On 11/3/05, Rob Belics <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like my Apache server to dynamically create and serve some web > pages using 'C'. I am not interested in using the default CGI or Perl. > I have gotten myself turned round and round for weeks on how to do > this. I know I need to use the API but I don't understand where > handlers and modules fit in. > > An example of where I am confused. If a request for index.html comes > in, would I have AddHandler myhandler .html in httpd.conf and write code > for 'myhandler' to do this? Wouldn't 'myhandler' actually be a module? > Or are modules just a collection of handlers like a library? > > I think I might have enough information to know how to write a module if > I just knew how Apache knew when and where to call my 'whatever' but I > just need some direction.
Modules are simply bits of code added to apache. They can contain handlers, filters, access checkers, or other bits that plug into request processing. Writing a module that impliments a handler is not terribly complicated, but it does require a decent understanding of the API. And the documentation is probably a little thin. I'd start by finding the existing module that most closely resembles what you want to do, and then work from there. Documentation is at http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.1/developer/ (focus on the external resources, which are more up to date). There is also a mailing list dedicated to this topic at http://modules.apache.org/subscribe Joshua. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
