<h2><a name="core" id="core">Core Enhancements</a></h2>
<dl>
- <dt>KeepAliveTimeout in milliseconds</dt>
- <dd>It is now possible to specify <code class="directive"><a href="./mod/core.html#keepalivetimeout">KeepAliveTimeout</a></code> in milliseconds.
- </dd>
-
<dt>Run-time Loadable MPMs</dt>
<dd>Multiple MPMs can now be built as loadable modules at compile time.
The MPM of choice can be configured at run time.</dd>
- <dt>Per-module and per-directory LogLevel configuration</dt>
- <dd>The <code class="directive"><a href="./mod/core.html#loglevel">LogLevel</a></code> can now be
- configured per module and per directory. New levels <code>trace1</code>
- to <code>trace8</code> have been added above the <code>debug</code> log
- level.</dd>
-
<dt>Event MPM</dt>
<dd>The Event MPM is no longer experimental but is now fully supported.</dd>
<dd>Better support for asynchronous read/write for supporting MPMs and
platforms.</dd>
+ <dt>Per-module and per-directory LogLevel configuration</dt>
+ <dd>The <code class="directive"><a href="./mod/core.html#loglevel">LogLevel</a></code> can now be
+ configured per module and per directory. New levels <code>trace1</code>
+ to <code>trace8</code> have been added above the <code>debug</code> log
+ level.</dd>
+
<dt>Per-request configuration sections</dt>
- <dd><<code class="directive"><a href="./mod/core.html#if">If</a></code>> sections can be used to
- set the configuration based on per-request criteria</dd>
+ <dd><code class="directive"><a href="./mod/core.html#if"><If></a></code>,
+ <code class="directive"><a href="./mod/core.html#elseif"><ElseIf></a></code>,
+ and <code class="directive"><a href="./mod/core.html#else"><Else></a></code>
+ sections can be used to set the configuration based on per-request
+ criteria.</dd>
<dt>General-purpose expression parser</dt>
<dd>A new expression parser allows to specify
<code class="directive"><a href="./mod/mod_setenvif.html#setenvifexpr">SetEnvIfExpr</a></code>,
<code class="directive"><a href="./mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewritecond">RewriteCond</a></code>,
<code class="directive"><a href="./mod/mod_headers.html#header">Header</a></code>,
- <code class="directive"><a href="./mod/mod_headers.html#if"><If></a></code>,
+ <code class="directive"><a href="./mod/core.html#if"><If></a></code>,
and others.
</dd>
- <dt>Reduced memory usage</dt>
- <dd>Despite many new features, 2.4.x tends to use less memory than
- 2.2.x.</dd>
+ <dt>KeepAliveTimeout in milliseconds</dt>
+ <dd>It is now possible to specify <code class="directive"><a href="./mod/core.html#keepalivetimeout">KeepAliveTimeout</a></code> in milliseconds.
+ </dd>
<dt>NameVirtualHost directive</dt>
<dd>No longer needed and is now deprecated.</dd>
+ <dt>Override Configuration</dt>
+ <dd>The new <code class="directive"><a href="./mod/core.html#allowoverridelist">AllowOverrideList</a></code>
+ directive allows more fine grained control which directives are
+ allowed in <code>.htaccess</code> files. </dd>
+
+ <dt>Config file variables</dt>
+ <dd>It is now possible to <code class="directive"><a href="./mod/core.html#define">Define</a></code>
+ variables in the configuration, allowing a clearer representation
+ if the same value is used at many places in the configuration.
