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- <modulesynopsis metafile="mod_actions.xml.meta">
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- <name>mod_actions</name>
-
- <description>This module provides for executing CGI scripts based on
- media type or request method.</description>
-
- <status>Base</status>
- <sourcefile>mod_actions.c</sourcefile>
- <identifier>actions_module</identifier>
-
- <summary>
- <p>This module has two directives. The <directive
- module="mod_actions">Action</directive> directive lets you run CGI
- scripts whenever a file of a certain type is requested. The
- <directive module="mod_actions">Script</directive> directive lets
- you run CGI scripts whenever a particular method is used in a
- request. This makes it much easier to execute scripts that process
- files.</p>
- </summary>
-
- <seealso><module>mod_cgi</module></seealso>
- <seealso><a href="../howto/cgi.html">Dynamic Content with CGI</a></seealso>
- <seealso><a href="../handler.html">Apache's Handler Use</a></seealso>
-
- <directivesynopsis>
- <name>Action</name>
- <description>Activates a CGI script for a particular handler or
- content-type</description>
- <syntax>Action <var>action-type</var> <var>cgi-script</var></syntax>
- <contextlist>
- <context>server config</context><context>virtual host</context>
- <context>directory</context><context>.htaccess</context>
- </contextlist>
- <override>FileInfo</override>
-
- <usage>
- <p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
- <var>cgi-script</var> when <var>action-type</var> is triggered by the
- request. 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
- <var>action-type</var> can be either a <a
- href="../handler.html">handler</a> or a MIME content type. It
- sends the URL and file path of the requested document using the
- standard CGI PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment
- variables.</p>
-
- <example><title>Examples</title>
- # Requests for files of a particular type:<br />
- Action image/gif /cgi-bin/images.cgi<br />
- <br />
- # 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>
- </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 <ISINDEX>-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>
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