Geoffrey Young wrote: > Grant McLean wrote: > >>>I know I can use $r->dir_config() to access parameter values > >>>set in the config file with PerlSetVar, but is it possible to > >>>access the value of generic Apache configuration directives? > > you have very few options here. one of which is to do > > <Perl> > $Apache::Server::SaveConfig = 1; > $DirectoryIndex = 'index.html'; > </Perl> > > then you can access the variable in your script as > $Apache::ReadConfig::DirectoryIndex > > you can also use directive handlers to override the DirectoryIndex > directive and stash it someplace you know about. an example of how > that can be accomplished is here: > > http://www.modperlcookbook.org/code/ch14/Cookbook-MIMEMapper-0.01.tar.gz > > the last resort is to plug right into mod_dir's private data.
Thanks a lot Geoff I was able to bend the MIMEMapper example from the cookbook to do exactly what I wanted (eventually). In the process, I learned a lot about the Apache configuration API and have come to the conclusion that I can't justify the added complexity of adding XS to the mix so I'll fall back to the simple PerlSetVar approach. Thanks again, your answer was very helpful. Regards Grant
