Nick Kew wrote: > Our subrequest API currently handles only local subrequests, > so for example mod_include doesn't support > <!--#include virtual="http://example.com/example.txt"-->. > I've worked around this in the past with some ugly hacks. > > Looking at the code, it's actually very simple to build > in support for remote URLs into the subrequest mechanism > using mod_proxy. I've just test-driven a patch comprising > just six lines of code (attached), and it works. > > The patch still needs attention to escaping, but before > I deal with that, can I ask for votes on the concept? > Is there any reason not to add this feature?
+0.5 in concept. -0.9 on enabling this by default in mod_includes. Make it possible to turn it on via httpd.conf, but never on by default.... -Paul
