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<div id="preamble"><h1>Apache Module mod_actions</h1>
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<table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>This module provides for executing CGI scripts based on
media type or request method.</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module Identifier:</a></th><td>actions_module</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source File:</a></th><td>mod_actions.c</td></tr></table>
<h3>Summary</h3>
<p>This module has two directives. The <code class="directive"><a href="#action">Action</a></code> directive lets you run CGI
scripts whenever a file of a certain <a class="glossarylink" href="../glossary.html#mime-type" title="see glossary">MIME content type</a> is requested. The
<code class="directive"><a href="#script">Script</a></code> 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> </div>
<div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3>
<ul id="toc">
<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#action">Action</a></li>
<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#script">Script</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>See also</h3>
<ul class="seealso">
<li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_cgi.html">mod_cgi</a></code></li>
<li><a href="../howto/cgi.html">Dynamic Content with CGI</a></li>
<li><a href="../handler.html">Apache's Handler Use</a></li>
</ul></div>
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<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="Action" id="Action">Action</a> <a name="action" id="action">Directive</a></h2>
<table class="directive">
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Activates a CGI script for a particular handler or
content-type</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>Action <var>action-type</var> <var>cgi-script</var> [virtual]</code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:</a></th><td>FileInfo</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_actions</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td>The <code>virtual</code> modifier and handler passing were
introduced in Apache 2.1</td></tr>
</table>
<p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
<var>cgi-script</var> when <var>action-type</var> is triggered by
the request. The <var>cgi-script</var> is the URL-path to a
resource that has been designated as a CGI script using <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_alias.html#scriptalias">ScriptAlias</a></code> or <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler">AddHandler</a></code>. The
<var>action-type</var> can be either a <a href="../handler.html">handler</a> or a <a class="glossarylink" href="../glossary.html#mime-type" title="see glossary">MIME content type</a>. It sends the URL and
file path of the requested document using the standard CGI
<code>PATH_INFO</code> and <code>PATH_TRANSLATED</code>
environment variables. The handler used for the particular request
is passed using the <code>REDIRECT_HANDLER</code> variable.</p>
<div class="example"><h3>Examples</h3><p><code>
# Requests for files of a particular MIME content type:<br />
Action image/gif /cgi-bin/images.cgi<br />
<br />
# Files of a particular file extension<br />
AddHandler my-file-type .xyz<br />
Action my-file-type /cgi-bin/program.cgi<br />
</code></p></div>
<p>In the first example, requests for files with a MIME content
type of <code>image/gif</code> will 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 by the specified cgi script
<code>/cgi-bin/program.cgi</code>.</p>
<p>The optional <code>virtual</code> modifier turns off the check
whether the requested file really exists. This is useful, for example,
if you want to use the <code class="directive">Action</code> directive in
virtual locations.</p>
<div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><p><code>
<Location /news><br />
<span class="indent">
SetHandler news-handler<br />
Action news-handler /cgi-bin/news.cgi virtual<br />
</span>
</Location>
</code></p></div>
<h3>See also</h3>
<ul>
<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler">AddHandler</a></code></li>
</ul>
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<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="Script" id="Script">Script</a> <a name="script" id="script">Directive</a></h2>
<table class="directive">
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Activates a CGI script for a particular request
method.</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>Script <var>method</var> <var>cgi-script</var></code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host, directory</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Base</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_actions</td></tr>
</table>
<p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
<var>cgi-script</var> when a file is requested using the method of
<var>method</var>. The <var>cgi-script</var> is the URL-path to a
resource that has been designated as a CGI script using <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_alias.html#scriptalias">ScriptAlias</a></code> or <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler">AddHandler</a></code>. The URL and
file path of the requested document is sent using the standard CGI
<code>PATH_INFO</code> and <code>PATH_TRANSLATED</code> environment
variables.</p>
<div class="note">
Any arbitrary method name may be used. <strong>Method names are
case-sensitive</strong>, so <code>Script PUT</code> and
<code>Script put</code> have two entirely different
effects.
</div>
<p>Note that the <code class="directive">Script</code> 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 <code class="directive">Script</code> 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>
<div class="example"><h3>Examples</h3><p><code>
# For <ISINDEX>-style searching<br />
Script GET /cgi-bin/search<br />
<br />
# A CGI PUT handler<br />
Script PUT /~bob/put.cgi<br />
</code></p></div>
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