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<p>This document describes some of the major changes between the
2.0 and 2.2 versions of the Apache HTTP Server. For new features since
version 1.3, see the <a href="new_features_2_0.html">2.0 new features</a>
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<li><img alt="" src="/images/down.gif" /> <a href="#module">Module Enhancements</a></li>
<li><img alt="" src="/images/down.gif" /> <a href="#programs">Program Enhancements</a></li>
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<h2><a name="core" id="core">Core Enhancements</a></h2>
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<dt>Authn/Authz</dt>
<dd>The bundled authentication and authorization modules have
been refactored. There is a new authentication backend provider
scheme which greatly eases the construction of new authentication
backends.</dd>
<dt>Caching</dt>
<dd><code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_cache.html">mod_cache</a></code>, <code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_disk_cache.html">mod_disk_cache</a></code>, and
<code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_mem_cache.html">mod_mem_cache</a></code> have undergone a lot of changes
are now considered production-quality. <code class="program"><a href="/programs/htcacheclean.html">htcacheclean</a></code>
has been introduced to cleanup <code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_disk_cache.html">mod_disk_cache</a></code>
setups.</dd>
<dt>Proxying</dt>
<dd>The new <code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_proxy_balancer.html">mod_proxy_balancer</a></code> module provides
load balancing services for <code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_proxy.html">mod_proxy</a></code>.
The new <code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_proxy_ajp.html">mod_proxy_ajp</a></code> module adds support for the
<code>Apache JServ Protocol version 1.3</code> used by
<a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/">Apache Tomcat</a>.</dd>
<dt>Regular Expression Library Updated</dt>
<dd>Apache 2.2 includes version 5.0 of the
<a href="http://www.pcre.org/">Perl Compatible Regular Expression
Library</a> (PCRE).</dd>
<dt>Smart Filtering</dt>
<dd><code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_filter.html">mod_filter</a></code> introduces dynamic configuration
to the output filter chain. It enables filters to be conditionally
inserted, based on any Request or Response header or environment
variable, and dispenses with the more problematic dependencies and
ordering problems in the 2.0 architecture.</dd>
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<h2><a name="module" id="module">Module Enhancements</a></h2>
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<dt><code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_authnz_ldap.html">mod_authnz_ldap</a></code></dt>
<dd>This module is a port of the 2.0
<code>mod_auth_ldap</code> module to the 2.2 <code>Authn/Authz</code>
framework. New features include using LDAP attribute values and
complicated search filters in the
<code class="directive"><a href="/mod/core.html#require">Require</a></code> directive.</dd>
<dt><code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_info.html">mod_info</a></code></dt>
<dd>Added a new <code>?config</code> argument which will show
the configuration directives as parsed by Apache, including
their file name and line number. The module also
shows the order of all request hooks and additional
build information, similar to <code>httpd -V</code>.</dd>
<dt><code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_ssl.html">mod_ssl</a></code></dt>
<dd>Added a support for
<a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2817.txt">RFC 2817</a>, which
allows connections to upgrade from clear text to TLS encryption.</dd>
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<h2><a name="programs" id="programs">Program Enhancements</a></h2>
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<dt><code class="program"><a href="/programs/httpd.html">httpd</a></code></dt>
<dd>A new command line option <code>-M</code> has been added that
lists all modules that are loaded based on the current
configuration. Unlike the <code>-l</code> option, this list
includes DSOs loaded via <code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_so.html">mod_so</a></code>.</dd>
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<h2><a name="developer" id="developer">Module Developer Changes</a></h2>
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<dt>APR 1.0 API</dt>
<dd>Apache 2.2 uses the APR 1.0 API. All depreciated functions and
symbols have been removed from <code>APR</code> and
<code>APR-Util</code>. For details, see the
<a href="http://apr.apache.org/">APR Website</a>.</dd>
<dt>Connection Error Logging</dt>
<dd>A new function, <code>ap_log_cerror</code> has been added to log
errors that occure with the client's connection. When logged,
the message includes the client IP address.</dd>
<dt>Test Configuration Hook Added</dt>
<dd>A new hook, <code>test_config</code> has been added to aid
modules that want to execute special code only when the user passes
<code>-t</code> to <code class="program"><a href="/programs/httpd.html">httpd</a></code>.</dd>
<dt>Set Threaded MPM's Stacksize</dt>
<dd>A new directive, <code>ThreadStackSize</code> has been added to
set the stack size on all threaded MPMs. This is required
for some third-party modules on platforms with small default
thread stack size.</dd>
<dt>Protocol handling for output filters</dt>
<dd>In the past, every filter has been responsible for ensuring
that it generates the correct response headers where it affects
them. Filters can now delegate common protocol management to
<code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_filter.html">mod_filter</a></code>, using the
<code>ap_register_output_filter_protocol</code> or
<code>ap_filter_protocol</code> calls.</dd>
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