any

file ending with "<CODE>.cgi</CODE>" will be treated as a CGI

program.</P>

file containing the "<CODE>.cgi</CODE>" extension will be treated as a

CGI program.</P> 



<P>



<STRONG>See also</STRONG>: <A HREF="mod/mod_mime.html#multipleext">Files with

multiple extensions</A>



<HR>
@@ -112,7 +131,7 @@ program.</P> 
<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Syntax"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> &lt;SetHandler <EM>handler-name</EM>&gt;<BR>

><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> SetHandler <EM>handler-name</EM><BR>

<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Context"

 REL="Help"
@@ -124,28 +143,33 @@ program.</P> 
<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Module"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_mime

><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_mime<BR>

<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Compatibility"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Compatibility:</STRONG></A> SetHandler is only available in Apache

1.1 and later.<P>



<P>When placed into an <CODE>.htaccess</CODE> file or a

<CODE>&lt;Directory&gt;</CODE> or <CODE>&lt;Location&gt;</CODE> section,

this directive forces all matching files to be parsed through the

handler given by <EM>handler-name</EM>. For example, if you had a

<CODE>&lt;Directory&gt;</CODE> or <CODE>&lt;Location&gt;</CODE>

section, this directive forces all matching files to be parsed through

the handler given by <EM>handler-name</EM>. For example, if you had a

directory you wanted to be parsed entirely as imagemap rule files,

regardless of extension, you might put the following into an

<CODE>.htaccess</CODE> file in that directory: 

<PRE>

    SetHandler imap-file

</PRE>



<P>Another example: if you wanted to have the server display a status

report whenever a URL of <CODE>http://servername/server-status</CODE> was

report whenever a URL of <CODE>http://servername/status</CODE> was

called, you might put the following into access.conf:

<PRE>

    &lt;Location /server-status&gt;

    &lt;Location /status&gt;

    SetHandler server-status

    &lt;/Location&gt;

</PRE>



<P><HR>

<HR>



<H2>Programmer's Note</H2>

docs/manual/handler.html.en

+44 −20
Original line number Diff line number Diff line
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ separately. For example, you may use a type of 
explicitly. Either based on filename extensions or on location, these

handlers are unrelated to file type. This is advantageous both because

it is a more elegant solution, but it also allows for both a type

<STRONG>and</STRONG> a handler to be associated with a file.</P>

<STRONG>and</STRONG> a handler to be associated with a file (See also

<A HREF="mod/mod_mime#multipleext">Files with Multiple Extensions</A>)



</P>



<P>Handlers can either be built into the server or to a module, or

they can be added with the <A
@@ -78,13 +81,15 @@ handlers in the standard distribution are as follows:</P> 
<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Syntax"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> &lt;AddHandler <EM>handler-name

 extension</EM>&gt;<BR>

><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> AddHandler <EM>handler-name extension extension...</EM><BR>

<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Context"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> server config, virtual host, directory,

 .htaccess<BR>

><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess<BR>

<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Override"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Override:</STRONG></A> FileInfo<BR>

<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Status"

 REL="Help"
@@ -92,18 +97,32 @@ handlers in the standard distribution are as follows:</P> 
<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Module"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_mime

><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_mime<BR>

<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Compatibility"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Compatibility:</STRONG></A> AddHandler is only available in Apache

1.1 and later<P>



<P>AddHandler maps the filename extensions <EM>extension</EM> to the

handler <EM>handler-name</EM>.  This mapping is added to any already

in force, overriding any mappings that already exist for the same

<EM>extension</EM>.



<P>AddHandler maps the filename extension <EM>extension</EM> to the

handler <EM>handler-name</EM>. For example, to activate CGI scripts

For example, to activate CGI scripts

with the file extension "<CODE>.cgi</CODE>", you might use:

<PRE>

    AddHandler cgi-script cgi

</PRE>



<P>Once that has been put into your srm.conf or httpd.conf file, any

file ending with "<CODE>.cgi</CODE>" will be treated as a CGI

program.</P>

file containing the "<CODE>.cgi</CODE>" extension will be treated as a

CGI program.</P> 



<P>



<STRONG>See also</STRONG>: <A HREF="mod/mod_mime.html#multipleext">Files with

multiple extensions</A>



<HR>
@@ -112,7 +131,7 @@ program.</P> 
<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Syntax"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> &lt;SetHandler <EM>handler-name</EM>&gt;<BR>

><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> SetHandler <EM>handler-name</EM><BR>

<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Context"

 REL="Help"
@@ -124,28 +143,33 @@ program.</P> 
<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Module"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_mime

><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_mime<BR>

<A

 HREF="mod/directive-dict.html#Compatibility"

 REL="Help"

><STRONG>Compatibility:</STRONG></A> SetHandler is only available in Apache

1.1 and later.<P>



<P>When placed into an <CODE>.htaccess</CODE> file or a

<CODE>&lt;Directory&gt;</CODE> or <CODE>&lt;Location&gt;</CODE> section,

this directive forces all matching files to be parsed through the

handler given by <EM>handler-name</EM>. For example, if you had a

<CODE>&lt;Directory&gt;</CODE> or <CODE>&lt;Location&gt;</CODE>

section, this directive forces all matching files to be parsed through

the handler given by <EM>handler-name</EM>. For example, if you had a

directory you wanted to be parsed entirely as imagemap rule files,

regardless of extension, you might put the following into an

<CODE>.htaccess</CODE> file in that directory: 

<PRE>

    SetHandler imap-file

</PRE>



<P>Another example: if you wanted to have the server display a status

report whenever a URL of <CODE>http://servername/server-status</CODE> was

report whenever a URL of <CODE>http://servername/status</CODE> was

called, you might put the following into access.conf:

<PRE>

    &lt;Location /server-status&gt;

    &lt;Location /status&gt;

    SetHandler server-status

    &lt;/Location&gt;

</PRE>



<P><HR>

<HR>



<H2>Programmer's Note</H2>