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+ <H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Terms Used to Describe Apache Modules</H1>
+
+ <P>
+ Each Apache module is described using a common format that looks
+ like this:
+ </P>
+ <DL>
+ <DD><A
+ HREF="#Status"
+ REL="Help"
+ ><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> <EM>status</EM>
+ <BR>
+ <A
+ HREF="#SourceFile"
+ REL="Help"
+ ><STRONG>Source File:</STRONG></A> <EM>source-file</EM>
+ <BR>
+ <A
+ HREF="#ModuleIdentifier"
+ REL="Help"
+ ><STRONG>Module Identifier:</STRONG></A> <EM>module-identifier</EM>
+ <BR>
+ <A
+ HREF="#Compatibility"
+ REL="Help"
+ ><STRONG>Compatibility:</STRONG></A> <EM>compatibility notes</EM>
+ </DD>
+ </DL>
+ <P>
+ Each of the attributes, complete with values where possible, are
+ described in this document.
+ </P>
+
+ <H2>Module Terms</H2>
+ <UL>
+ <LI><A HREF="#Status">Status</A>
+ </LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#SourceFile">Source File</A>
+ </LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#ModuleIdentifier">Module Identifier</A>
+ </LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#Compatibility">Compatibility</A>
+ </LI>
+ </UL>
+
+ <HR>
+ <H2><A NAME="Status">Status</A></H2>
+ <P>
+ This indicates how tightly bound into the Apache Web server the
+ module is; in other words, you may need to recompile the server in
+ order to gain access to the module and its functionality. Possible
+ values for this attribute are:
+ </P>
+ <DL>
+ <DT><STRONG>Base</STRONG>
+ </DT>
+ <DD>A module labeled as having "Base" status is compiled
+ and loaded into the server by default, and is therefore normally
+ available unless you have taken steps to remove the module from your
+ configuration.
+ <P>
+ </P>
+ </DD>
+ <DT><STRONG>Extension</STRONG>
+ </DT>
+ <DD>A module with "Extension" status is not normally
+ compiled and loaded into the server. To enable the module and its
+ functionality, you may need to change the server build
+ configuration files and re-compile Apache.
+ <P>
+ </P>
+ </DD>
+ <DT><STRONG>Experimental</STRONG>
+ </DT>
+ <DD>"Experimental" status indicates that the module is
+ available as part of the Apache kit, but you are on your own if you
+ try to use it. The module is being documented for completeness,
+ and is not necessarily supported.
+ <P>
+ </P>
+ </DD>
+ <DT><STRONG>External</STRONG>
+ </DT>
+ <DD>Modules which are not included with the base Apache
+ distribution ("third-party modules") may use the
+ "External" status. We are not responsible for, nor do we
+ support such modules.
+ <P>
+ </P>
+ </DD>
+ </DL>
+
+ <HR>
+ <H2><A NAME="SourceFile">Source File</A></H2>
+ <P>
+ This quite simply lists the name of the source file which contains
+ the code for the module. This is also the name used by the <A
+ HREF="core.html#ifmodule"><CODE><IfModule></CODE></A>
+ directive.
+ </P>
+
+ <HR>
+ <H2><A NAME="ModuleIdentifier">Module Identifier</A></H2>
+ <P>
+ This is a string which identifies the module for use in the <A
+ HREF="mod_so.html#loadmodule">LoadModule</A> directive when
+ dynamically loading modules. In particular, it is the name
+ of the external variable of type module in the source file.
+ </P>
+
+ <HR>
+ <H2><A NAME="Compatibility">Compatibility</A></H2>
+ <P>
+ If the module was not part of the original Apache version 2
+ distribution, the version in which it was introduced should be listed
+ here.
