Commit fba4cc7b authored by Marc Slemko's avatar Marc Slemko
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Expand on nph- script section; use words "server push" and mention 

unbuffering in 1.3.

PR: 1316
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docs/manual/misc/FAQ.html

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  <!--#include virtual="header.html" -->

  <H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>

  <P>

  $Revision: 1.91 $ ($Date: 1997/10/25 22:35:10 $)

  $Revision: 1.92 $ ($Date: 1997/11/01 04:45:51 $)

  </P>

  <P>

  The latest version of this FAQ is always available from the main
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ 
    reset by peer</SAMP>&quot; in my error log?</A>

   </LI>

   <LI><A HREF="#nph-scripts">How can I get my script's output without

    Apache buffering it?</A>

    Apache buffering it?  Why doesn't my server push work?</A>

   </LI>

   <LI><A HREF="#linuxiovec">Why do I get complaints about redefinition

    of &quot;<CODE>struct iovec</CODE>&quot; when compiling under Linux?</A>
@@ -1253,14 +1253,14 @@ 
 </LI>

 <LI><A NAME="nph-scripts">

      <STRONG>How can I get my script's output without Apache buffering

      it?</STRONG>

      it?  Why doesn't my server push work?</STRONG>

     </A>

  <P>

  In order to improve network performance, Apache buffers script output

  into relatively large chunks.  If you have a script that sends

  information in bursts (such as partial-done messages in a multi-commit

  database transaction, perhaps), the client will not necessarily get

  the output as the script is generating it.

  information in bursts (eg. as partial-done messages in a multi-commit

  database transaction or any type of server push), the client will 

  not necessarily get the output as the script is generating it.

  </P>

  <P>

  To avoid this, Apache recognizes scripts whose names begin with
@@ -1307,6 +1307,10 @@ 
  <P>

  and then follow with your normal non-<SAMP>nph</SAMP> headers.

  </P>

  <P>Note that in version 1.3, all CGI scripts will be unbuffered

  so the only difference between nph scripts and normal scripts is

  that nph scripts require the full HTTP headers to be sent.

  </P>

  <HR>

 </LI>

 <LI><A NAME="linuxiovec">