There are a few undead "apache myths" still floating around,
due to clueless third-party tutorials. I wonder if there's any value
in countering these zombies with specific notes in our documentation.
Here's an example patch of the kind I have in mind:
--- mod/mod_mime.xml (revision 404858)
+++ mod/mod_mime.xml (working copy)
@@ -500,6 +500,14 @@
<directive module="mod_mime">TypesConfig</directive> file.
</note>
+ <note>
+ There is a persistent myth about <directive>AddType</directive>
+ and "magic" types to turn on scripting such as CGI or PHP.
+ This has been wrong since the release of Apache 1.1 in 1996,
+ when the <directive>AddHandler</directive> directive removed
+ the need for this dirty hack.
+ </note>
+
<p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive, and can
be specified with or without a leading dot.</p>
</usage>
--
Nick Kew
