<identifier>ext_filter_module</identifier>
<summary>
- <p>This is an <strong>experimental</strong> module and should
- be used with care. Test your <module>mod_ext_filter</module>
- configuration carefully to ensure that it performs the desired
- function. You may wish to review <a href="../filter.html">
- this information</a> for background on the Apache filtering
- model.</p>
-
<p><module>mod_ext_filter</module> presents a simple and familiar
- programming model for filters. With this module, a program
- which reads from stdin and writes to stdout (i.e., a Unix-style
- filter command) can be a filter for Apache. This filtering
- mechanism is much slower than using a filter which is specially
- written for the Apache API and runs inside of the Apache server
- process, but it does have the following benefits:</p>
+ programming model for <a href="../filter.html">filters</a>. With
+ this module, a program which reads from stdin and writes to stdout
+ (i.e., a Unix-style filter command) can be a filter for
+ Apache. This filtering mechanism is much slower than using a
+ filter which is specially written for the Apache API and runs
+ inside of the Apache server process, but it does have the
+ following benefits:</p>
<ul>
<li>the programming model is much simpler</li>
<p>Even when the performance characteristics are not suitable
for production use, <module>mod_ext_filter</module> can be used as
a prototype environment for filters.</p>
+
</summary>
-<seealso><a href="../filter.html">The filter documentation</a></seealso>
+<seealso><a href="../filter.html">Filters</a></seealso>
<section id="examples"><title>Examples</title>