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>Reduced memory usage</dt>
+ <dd>Despite many new features, 2.4.x tends to use less memory than
+ 2.2.x.</dd>
+
</dl>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="./images/up.gif" /></a></div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a name="newmods" id="newmods">New Modules</a></h2>
<dl>
- <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_allowmethods.html">mod_allowmethods</a></code></dt>
- <dd>New module to restrict certain HTTP methods without interfering with
- authentication or authorization.</dd>
-
- <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_buffer.html">mod_buffer</a></code></dt>
- <dd>Provides for buffering the input and output filter stacks</dd>
-
- <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_data.html">mod_data</a></code></dt>
- <dd>Convert response body into an RFC2397 data URL</dd>
-
- <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_lua.html">mod_lua</a></code></dt>
- <dd>Embeds the <a href="http://www.lua.org/">Lua</a> language into httpd,
- for configuration and small business logic functions. (Experimental)</dd>
-
- <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_proxy_express.html">mod_proxy_express</a></code></dt>
- <dd>Provides dynamically configured mass reverse proxies for <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_proxy.html">mod_proxy</a></code></dd>
-
<dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_proxy_fcgi.html">mod_proxy_fcgi</a></code></dt>
<dd>FastCGI Protocol backend for <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_proxy.html">mod_proxy</a></code></dd>
<dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_proxy_scgi.html">mod_proxy_scgi</a></code></dt>
<dd>SCGI Protocol backend for <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_proxy.html">mod_proxy</a></code></dd>
- <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_ratelimit.html">mod_ratelimit</a></code></dt>
- <dd>Provides Bandwidth Rate Limiting for Clients</dd>
-
- <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_reflector.html">mod_reflector</a></code></dt>
- <dd>Provides Reflection of a request body as a response via the output filter stack.</dd>
+ <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_proxy_express.html">mod_proxy_express</a></code></dt>
+ <dd>Provides dynamically configured mass reverse proxies for
+ <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_proxy.html">mod_proxy</a></code></dd>
<dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_remoteip.html">mod_remoteip</a></code></dt>
<dd>Replaces the apparent client remote IP address and hostname for the request
with the IP address list presented by a proxies or a load balancer via
the request headers.</dd>
- <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_request.html">mod_request</a></code></dt>
- <dd>Provides Filters to handle and make available HTTP request bodies</dd>
-
- <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_slotmem_shm.html">mod_slotmem_shm</a></code></dt>
- <dd>Provides a Slot-based shared memory provider (ala the scoreboard).</dd>
-
- <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_log_debug.html">mod_log_debug</a></code></dt>
- <dd>Allows to add customizable debug logging at different phases of the
- request processing.</dd>
-
- <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_xml2enc.html">mod_xml2enc</a></code></dt>
- <dd>Formerly a third-party module, this supports internationalisation
- in libxml2-based (markup-aware) filter modules.</dd>
+ <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_heartmonitor.html">mod_heartmonitor</a></code>,
+ <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_lbmethod_heartbeat.html">mod_lbmethod_heartbeat</a></code></dt>
+ <dd>Allow <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_proxy_balancer.html">mod_proxy_balancer</a></code> to base loadbalancing decisions
+ on the number of active connections on the backend servers.</dd>
<dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_proxy_html.html">mod_proxy_html</a></code></dt>
<dd>Formerly a third-party module, this supports fixing of HTML
links in a reverse proxy situation, where the backend generates
URLs that are not valid for the proxy's clients.</dd>
- <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_heartmonitor.html">mod_heartmonitor</a></code>,
- <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_lbmethod_heartbeat.html">mod_lbmethod_heartbeat</a></code></dt>
- <dd>Allow <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_proxy_balancer.html">mod_proxy_balancer</a></code> to base loadbalancing decisions
- on the number of active connections on the backend servers.</dd>
-
<dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_sed.html">mod_sed</a></code></dt>
<dd>An advanced replacement of <code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_substitute.html">mod_substitute</a></code>, allows
to edit the response body with the full power of sed.</dd>
<dd>Allows to keep session state for clients, using cookie or
database storage.</dd>
+ <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_allowmethods.html">mod_allowmethods</a></code></dt>
+ <dd>New module to restrict certain HTTP methods without interfering with
+ authentication or authorization.</dd>
+
+ <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_lua.html">mod_lua</a></code></dt>
+ <dd>Embeds the <a href="http://www.lua.org/">Lua</a> language into httpd,
+ for configuration and small business logic functions. (Experimental)</dd>
+
+ <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_log_debug.html">mod_log_debug</a></code></dt>
+ <dd>Allows to add customizable debug logging at different phases of the
+ request processing.</dd>
+
+ <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_buffer.html">mod_buffer</a></code></dt>
+ <dd>Provides for buffering the input and output filter stacks</dd>
