From: Eric Covener
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:37:03 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: reword per feedback
X-Git-Tag: 2.5.0-alpha~3228
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=85b8169b177d447d5206e42f608c3b3692a3e692;p=apache
reword per feedback
git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@1675471 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/core.xml b/docs/manual/mod/core.xml
index 80e5b92676..a53fd1b1f0 100644
--- a/docs/manual/mod/core.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/core.xml
@@ -1892,18 +1892,27 @@ ForceType image/gif
static files, where the generator of the response typically specifies
a Content-Type, this directive has no effect.
+
Note
+ If no handler is explicitly set for a request, the specified content
+ type will also be used as the handler name.
+
When explicit directives such as
SetHandler or
AddHandler do not apply
to the current request, the internal handler name normally set by those
- directives is set to match the content type specified by this directive.
+ directives is instead set to the content type specified by this directive.
+
This is a historical behavior that some third-party modules
- (such as mod_php) may use "magic" content types used only to signal the
- module to take responsibility for the matching request. Configurations
- that rely on such "magic" types should be avoided by the use of
+ (such as mod_php) may look for a "synthetic" content type used only to
+ signal the module to take responsibility for the matching request.
+
+
+ Configurations that rely on such "synthetic" types should be avoided.
+ Additionally, configurations that restrict access to
SetHandler or
- AddHandler.
+ AddHandler should
+ restrict access to this directive as well.
diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_mime.xml b/docs/manual/mod/mod_mime.xml
index bbb9524592..3c79b73b66 100644
--- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_mime.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_mime.xml
@@ -610,17 +610,25 @@ AddType application/rss+xml;qs=0.8 .xml
Note
+ If no handler is explicitly set for a request, the specified content
+ type will also be used as the handler name.
+
When explicit directives such as
SetHandler or
AddHandler do not apply
to the current request, the internal handler name normally set by those
- directives is set to match the content type specified by this directive.
+ directives is instead set to the content type specified by this directive.
+
This is a historical behavior that some third-party modules
- (such as mod_php) may use "magic" content types used only to signal the
- module to take responsibility for the matching request. Configurations
- that rely on such "magic" types should be avoided by the use of
+ (such as mod_php) may look for a "synthetic" content type used only to
+ signal the module to take responsibility for the matching request.
+
+
+ Configurations that rely on such "synthetic" types should be avoided.
+ Additionally, configurations that restrict access to
SetHandler or
- AddHandler.
+ AddHandler should
+ restrict access to this directive as well.