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+<modulesynopsis metafile="mod_version.xml.meta">
+<name>mod_version</name>
+<description>Version dependent configuration</description>
+<status>Extension</status>
+<sourcefile>mod_version.c</sourcefile>
+<identifier>version_module</identifier>
+<compatibility>Available in version 2.1 and later</compatibility>
+
+<summary>
+ <p>This module is designed for the use in test suites and large
+ networks which have to deal with different httpd versions and
+ different configurations. It provides a new container -- <directive
+ type="section" module="mod_version">IfVersion</directive>, which
+ allows a flexible version checking including numeric comparisons and
+ regular expressions.</p>
+
+ <example><title>Examples</title>
+ <IfVersion 2.1.0><br />
+ <indent>
+ # current httpd version is exactly 2.1.0<br />
+ </indent>
+ </IfVersion><br />
+ <br />
+ <IfVersion >= 2.2><br />
+ <indent>
+ # use really new features :-)<br />
+ </indent>
+ </IfVersion>
+ </example>
+
+ <p>See below for further possibilities.</p>
+</summary>
+
+<directivesynopsis type="section">
+<name>IfVersion</name>
+<description>contains version dependent configuration</description>
+<syntax><IfVersion [[!]<var>operator</var>] <var>version</var>> ...
+</IfVersion></syntax>
+<contextlist><context>server config</context><context>virtual host</context>
+<context>directory</context><context>.htaccess</context></contextlist>
+<override>All</override>
+
+<usage>
+ <p>The <directive type="section">IfVersion</directive> section encloses
+ configuration directives which are executed only if the httpd version
+ matches the desired criteria. For normal (numeric) comparisons the
+ <var>version</var> argument has the format
+ <code><var>major</var>[.<var>minor</var>[.<var>patch</var>]]</code>, e.g.
+ <code>2.1.0</code> or <code>2.2</code>. <var>minor</var> and
+ <var>patch</var> are optional. If these numbers are omitted, they are
+ assumed to be zero. The following numerical <var>operator</var>s are
+ possible:</p>
+
+ <table>
+ <tr><th><var>operator</var></th><th>description</th></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>=</code> or <code>==</code></td>
+ <td>httpd version is equal</td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>></code></td>
+ <td>httpd version is greater than</td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>>=</code></td>
+ <td>httpd version is greater or equal</td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code><</code></td>
+ <td>httpd version is less than</td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code><=</code></td>
+ <td>httpd version is less or equal</td></tr>
+ </table>
+
+ <example><title>Example</title>
+ <IfVersion >= 2.1><br />
+ <indent>
+ # this happens only in versions greater or<br />
+ # equal 2.1.0.<br />
+ </indent>
+ </IfVersion>
+ </example>
+
+ <p>Besides the numerical comparison it is possible to match a regular
+ expression against the httpd version. There are two ways to write it:</p>
+
+ <table>
+ <tr><th>operator</th><th>description</th></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>=</code> or <code>==</code></td>
+ <td><var>version</var> has the form
+ <code>/<var>regex</var>/</code></td></tr>
+ <tr><td><code>~</code></td>
+ <td><var>version</var> has the form
+ <code><var>regex</var></code></td></tr>
+ </table>
+
+ <example><title>Example</title>
+ <IfVersion = /^2.1.[01234]$/><br />
+ <indent>
+ # e.g. workaround for buggy versions
+ </indent>
+ </IfVersion>
+ </example>
+
+ <p>In order to reverse the meaning, all operators can be preceded by an
+ exclamation mark (<code>!</code>):</p>
+
+ <example>
+ <IfVersion !~ ^2.1.[01234]$><br />
+ <indent>
+ # not for those versions<br />
+ </indent>
+ </IfVersion>
+ </example>
+
+ <p>If the operator is omitted, it is assumed to be <code>=</code>.</p>
+</usage>
+</directivesynopsis>
+
+</modulesynopsis>