+
+ <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_data.html">mod_data</a></code></dt>
+ <dd>Convert response body into an RFC2397 data URL</dd>
+
+ <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_ratelimit.html">mod_ratelimit</a></code></dt>
+ <dd>Provides Bandwidth Rate Limiting for Clients</dd>
+
+ <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_request.html">mod_request</a></code></dt>
+ <dd>Provides Filters to handle and make available HTTP request bodies</dd>
+
+ <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_reflector.html">mod_reflector</a></code></dt>
+ <dd>Provides Reflection of a request body as a response via the output filter stack.</dd>
+
+ <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_slotmem_shm.html">mod_slotmem_shm</a></code></dt>
+ <dd>Provides a Slot-based shared memory provider (ala the scoreboard).</dd>
+
+ <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_xml2enc.html">mod_xml2enc</a></code></dt>
+ <dd>Formerly a third-party module, this supports internationalisation
+ in libxml2-based (markup-aware) filter modules.</dd>
+
</dl>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="./images/up.gif" /></a></div>
<div class="section">
<dd><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_ssl.html">mod_ssl</a></code> can now be configured to share SSL Session
data between servers through memcached</dd>
+ <dd>EC keys are now supported in addition to RSA and DSA.</dd>
+
<dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_proxy.html">mod_proxy</a></code></dt>
<dd>The <code class="directive"><a href="./mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypass">ProxyPass</a></code> directive
<code class="directive"><a href="./mod/core.html#locationmatch">LocationMatch</a></code>
block, and offers a significant performance advantage over the traditional
two-parameter syntax when present in large numbers.</dd>
+ <dd>The source address used for proxy requests is now configurable.</dd>
<dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_proxy_balancer.html">mod_proxy_balancer</a></code></dt>
and the related container directives, such as
<code class="directive"><a href="./mod/mod_authz_core.html#requireall"><RequireAll></a></code>.</dd>
- <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_info.html">mod_info</a></code></dt>
- <dd><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_info.html">mod_info</a></code> can now dump the pre-parsed configuration
- to stdout during server startup.</dd>
-
<dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_rewrite.html">mod_rewrite</a></code></dt>
<dd><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_rewrite.html">mod_rewrite</a></code> adds the <code>[QSD]</code>
(Query String Discard) and <code>[END]</code> flags for
<code class="directive"><a href="./mod/mod_ldap.html#ldaplibrarydebug">LDAPLibraryDebug</a></code> to log
debug information provided by the used LDAP toolkit.</dd>
+ <dt><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_info.html">mod_info</a></code></dt>
+ <dd><code class="module"><a href="./mod/mod_info.html">mod_info</a></code> can now dump the pre-parsed configuration
+ to stdout during server startup.</dd>
+
+
</dl>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="./images/up.gif" /></a></div>
<div class="section">
<dl>
<dt>fcgistarter</dt>
- <dd>FastCGI deamon starter utility</dd>
+ <dd>New FastCGI deamon starter utility</dd>
+
<dt>htcacheclean</dt>
<dd>Current cached URLs can now be listed, with optional metadata
included.</dd>
<dd>Cache size can now be limited by the number of inodes, instead
of or in addition to being limited by the size of the files on
disk.</dd>
+
+ <dt>rotatelogs</dt>
+ <dd>May now create a link to the current log file.</dd>
+ <dd>May now invoke a custom post-rotate script.</dd>
</dl>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="./images/up.gif" /></a></div>
<div class="section">
<section id="core">
<title>Core Enhancements</title>
<dl>
- <dt>KeepAliveTimeout in milliseconds</dt>
- <dd>It is now possible to specify <directive module="core"
- >KeepAliveTimeout</directive> in milliseconds.
- </dd>
-
<dt>Run-time Loadable MPMs</dt>
<dd>Multiple MPMs can now be built as loadable modules at compile time.
The MPM of choice can be configured at run time.</dd>
- <dt>Per-module and per-directory LogLevel configuration</dt>
- <dd>The <directive module="core">LogLevel</directive> can now be
- configured per module and per directory. New levels <code>trace1</code>
- to <code>trace8</code> have been added above the <code>debug</code> log
- level.</dd>
-
<dt>Event MPM</dt>
<dd>The Event MPM is no longer experimental but is now fully supported.</dd>
<dd>Better support for asynchronous read/write for supporting MPMs and
platforms.</dd>
+ <dt>Per-module and per-directory LogLevel configuration</dt>
+ <dd>The <directive module="core">LogLevel</directive> can now be
+ configured per module and per directory. New levels <code>trace1</code>
+ to <code>trace8</code> have been added above the <code>debug</code> log
+ level.</dd>
+
<dt>Per-request configuration sections</dt>
- <dd><<directive module="core">If</directive>> sections can be used to
- set the configuration based on per-request criteria</dd>
+ <dd><directive module="core" type="section">If</directive>,
+ <directive module="core" type="section">ElseIf</directive>,
+ and <directive module="core" type="section">Else</directive>
+ sections can be used to set the configuration based on per-request
+ criteria.</dd>
<dt>General-purpose expression parser</dt>
<dd>A new expression parser allows to specify
<directive module="mod_setenvif">SetEnvIfExpr</directive>,
<directive module="mod_rewrite">RewriteCond</directive>,
<directive module="mod_headers">Header</directive>,
- <directive module="mod_headers" type="section">If</directive>,
+ <directive module="core" type="section">If</directive>,
and others.