+ </P>
+<!--#include virtual="footer.html" -->
+ </BODY>
+</HTML>
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+<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">
+<HTML>
+ <HEAD>
+ <TITLE>Definitions of terms used to describe Apache modules
+ </TITLE>
+ </HEAD>
+<!-- Background white, links blue (unvisited), navy (visited), red (active) -->
+ <BODY
+ BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
+ TEXT="#000000"
+ LINK="#0000FF"
+ VLINK="#000080"
+ ALINK="#FF0000"
+ >
+<!--#include virtual="header.html" -->
+ <H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Terms Used to Describe Apache Modules</H1>
+
+ <P>
+ Each Apache module is described using a common format that looks
+ like this:
+ </P>
+ <DL>
+ <DD><A
+ HREF="#Status"
+ REL="Help"
+ ><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> <EM>status</EM>
+ <BR>
+ <A
+ HREF="#SourceFile"
+ REL="Help"
+ ><STRONG>Source File:</STRONG></A> <EM>source-file</EM>
+ <BR>
+ <A
+ HREF="#ModuleIdentifier"
+ REL="Help"
+ ><STRONG>Module Identifier:</STRONG></A> <EM>module-identifier</EM>
+ <BR>
+ <A
+ HREF="#Compatibility"
+ REL="Help"
+ ><STRONG>Compatibility:</STRONG></A> <EM>compatibility notes</EM>
+ </DD>
+ </DL>
+ <P>
+ Each of the attributes, complete with values where possible, are
+ described in this document.
+ </P>
+
+ <H2>Module Terms</H2>
+ <UL>
+ <LI><A HREF="#Status">Status</A>
+ </LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#SourceFile">Source File</A>
+ </LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#ModuleIdentifier">Module Identifier</A>
+ </LI>
+ <LI><A HREF="#Compatibility">Compatibility</A>
+ </LI>
+ </UL>
+
+ <HR>
+ <H2><A NAME="Status">Status</A></H2>
+ <P>
+ This indicates how tightly bound into the Apache Web server the
+ module is; in other words, you may need to recompile the server in
+ order to gain access to the module and its functionality. Possible
+ values for this attribute are:
+ </P>
+ <DL>
+ <DT><STRONG>Base</STRONG>
+ </DT>
+ <DD>A module labeled as having "Base" status is compiled
+ and loaded into the server by default, and is therefore normally
+ available unless you have taken steps to remove the module from your
+ configuration.
+ <P>
+ </P>
+ </DD>
+ <DT><STRONG>Extension</STRONG>
+ </DT>
+ <DD>A module with "Extension" status is not normally
+ compiled and loaded into the server. To enable the module and its
+ functionality, you may need to change the server build
+ configuration files and re-compile Apache.
+ <P>
+ </P>
+ </DD>
+ <DT><STRONG>Experimental</STRONG>
+ </DT>
+ <DD>"Experimental" status indicates that the module is
+ available as part of the Apache kit, but you are on your own if you
+ try to use it. The module is being documented for completeness,
+ and is not necessarily supported.
+ <P>
+ </P>
+ </DD>
+ <DT><STRONG>External</STRONG>
+ </DT>
+ <DD>Modules which are not included with the base Apache
+ distribution ("third-party modules") may use the
+ "External" status. We are not responsible for, nor do we
+ support such modules.
+ <P>
+ </P>
+ </DD>
+ </DL>
+
+ <HR>
+ <H2><A NAME="SourceFile">Source File</A></H2>
+ <P>
+ This quite simply lists the name of the source file which contains
+ the code for the module. This is also the name used by the <A
+ HREF="core.html#ifmodule"><CODE><IfModule></CODE></A>
+ directive.
+ </P>
+
+ <HR>
+ <H2><A NAME="ModuleIdentifier">Module Identifier</A></H2>
+ <P>
+ This is a string which identifies the module for use in the <A
+ HREF="mod_so.html#loadmodule">LoadModule</A> directive when
+ dynamically loading modules. In particular, it is the name
+ of the external variable of type module in the source file.
+ </P>
+
+ <HR>
+ <H2><A NAME="Compatibility">Compatibility</A></H2>
+ <P>
+ If the module was not part of the original Apache version 2
+ distribution, the version in which it was introduced should be listed
+ here.
+ </P>
+<!--#include virtual="footer.html" -->
+ </BODY>
+</HTML>
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