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<h3>Summary</h3>
-<div class="warning">
- This document has not been updated
- to take into account changes made in the 2.0 version of the
- Apache HTTP Server. Some of the information may still be
- relevant, but please use it with care.
-</div>
-
- <p>The files in the <code>src/modules/example directory</code>
+ <p>Some files in the <code>modules/experimental</code> directory
under the Apache distribution directory tree are provided as an
example to those that wish to write modules that use the Apache
API.</p>
<ol>
<li>
- Uncomment the "AddModule modules/example/mod_example" line
- near the bottom of the <code>src/Configuration</code> file.
- If there isn't one, add it; it should look like this:
-<div class="example"><p><code>
- AddModule modules/example/mod_example.o
-</code></p></div>
- </li>
-
- <li>Run the <code>src/Configure</code> script
- ("<code>cd src; ./Configure</code>"). This will
- build the Makefile for the server itself, and update the
- <code>src/modules/Makefile</code> for any additional modules
- you have requested from beneath that subdirectory.</li>
+ Run <code>configure</code> with <code>--enable-example</code>
+ option.</li>
- <li>Make the server (run "<code>make</code>" in the
- <code>src</code> directory).</li>
+ <li>Make the server (run "<code>make</code>").</li>
</ol>
<p>To add another module of your own:</p>
<ol class="up-A">
- <li><code>mkdir src/modules/<em>mymodule</em></code></li>
+ <li><code>cp modules/experimental/mod_example.c
+ modules/new_module/<em>mod_myexample.c</em></code></li>
+
+ <li>Modify the file.</li>
+
+ <li>Create <code>modules/new_module/config.m4</code>.
+ <ol>
+ <li>Add <code>APACHE_MODPATH_INIT(new_module)</code>.</li>
+ <li>Copy APACHE_MODULE line with "example" from
+ <code>modules/experimental/config.m4</code>.</li>
+ <li>Replace the first argument "example" with <em>myexample</em>.</li>
+ <li>Replace the second argument with brief description of your module.
+ It will be used in <code>configure --help</code>.</li>
+ <li>If your module needs additional C compiler flags, linker flags or
+ libraries, add them to CFLAGS, LDFLAGS and LIBS accordingly.
+ See other <code>config.m4</code> files in modules directory for
+ examples.</li>
+ <li>Add <code>APACHE_MODPATH_FINISH</code>.</li>
+ </ol>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>Create <code>module/new_module/Makefile.in</code>.
+ If your module doesn't need special build instructions,
+ all you need to have in that file is
+ <code>include $(top_srcdir)/build/special.mk</code>.</li>
- <li><code>cp src/modules/example/*
- src/modules/<em>mymodule</em></code></li>
+ <li>Run ./buildconf from the top-level directory.</li>
- <li>Modify the files in the new directory.</li>
+ <li>Build the server with --enable-myexample</li>
- <li>Follow steps [1] through [3] above, with appropriate
- changes.</li>
</ol>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a name="using" id="using">Using the <code>mod_example</code> Module</a></h2>
<p>To activate the example module, include a block similar to
- the following in your <code>srm.conf</code> file:</p>
+ the following in your <code>httpd.conf</code> file:</p>
<div class="example"><p><code>
<Location /example-info><br />
SetHandler example-handler<br />
<identifier>example_module</identifier>
<summary>
-<note type="warning">
- This document has not been updated
- to take into account changes made in the 2.0 version of the
- Apache HTTP Server. Some of the information may still be
- relevant, but please use it with care.
-</note>
-
- <p>The files in the <code>src/modules/example directory</code>
+ <p>Some files in the <code>modules/experimental</code> directory
under the Apache distribution directory tree are provided as an
example to those that wish to write modules that use the Apache
API.</p>
<ol>
<li>
- Uncomment the "AddModule modules/example/mod_example" line
- near the bottom of the <code>src/Configuration</code> file.
- If there isn't one, add it; it should look like this:
-<example>
- AddModule modules/example/mod_example.o
-</example>
- </li>
+ Run <code>configure</code> with <code>--enable-example</code>
+ option.</li>
- <li>Run the <code>src/Configure</code> script
- ("<code>cd src; ./Configure</code>"). This will
- build the Makefile for the server itself, and update the
- <code>src/modules/Makefile</code> for any additional modules
- you have requested from beneath that subdirectory.</li>
-
- <li>Make the server (run "<code>make</code>" in the
- <code>src</code> directory).</li>
+ <li>Make the server (run "<code>make</code>").</li>
</ol>
<p>To add another module of your own:</p>
<ol type="A">
- <li><code>mkdir src/modules/<em>mymodule</em></code></li>
+ <li><code>cp modules/experimental/mod_example.c
+ modules/new_module/<em>mod_myexample.c</em></code></li>
+
+ <li>Modify the file.</li>
+
+ <li>Create <code>modules/new_module/config.m4</code>.
+ <ol>
+ <li>Add <code>APACHE_MODPATH_INIT(new_module)</code>.</li>
+ <li>Copy APACHE_MODULE line with "example" from
+ <code>modules/experimental/config.m4</code>.</li>
+ <li>Replace the first argument "example" with <em>myexample</em>.</li>
+ <li>Replace the second argument with brief description of your module.
+ It will be used in <code>configure --help</code>.</li>
+ <li>If your module needs additional C compiler flags, linker flags or
+ libraries, add them to CFLAGS, LDFLAGS and LIBS accordingly.
+ See other <code>config.m4</code> files in modules directory for
+ examples.</li>
+ <li>Add <code>APACHE_MODPATH_FINISH</code>.</li>
+ </ol>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>Create <code>module/new_module/Makefile.in</code>.
+ If your module doesn't need special build instructions,
+ all you need to have in that file is
+ <code>include $(top_srcdir)/build/special.mk</code>.</li>
- <li><code>cp src/modules/example/*
- src/modules/<em>mymodule</em></code></li>
+ <li>Run ./buildconf from the top-level directory.</li>
- <li>Modify the files in the new directory.</li>
+ <li>Build the server with --enable-myexample</li>
- <li>Follow steps [1] through [3] above, with appropriate
- changes.</li>
</ol>
</section>
<section id="using"><title>Using the <code>mod_example</code> Module</title>
<p>To activate the example module, include a block similar to
- the following in your <code>srm.conf</code> file:</p>
+ the following in your <code>httpd.conf</code> file:</p>
<example>
<Location /example-info><br />
SetHandler example-handler<br />
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