</dd>
- <dt>Reduced memory usage</dt>
- <dd>Despite many new features, 2.4.x tends to use less memory than
- 2.2.x.</dd>
+ <dt>KeepAliveTimeout in milliseconds</dt>
+ <dd>It is now possible to specify <directive module="core"
+ >KeepAliveTimeout</directive> in milliseconds.
+ </dd>
<dt>NameVirtualHost directive</dt>
<dd>No longer needed and is now deprecated.</dd>
+ <dt>Override Configuration</dt>
+ <dd>The new <directive module="core">AllowOverrideList</directive>
+ directive allows more fine grained control which directives are
+ allowed in <code>.htaccess</code> files. </dd>
+
+ <dt>Config file variables</dt>
+ <dd>It is now possible to <directive module="core">Define</directive>
+ variables in the configuration, allowing a clearer representation
+ if the same value is used at many places in the configuration.
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>Reduced memory usage</dt>
+ <dd>Despite many new features, 2.4.x tends to use less memory than
+ 2.2.x.</dd>
+
</dl>
</section>
<section id="newmods">
<title>New Modules</title>
<dl>
- <dt><module>mod_allowmethods</module></dt>
- <dd>New module to restrict certain HTTP methods without interfering with
- authentication or authorization.</dd>
-
- <dt><module>mod_buffer</module></dt>
- <dd>Provides for buffering the input and output filter stacks</dd>
-
- <dt><module>mod_data</module></dt>
- <dd>Convert response body into an RFC2397 data URL</dd>
-
- <dt><module>mod_lua</module></dt>
- <dd>Embeds the <a href="http://www.lua.org/">Lua</a> language into httpd,
- for configuration and small business logic functions. (Experimental)</dd>
-
- <dt><module>mod_proxy_express</module></dt>
- <dd>Provides dynamically configured mass reverse proxies for <module>mod_proxy</module></dd>
-
<dt><module>mod_proxy_fcgi</module></dt>
<dd>FastCGI Protocol backend for <module>mod_proxy</module></dd>
<dt><module>mod_proxy_scgi</module></dt>
<dd>SCGI Protocol backend for <module>mod_proxy</module></dd>
- <dt><module>mod_ratelimit</module></dt>
- <dd>Provides Bandwidth Rate Limiting for Clients</dd>
-
- <dt><module>mod_reflector</module></dt>
- <dd>Provides Reflection of a request body as a response via the output filter stack.</dd>
+ <dt><module>mod_proxy_express</module></dt>
+ <dd>Provides dynamically configured mass reverse proxies for
+ <module>mod_proxy</module></dd>
<dt><module>mod_remoteip</module></dt>
<dd>Replaces the apparent client remote IP address and hostname for the request
with the IP address list presented by a proxies or a load balancer via
the request headers.</dd>
- <dt><module>mod_request</module></dt>
- <dd>Provides Filters to handle and make available HTTP request bodies</dd>
-
- <dt><module>mod_slotmem_shm</module></dt>
- <dd>Provides a Slot-based shared memory provider (ala the scoreboard).</dd>
-
- <dt><module>mod_log_debug</module></dt>
- <dd>Allows to add customizable debug logging at different phases of the
- request processing.</dd>
-
- <dt><module>mod_xml2enc</module></dt>
- <dd>Formerly a third-party module, this supports internationalisation
- in libxml2-based (markup-aware) filter modules.</dd>
+ <dt><module>mod_heartmonitor</module>,
+ <module>mod_lbmethod_heartbeat</module></dt>
+ <dd>Allow <module>mod_proxy_balancer</module> to base loadbalancing decisions
+ on the number of active connections on the backend servers.</dd>
<dt><module>mod_proxy_html</module></dt>
<dd>Formerly a third-party module, this supports fixing of HTML
links in a reverse proxy situation, where the backend generates
URLs that are not valid for the proxy's clients.</dd>
- <dt><module>mod_heartmonitor</module>,
- <module>mod_lbmethod_heartbeat</module></dt>
