1 Apache HTTP Server Trunk Documentation Status File. Last modified: $Date$
3 For more information on how to contribute to the Apache Documentation
4 Project, please see http://httpd.apache.org/docs-project/ and
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12 - Update the http://httpd.apache.org/docs-project/docsformat.html
13 document to be useful. In particular:
14 - Document the various macros that can be used in documents.
15 - Document the translation process.
16 - Generally update it to make it reflect the current reality of how
18 - Improving the documentation of the documentations' build system
19 itself (requirements, procedures)
21 - Continue to enhance the FAQ, which is in the wiki:
22 http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/FAQ
24 - Security docs are unhelpful, and assume that the reader knows nothing.
25 Need something a little more advanced, which either discusses
26 application-level security, or links to something that does. I'm not
27 even sure what to say needs done. Can we get someone to elaborate on
28 what, exactly, needs written? Ivan Ristic has said maybe he would be
29 willing to contribute.
30 - More content and better organisation
31 - mod_dav resources are owned by the httpd. Perhaps write up the
32 two-httpd dav setup covered in Rich Bowen's DAV Apachecon
35 - Performance doc "drop-in replace" wikified by Igor from Sander's
36 presentation: http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/PerformanceScalingUp
37 as well as: http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/PerformanceScalingOut
38 They both need review and updates to reflect the current state
41 - Windows platform docs are in desperate need of rewrites/updates for 2.x.
42 - Bill Rowe is a good contact for tech questions.
43 - "using apache" has been done, "compiling apache" is still open
44 - hints on uninstalling apache (exit monitor, close directories,
45 registry entries etc) (PR 10154)
46 - FAQ: UTF-8 config and URL encoding for non-ascii characters.
49 - Much clean-up and enhancement of aaa howto (Can someone clarify
50 exactly what needs cleaned up and enhanced?)
51 - Independent note on how to upgrade to new auth system
52 - Discussion of DBD auth, and, in particular, examples of how to set
53 up auth using each of the supported databases.
55 - Expression syntax for <If>, Require expr, SetEnvIfExpr, CustomLog, ...
56 Start is in expr.xml, igalic is working on this
59 - the following modules added since 2.2 lack documentation
62 the list may be incomplete
63 maybe some of the modules will not be included in 2.4
64 - mod_suexec: very little documentation
66 - mod_substitute and reverse proxies: Add example using mod_filter
67 (see: http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-users&m=128830729603423&w=2)
70 - explain what the following command line options do
71 (perhaps in the developer/debugging docs):
73 -D ONE_PROCESS -- is this the same as -X, if not, should it be?
74 one-process-mode == no threads, i.e. only one
75 process handling the requests in a single loop?
77 - Identify which documents are grossly out of date, and fix.
78 - platform/ebcdic.xml - needs major rework for 2.0
79 - SSL docs need serious update and enhancement
80 - compat docs are wrong
81 - A basic how to has been started here:
82 http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/SettingUpModSSL
83 but it needs some work...
84 - http://blag.esotericsystems.at/2011/01/answering-trivial-and-interesting-questions-with-openssl/
85 looks like a good starting point for overhauling the FAQ, and
86 has been placed at our disposal by the author.
89 - Ben Laurie has written some hooks documentation
90 - authn provider API documentation could be useful
92 - How does <Proxy> fit into sections.html?
94 - Missing documentation for the support program checkgid
96 - New user docs: Directory Handling (mod_dir/mod_autoindex/etc)
97 (draft available in wiki)
99 - Enhancements to the DTD/XSL:
100 - New index: directives by context, including listing which directives
101 are available for each AllowOverride setting.
102 - New index: backout modules by type (aaa, mappers, loggers etc.)
103 probably by introducing a <category> element in modulesynopsis
104 - Use a tag like <var> in place of <em> for things like the
107 - add letter links to glossary and quickreference,
108 perhaps also a term overview (sidebar)
110 - Provide example solutions for the mapping of encodings, especially
111 for .gz etc. (also in regard to our default configuration)
113 - How-To style documents for more of the daily tasks
114 - Logging, log rotation, and log reporting
115 - Secure mod_dav configuration
117 - Writing modules - Can we provide a basic intro to writing modules,
118 perhaps based around mod_example, or one of the other simple example
121 - http://httpd.apache.org/docs/trunk/developer/ is a graveyard, and a
122 profound embarrassment.
123 - Purge all the dead links
124 - Introductory module authoring doc
125 - Verify links to external resources at least every year
127 - Update the list of translations at
128 http://httpd.apache.org/docs-project/translations.html Some of those
129 are accurate, and others are way outdated.
131 - I'd like to expand the discussion of conditional logging, and add a
132 few more useful exmaples.
133 That would be a good place to document logging of cache hit/miss:
134 https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48241#c2
136 - Is it worth having a doc that discusses recommended (what does this
137 mean?) third-party modules like mod_security, mod_php, and so on - the
138 things that we all assume everyone uses, but some folks might not know
141 - Clarify which directives only affect requests when they're handled
142 by the default handler. (e.g. ForceType, TraceEnable, etc.)
144 - Add examples using expr to mod_rewrite recipes. Possibly benchmark the
145 different approaches and make intelligent remarks about the
146 comparative value of each.
148 - Fix this error message:
149 Request exceeded the limit of 10 internal redirects due to probable
150 configuration error. Use 'LimitInternalRecursion' to increase the limit
151 if necessary. Use 'LogLevel debug' to get a backtrace.
152 This error message is often returned when a RewriteRUle loops, in
153 which case setting LimitInternalRecursion won't do anything towards
154 fixing the problem. However, the error message is already very long.
160 - Dozens of other little problems with presentation, cross-referencing,
163 - Cleanup xsl to make it more readable. Almost everything
164 that is currently in latex.xsl should probably be moved to common.xsl.
165 There may be a license problem with the atbeginend.sty file, since
166 latex style files rarely have explict licenses. At worst, we can
167 drop this and manually adjust the relevant spacing.
169 - Reduce the size of the pdf (both bytes and pages) in any way possible.