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21 <modulesynopsis metafile="mod_actions.xml.meta">
23 <name>mod_actions</name>
25 <description>This module provides for executing CGI scripts based on
26 media type or request method.</description>
29 <sourcefile>mod_actions.c</sourcefile>
30 <identifier>actions_module</identifier>
33 <p>This module has two directives. The <directive
34 module="mod_actions">Action</directive> directive lets you run CGI
35 scripts whenever a file of a certain MIME content type is requested. The
36 <directive module="mod_actions">Script</directive> directive lets
37 you run CGI scripts whenever a particular method is used in a
38 request. This makes it much easier to execute scripts that process
42 <seealso><module>mod_cgi</module></seealso>
43 <seealso><a href="../howto/cgi.html">Dynamic Content with CGI</a></seealso>
44 <seealso><a href="../handler.html">Apache's Handler Use</a></seealso>
48 <description>Activates a CGI script for a particular handler or
49 content-type</description>
50 <syntax>Action <var>action-type</var> <var>cgi-script</var> [virtual]</syntax>
52 <context>server config</context><context>virtual host</context>
53 <context>directory</context><context>.htaccess</context>
55 <override>FileInfo</override>
56 <compatibility>The <code>virtual</code> modifier and handler passing were
57 introduced in Apache 2.1</compatibility>
60 <p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
61 <var>cgi-script</var> when <var>action-type</var> is triggered by the
62 request. The <var>cgi-script</var> is the URL-path to a resource
63 that has been designated as a CGI script using <directive
64 module="mod_alias">ScriptAlias</directive> or <directive
65 module="mod_mime">AddHandler</directive>. The
66 <var>action-type</var> can be either a <a
67 href="../handler.html">handler</a> or a MIME content type. It
68 sends the URL and file path of the requested document using the
69 standard CGI <code>PATH_INFO</code> and <code>PATH_TRANSLATED</code>
70 environment variables. The handler used for the particular request is
71 passed using the <code>REDIRECT_HANDLER</code> variable.</p>
73 <example><title>Examples</title>
74 # Requests for files of a particular MIME content type:<br />
75 Action image/gif /cgi-bin/images.cgi<br />
77 # Files of a particular file extension<br />
78 AddHandler my-file-type .xyz<br />
79 Action my-file-type /cgi-bin/program.cgi<br />
82 <p>In the first example, requests for files with a MIME content
83 type of <code>image/gif</code> will be handled by the
84 specified cgi script <code>/cgi-bin/images.cgi</code>.</p>
86 <p>In the second example, requests for files with a file extension of
87 <code>.xyz</code> are handled by the specified cgi script
88 <code>/cgi-bin/program.cgi</code>.</p>
90 <p>The optional <code>virtual</code> modifier turns off the check
91 whether the requested file really exists. This is useful, for example,
92 if you want to use the <directive>Action</directive> directive in
93 virtual locations.</p>
95 <example><title>Example</title>
96 <Location /news><br />
98 SetHandler news-handler<br />
99 Action news-handler /cgi-bin/news.cgi virtual<br />
105 <seealso><directive module="mod_mime">AddHandler</directive></seealso>
110 <description>Activates a CGI script for a particular request
111 method.</description>
112 <syntax>Script <var>method</var> <var>cgi-script</var></syntax>
114 <context>server config</context><context>virtual host</context>
115 <context>directory</context></contextlist>
117 <p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
118 <var>cgi-script</var> when a file is requested using the method of
119 <var>method</var>. The <var>cgi-script</var> is the URL-path to a
120 resource that has been designated as a CGI script using <directive
121 module="mod_alias">ScriptAlias</directive> or <directive
122 module="mod_mime">AddHandler</directive>. The URL and
123 file path of the requested document is sent using the standard CGI
124 <code>PATH_INFO</code> and <code>PATH_TRANSLATED</code> environment
128 Any arbitrary method name may be used. <strong>Method names are
129 case-sensitive</strong>, so <code>Script PUT</code> and
130 <code>Script put</code> have two entirely different
134 <p>Note that the <directive>Script</directive> command defines default
135 actions only. If a CGI script is called, or some other resource that is
136 capable of handling the requested method internally, it will do
137 so. Also note that <directive>Script</directive> with a method of
138 <code>GET</code> will only be called if there are query arguments present
139 (<em>e.g.</em>, foo.html?hi). Otherwise, the request will
140 proceed normally.</p>
142 <example><title>Examples</title>
143 # For <ISINDEX>-style searching<br />
144 Script GET /cgi-bin/search<br />
146 # A CGI PUT handler<br />
147 Script PUT /~bob/put.cgi<br />