- <dd>Allow <module>mod_proxy_balancer</module> to base loadbalancing decisions
- on the number of active connections on the backend servers.</dd>
-
<dt><module>mod_sed</module></dt>
<dd>An advanced replacement of <module>mod_substitute</module>, allows
to edit the response body with the full power of sed.</dd>
<dd>Allows to keep session state for clients, using cookie or
database storage.</dd>
+ <dt><module>mod_allowmethods</module></dt>
+ <dd>New module to restrict certain HTTP methods without interfering with
+ authentication or authorization.</dd>
+
+ <dt><module>mod_lua</module></dt>
+ <dd>Embeds the <a href="http://www.lua.org/">Lua</a> language into httpd,
+ for configuration and small business logic functions. (Experimental)</dd>
+
+ <dt><module>mod_log_debug</module></dt>
+ <dd>Allows to add customizable debug logging at different phases of the
+ request processing.</dd>
+
+ <dt><module>mod_buffer</module></dt>
+ <dd>Provides for buffering the input and output filter stacks</dd>
+
+ <dt><module>mod_data</module></dt>
+ <dd>Convert response body into an RFC2397 data URL</dd>
+
+ <dt><module>mod_ratelimit</module></dt>
+ <dd>Provides Bandwidth Rate Limiting for Clients</dd>
+
+ <dt><module>mod_request</module></dt>
+ <dd>Provides Filters to handle and make available HTTP request bodies</dd>
+
+ <dt><module>mod_reflector</module></dt>
+ <dd>Provides Reflection of a request body as a response via the output filter stack.</dd>
+
+ <dt><module>mod_slotmem_shm</module></dt>
+ <dd>Provides a Slot-based shared memory provider (ala the scoreboard).</dd>
+
+ <dt><module>mod_xml2enc</module></dt>
+ <dd>Formerly a third-party module, this supports internationalisation
+ in libxml2-based (markup-aware) filter modules.</dd>
+
</dl>
</section>
<dd><module>mod_ssl</module> can now be configured to share SSL Session
data between servers through memcached</dd>
+ <dd>EC keys are now supported in addition to RSA and DSA.</dd>
+
<dt><module>mod_proxy</module></dt>
<dd>The <directive module="mod_proxy">ProxyPass</directive> directive
<directive module="core">LocationMatch</directive>
block, and offers a significant performance advantage over the traditional
two-parameter syntax when present in large numbers.</dd>
+ <dd>The source address used for proxy requests is now configurable.</dd>
<dt><module>mod_proxy_balancer</module></dt>
<directive module="mod_authz_core"
type="section">RequireAll</directive>.</dd>
- <dt><module>mod_info</module></dt>
- <dd><module>mod_info</module> can now dump the pre-parsed configuration
- to stdout during server startup.</dd>
-
<dt><module>mod_rewrite</module></dt>
<dd><module>mod_rewrite</module> adds the <code>[QSD]</code>
(Query String Discard) and <code>[END]</code> flags for
<directive module="mod_ldap">LDAPLibraryDebug</directive> to log
debug information provided by the used LDAP toolkit.</dd>
+ <dt><module>mod_info</module></dt>
+ <dd><module>mod_info</module> can now dump the pre-parsed configuration
+ to stdout during server startup.</dd>
+
+
</dl>
</section>
<title>Program Enhancements</title>
<dl>
<dt>fcgistarter</dt>
- <dd>FastCGI deamon starter utility</dd>
+ <dd>New FastCGI deamon starter utility</dd>
+
<dt>htcacheclean</dt>
<dd>Current cached URLs can now be listed, with optional metadata
included.</dd>
<dd>Cache size can now be limited by the number of inodes, instead
of or in addition to being limited by the size of the files on
disk.</dd>
+
+ <dt>rotatelogs</dt>
+ <dd>May now create a link to the current log file.</dd>
+ <dd>May now invoke a custom post-rotate script.</dd>
</dl>
</section>
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