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0a146bb31945dd13e6f7ad35818f6842ec91ff53nd<modulesynopsis metafile="mod_actions.xml.meta">

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0a146bb31945dd13e6f7ad35818f6842ec91ff53nd<name>mod_actions</name>

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end<description>This module provides for executing CGI scripts based on

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06endmedia type or request method.</description>

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end<status>Base</status>

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end<sourcefile>mod_actions.c</sourcefile>

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end<identifier>actions_module</identifier>

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end

52fff662005b1866a3ff09bb6c902800c5cc6dedjerenkrantz<summary>

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end <p>This module has two directives. The <directive

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end module="mod_actions">Action</directive> directive lets you run CGI

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end scripts whenever a file of a certain type is requested. The

4b5981e276e93df97c34e4da05ca5cf8bbd937dand <directive module="mod_actions">Script</directive> directive lets

3b3b7fc78d1f5bfc2769903375050048ff41ff26nd you run CGI scripts whenever a particular method is used in a

ad74a0524a06bfe11b7de9e3b4ce7233ab3bd3f7nd request. This makes it much easier to execute scripts that process

f3ec420152ca921e4c1ce77782f51b53f659018dnd files.</p>

f3ec420152ca921e4c1ce77782f51b53f659018dnd</summary>

3b3b7fc78d1f5bfc2769903375050048ff41ff26nd

3b3b7fc78d1f5bfc2769903375050048ff41ff26nd<seealso><module>mod_cgi</module></seealso>

0a146bb31945dd13e6f7ad35818f6842ec91ff53nd<seealso><a href="/howto/cgi.html">Dynamic Content with CGI</a></seealso>

0a146bb31945dd13e6f7ad35818f6842ec91ff53nd<seealso><a href="/handler.html">Apache's Handler Use</a></seealso>

bcb3a46ccb6553019068f7bb2a7ac8548a3f72cfslive

bcb3a46ccb6553019068f7bb2a7ac8548a3f72cfslive<directivesynopsis>

bcb3a46ccb6553019068f7bb2a7ac8548a3f72cfslive<name>Action</name>

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end<description>Activates a CGI script for a particular handler or

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06endcontent-type</description>

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end<syntax>Action <var>action-type</var> <var>cgi-script</var> [virtual]</syntax>

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end<contextlist>

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end<context>server config</context><context>virtual host</context>

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end<context>directory</context><context>.htaccess</context>

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end</contextlist>

bcb3a46ccb6553019068f7bb2a7ac8548a3f72cfslive<override>FileInfo</override>

bcb3a46ccb6553019068f7bb2a7ac8548a3f72cfslive<compatibility>The <code>virtual</code> modifier was introduced in Apache

bcb3a46ccb6553019068f7bb2a7ac8548a3f72cfslive2.1</compatibility>

bcb3a46ccb6553019068f7bb2a7ac8548a3f72cfslive

bcb3a46ccb6553019068f7bb2a7ac8548a3f72cfslive<usage>

3a5c8a7c39f03520463a70cf3f90091dc3a1eb32nd <p>This directive adds an action, which will activate

bcb3a46ccb6553019068f7bb2a7ac8548a3f72cfslive <var>cgi-script</var> when <var>action-type</var> is triggered by the

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end request. The <var>cgi-script</var> is the URL-path to a resource

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end that has been designated as a CGI script using <directive

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end module="mod_alias">ScriptAlias</directive> or <directive

bcb3a46ccb6553019068f7bb2a7ac8548a3f72cfslive module="mod_mime">AddHandler</directive>. The

0a146bb31945dd13e6f7ad35818f6842ec91ff53nd <var>action-type</var> can be either a <a

0a146bb31945dd13e6f7ad35818f6842ec91ff53nd href="/handler.html">handler</a> or a MIME content type. It

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end sends the URL and file path of the requested document using the

3b3b7fc78d1f5bfc2769903375050048ff41ff26nd standard CGI PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment

ad74a0524a06bfe11b7de9e3b4ce7233ab3bd3f7nd variables.</p>

f3ec420152ca921e4c1ce77782f51b53f659018dnd

f3ec420152ca921e4c1ce77782f51b53f659018dnd <example><title>Examples</title>

3b3b7fc78d1f5bfc2769903375050048ff41ff26nd # Requests for files of a particular type:<br />

eac602f079a7b6a1039df751710a2c734c5f67cenoirin Action image/gif /cgi-bin/images.cgi<br />

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end <br />

5a58787efeb02a1c3f06569d019ad81fd2efa06end # Files of a particular file extension<br />

AddHandler my-file-type .xyz<br />

Action my-file-type /cgi-bin/program.cgi<br />

</example>

<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>The optional <code>virtual</code> modifier turns off the check

whether the requested file really exists. This is useful, for example,

if you want to use the <directive>Action</directive> directive in

virtual locations.</p>

<example><title>Example</title>

&lt;Location /news&gt;<br />

<indent>

SetHandler news-handler

Action news-handler /cgi-bin/news.cgi virtual

</indent>

&lt;/Location&gt;

</example>

</usage>

<seealso><directive module="mod_mime">AddHandler</directive></seealso>

</directivesynopsis>

<directivesynopsis>

<name>Script</name>

<description>Activates a CGI script for a particular request

method.</description>

<syntax>Script <var>method</var> <var>cgi-script</var></syntax>

<contextlist>

<context>server config</context><context>virtual host</context>

<context>directory</context></contextlist>

<usage>

<p>This directive adds an action, which will activate

<var>cgi-script</var> when a file is requested using the method of

<var>method</var>. The <var>cgi-script</var> is the URL-path to a

resource that has been designated as a CGI script using <directive

module="mod_alias">ScriptAlias</directive> or <directive

module="mod_mime">AddHandler</directive>. The URL and

file path of the requested document is sent using the standard CGI

PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment variables.</p>

<note>

Any arbitrary method name may be used. <strong>Method names are

case-sensitive</strong>, so <code>Script PUT</code> and

<code>Script put</code> have two entirely different

effects.

</note>

<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>

<example><title>Examples</title>

# For &lt;ISINDEX&gt;-style searching<br />

Script GET /cgi-bin/search<br />

<br />

# A CGI PUT handler<br />

Script PUT /~bob/put.cgi<br />

</example>

</usage>

</directivesynopsis>

</modulesynopsis>