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  22 <div id="preamble"><h1>Apache Module mod_actions</h1>
  23 <div class="toplang">
  24 <p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../de/mod/mod_actions.html" hreflang="de" rel="alternate" title="Deutsch">&nbsp;de&nbsp;</a> |
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  29 <table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>This module provides for executing CGI scripts based on
  30 media type or request method.</td></tr>
  31 <tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr>
  32 <tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module Identifier:</a></th><td>actions_module</td></tr>
  33 <tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source File:</a></th><td>mod_actions.c</td></tr></table>
  34 <h3>Summary</h3>
  35
  36     <p>This module has two directives. The <code class="directive"><a href="#action">Action</a></code> directive lets you run CGI
  37     scripts whenever a file of a certain MIME content type is requested. The
  38     <code class="directive"><a href="#script">Script</a></code> directive lets
  39     you run CGI scripts whenever a particular method is used in a
  40     request. This makes it much easier to execute scripts that process
  41     files.</p>
  42 </div>
  43 <div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3>
  44 <ul id="toc">
  45 <li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#action">Action</a></li>
  46 <li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#script">Script</a></li>
  47 </ul>
  48 <h3>See also</h3>
  49 <ul class="seealso">
  50 <li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_cgi.html">mod_cgi</a></code></li>
  51 <li><a href="../howto/cgi.html">Dynamic Content with CGI</a></li>
  52 <li><a href="../handler.html">Apache's Handler Use</a></li>
  53 </ul></div>
  54
  55 <div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
  56 <div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="Action" id="Action">Action</a> <a name="action" id="action">Directive</a></h2>
  57 <table class="directive">
  58 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Activates a CGI script for a particular handler or
  59 content-type</td></tr>
  60 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>Action <var>action-type</var> <var>cgi-script</var> [virtual]</code></td></tr>
  61 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess</td></tr>
  62 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>FileInfo</td></tr>
  63 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr>
  64 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_actions</td></tr>
  65 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td>The <code>virtual</code> modifier and handler passing were
  66 introduced in Apache 2.1</td></tr>
  67 </table>
  68     <p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
  69     <var>cgi-script</var> when <var>action-type</var> is triggered by the
  70     request.  The <var>cgi-script</var> is the URL-path to a resource
  71     that has been designated as a CGI script using <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_alias.html#scriptalias">ScriptAlias</a></code> or <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler">AddHandler</a></code>.  The
  72     <var>action-type</var> can be either a <a href="../handler.html">handler</a> or a MIME content type. It
  73     sends the URL and file path of the requested document using the
  74     standard CGI <code>PATH_INFO</code> and <code>PATH_TRANSLATED</code>
  75     environment variables. The handler used for the particular request is
  76     passed using the <code>REDIRECT_HANDLER</code> variable.</p>
  77
  78     <div class="example"><h3>Examples</h3><p><code>
  79       # Requests for files of a particular MIME content type:<br />
  80       Action image/gif /cgi-bin/images.cgi<br />
  81       <br />
  82       # Files of a particular file extension<br />
  83       AddHandler my-file-type .xyz<br />
  84       Action my-file-type /cgi-bin/program.cgi<br />
  85     </code></p></div>
  86
  87     <p>In the first example, requests for files with a MIME content
  88     type of <code>image/gif</code> will be handled by the
  89     specified cgi script <code>/cgi-bin/images.cgi</code>.</p>
  90
  91     <p>In the second example, requests for files with a file extension of
  92     <code>.xyz</code> are handled by the specified cgi script
  93     <code>/cgi-bin/program.cgi</code>.</p>
  94
  95     <p>The optional <code>virtual</code> modifier turns off the check
  96     whether the requested file really exists. This is useful, for example,
  97     if you want to use the <code class="directive">Action</code> directive in
  98     virtual locations.</p>
  99
 100     <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><p><code>
 101       &lt;Location /news&gt;<br />
 102       <span class="indent">
 103         SetHandler news-handler<br />
 104         Action news-handler /cgi-bin/news.cgi virtual<br />
 105       </span>
 106       &lt;/Location&gt;
 107     </code></p></div>
 108
 109 <h3>See also</h3>
 110 <ul>
 111 <li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler">AddHandler</a></code></li>
 112 </ul>
 113 </div>
 114 <div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
 115 <div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="Script" id="Script">Script</a> <a name="script" id="script">Directive</a></h2>
 116 <table class="directive">
 117 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Activates a CGI script for a particular request
 118 method.</td></tr>
 119 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>Script <var>method</var> <var>cgi-script</var></code></td></tr>
 120 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host, directory</td></tr>
 121 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr>
 122 <tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_actions</td></tr>
 123 </table>
 124     <p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
 125     <var>cgi-script</var> when a file is requested using the method of
 126     <var>method</var>. The <var>cgi-script</var> is the URL-path to a
 127     resource that has been designated as a CGI script using <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_alias.html#scriptalias">ScriptAlias</a></code> or <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler">AddHandler</a></code>.  The URL and
 128     file path of the requested document is sent using the standard CGI
 129     <code>PATH_INFO</code> and <code>PATH_TRANSLATED</code> environment
 130     variables.</p>
 131
 132     <div class="note">
 133       Any arbitrary method name may be used. <strong>Method names are
 134       case-sensitive</strong>, so <code>Script PUT</code> and
 135       <code>Script put</code> have two entirely different
 136       effects.
 137     </div>
 138
 139     <p>Note that the <code class="directive">Script</code> command defines default
 140     actions only. If a CGI script is called, or some other resource that is
 141     capable of handling the requested method internally, it will do
 142     so. Also note that <code class="directive">Script</code> with a method of
 143     <code>GET</code> will only be called if there are query arguments present
 144     (<em>e.g.</em>, foo.html?hi). Otherwise, the request will
 145     proceed normally.</p>
 146
 147     <div class="example"><h3>Examples</h3><p><code>
 148       # For &lt;ISINDEX&gt;-style searching<br />
 149       Script GET /cgi-bin/search<br />
 150       <br />
 151       # A CGI PUT handler<br />
 152       Script PUT /~bob/put.cgi<br />
 153     </code></p></div>
 154
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