<?xml version="1.0"?>

<!DOCTYPE modulesynopsis SYSTEM "/style/modulesynopsis.dtd">

<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/style/manual.en.xsl"?>

<modulesynopsis metafile="mod_asis.xml.meta">

<name>mod_asis</name>

<description>Sends files that contain their own

HTTP headers</description>

<status>Base</status>

<sourcefile>mod_asis.c</sourcefile>

<identifier>asis_module</identifier>

<summary>

<p>This module provides the handler <code>send-as-is</code>

which causes Apache to send the document without adding most of

the usual HTTP headers.</p>

<p>This can be used to send any kind of data from the server,

including redirects and other special HTTP responses, without

requiring a cgi-script or an nph script.</p>

<p>For historical reasons, this module will also process any

file with the mime type <code>httpd/send-as-is</code>.</p>

</summary>

<seealso><module>mod_headers</module></seealso>

<seealso><module>mod_cern_meta</module></seealso>

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

<section id="usage"><title>Usage</title>

<p>In the server configuration file, associate files with the

<code>send-as-is</code> handler <em>e.g.</em></p>

<example>AddHandler send-as-is asis</example>

<p>The contents of any file with a <code>.asis</code> extension

will then be sent by Apache to the client with almost no

changes. In particular, HTTP headers are derived from the file

itself according to <module>mod_cgi</module> rules, so an asis

file must include valid headers, and may also use the CGI

Status: header to determine the HTTP response code.</p>

<p>Here's an example of a file whose contents are sent <em>as

is</em> so as to tell the client that a file has

redirected.</p>

<example>

Status: 301 Now where did I leave that URL<br />

Location: http://xyz.abc.com/foo/bar.html<br />

Content-type: text/html<br />

<br />

&lt;html&gt;<br />

&lt;head&gt;<br />

&lt;title&gt;Lame excuses'R'us&lt;/title&gt;<br />

&lt;/head&gt;<br />

&lt;body&gt;<br />

&lt;h1&gt;Fred's exceptionally wonderful page has moved to<br />

&lt;a href="http://xyz.abc.com/foo/bar.html"&gt;Joe's&lt;/a&gt;

site.<br />

&lt;/h1&gt;<br />

&lt;/body&gt;<br />

&lt;/html&gt;

</example>

<note><title>Notes:</title>

<p>The server always adds a <code>Date:</code> and <code>Server:</code>

header to the data returned to the client, so these should not be

included in the file. The server does <em>not</em> add a

<code>Last-Modified</code> header; it probably should.</p>

</note>

</section>

</modulesynopsis>