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<h1 align="CENTER">Module mod_actions</h1>
<p>This module provides for executing CGI scripts based on
media type or request method.</p>
<p><a href="module-dict.html#Status"
rel="Help"><strong>Status:</strong></a> Base<br />
<a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile"
rel="Help"><strong>Source File:</strong></a>
mod_actions.c<br />
<a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier"
rel="Help"><strong>Module Identifier:</strong></a>
action_module<br />
<a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility"
rel="Help"><strong>Compatibility:</strong></a> Available in
Apache 1.1 and later.</p>
<h2>Summary</h2>
<p>This module has two directives. The Action directive lets
you run CGI scripts whenever a file of a certain type is
requested. The Script directive lets you run CGI scripts
whenever a particular method is used in a request. This makes
it much easier to execute scripts that process files.</p>
<h2>Directives</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#action">Action</a></li>
<li><a href="#script">Script</a></li>
</ul>
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<h2><a id="action" name="action">Action directive</a></h2>
<p><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax"
rel="Help"><strong>Syntax:</strong></a> Action <em>action-type
cgi-script</em><br />
<a href="directive-dict.html#Context"
rel="Help"><strong>Context:</strong></a> server config, virtual
host, directory, .htaccess<br />
<a href="directive-dict.html#Override"
rel="Help"><strong>Override:</strong></a> FileInfo<br />
<a href="directive-dict.html#Status"
rel="Help"><strong>Status:</strong></a> Base<br />
<a href="directive-dict.html#Module"
rel="Help"><strong>Module:</strong></a> mod_actions<br />
<a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility"
rel="Help"><strong>Compatibility:</strong></a> Action is only
available in Apache 1.1 and later</p>
<p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
<em>cgi-script</em> when <em>action-type</em> is triggered by the
request. The <i>cgi-script</i> is the URL-path to a resource that
has been configured as a CGI script using <code>ScriptAlias</code>
or <code>AddHandler</code>. The <em>action-type</em> can be either
a <a href="../handler.html">handler</a> or a MIME content type. It
sends the URL and file path of the requested document using the
standard CGI PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment
variables.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<pre>
# Requests for files of a particular type:
Action image/gif /cgi-bin/images.cgi
# Files of a particular file extension
AddHandler my-file-type .xyz
Action my-file-type /cgi-bin/program.cgi
</pre>
<p>In the first example, requests for files with a MIME content
type of <code>image/gif</code> will instead be handled by the
specified cgi script <code>/cgi-bin/images.cgi</code>.</p>
<p>In the second example, requests for files with a file extension of
<code>.xyz</code> are handled instead by the specified cgi script
<code>/cgi-bin/program.cgi</code>.</p>
<p><strong>See also</strong>: <a
href="mod_mime.html#addhandler">AddHandler</a></p>
<hr />
<h2><a id="script" name="script">Script directive</a></h2>
<p><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax"
rel="Help"><strong>Syntax:</strong></a> Script <em>method
cgi-script</em><br />
<a href="directive-dict.html#Context"
rel="Help"><strong>Context:</strong></a> server config, virtual
host, directory<br />
<a href="directive-dict.html#Status"
rel="Help"><strong>Status:</strong></a> Base<br />
<a href="directive-dict.html#Module"
rel="Help"><strong>Module:</strong></a> mod_actions<br />
<a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility"
rel="Help"><strong>Compatibility:</strong></a> Script is only
available in Apache 1.1 and later; arbitrary method use is only
available with 1.3.10 and later</p>
<p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
<i>cgi-script</i> when a file is requested using the method of
<i>method</i>. The <i>cgi-script</i> is the URL-path to a resource
that has been configured as a CGI script using
<code>ScriptAlias</code> or <code>AddHandler</code>. The URL and
file path of the requested document is sent using the standard CGI
PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment variables.</p>
<blockquote>
Prior to Apache 1.3.10, <i>method</i> can only be one of
<code>GET</code>, <code>POST</code>, <code>PUT</code>, or
<code>DELETE</code>. As of 1.3.10, any arbitrary method name
may be used. <b>Method names are case-sensitive</b>, so
<code>Script PUT</code> and <code>Script put</code>
have two entirely different effects.
</blockquote>
<p>Note that the Script command defines default actions only.
If a CGI script is called, or some other resource that is
capable of handling the requested method internally, it will do
so. Also note that Script with a method of <code>GET</code>
will only be called if there are query arguments present
(<em>e.g.</em>, foo.html?hi). Otherwise, the request will
proceed normally.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<pre>
# For <ISINDEX>-style searching
Script GET /cgi-bin/search
# A CGI PUT handler
Script PUT /~bob/put.cgi
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