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diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_mime.html.en b/docs/manual/mod/mod_mime.html.en new file mode 100644 index 0000000..60b8406 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_mime.html.en @@ -0,0 +1,1060 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><head> +<meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> +<!-- + XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX + This file is generated from xml source: DO NOT EDIT + XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX + --> +<title>mod_mime - Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4</title> +<link href="../style/css/manual.css" rel="stylesheet" media="all" type="text/css" title="Main stylesheet" /> +<link href="../style/css/manual-loose-100pc.css" rel="alternate stylesheet" media="all" type="text/css" title="No Sidebar - Default font size" /> +<link href="../style/css/manual-print.css" rel="stylesheet" media="print" type="text/css" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../style/css/prettify.css" /> +<script src="../style/scripts/prettify.min.js" type="text/javascript"> +</script> + +<link href="../images/favicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon" /></head> +<body> +<div id="page-header"> +<p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/directives.html">Directives</a> | <a href="http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/FAQ">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p> +<p class="apache">Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4</p> +<img alt="" src="../images/feather.png" /></div> +<div class="up"><a href="./"><img title="<-" alt="<-" src="../images/left.gif" /></a></div> +<div id="path"> +<a href="http://www.apache.org/">Apache</a> > <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/">HTTP Server</a> > <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/">Documentation</a> > <a href="../">Version 2.4</a> > <a href="./">Modules</a></div> +<div id="page-content"> +<div id="preamble"><h1>Apache Module mod_mime</h1> +<div class="toplang"> +<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_mime.html" title="English"> en </a> | +<a href="../fr/mod/mod_mime.html" hreflang="fr" rel="alternate" title="Français"> fr </a> | +<a href="../ja/mod/mod_mime.html" hreflang="ja" rel="alternate" title="Japanese"> ja </a></p> +</div> +<table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Associates the requested filename's extensions + with the file's behavior (handlers and filters) + and content (mime-type, language, character set and + encoding)</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>mime_module</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source File:</a></th><td>mod_mime.c</td></tr></table> +<h3>Summary</h3> + + <p>This module is used to assign content metadata to the content + selected for an HTTP response by mapping patterns in the + URI or filenames to the metadata values. For example, the filename + extensions of content files often define the content's Internet + media type, language, character set, and content-encoding. This + information is sent in HTTP messages containing that content and + used in content negotiation when selecting alternatives, such that + the user's preferences are respected when choosing one of several + possible contents to serve. See + <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_negotiation.html">mod_negotiation</a></code> for more information + about <a href="../content-negotiation.html">content negotiation</a>.</p> + + <p>The directives <code class="directive"><a href="#addcharset">AddCharset</a></code>, <code class="directive"><a href="#addencoding">AddEncoding</a></code>, <code class="directive"><a href="#addlanguage">AddLanguage</a></code> and <code class="directive"><a href="#addtype">AddType</a></code> are all used to map file + extensions onto the metadata for that file. Respectively + they set the character set, content-encoding, content-language, + and <a class="glossarylink" href="../glossary.html#media-type" title="see glossary">media-type</a> (content-type) of documents. The directive <code class="directive"><a href="#typesconfig">TypesConfig</a></code> is used to specify a + file which also maps extensions onto media types. </p> + + <p>In addition, <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html">mod_mime</a></code> may define the <a href="../handler.html">handler</a> and <a href="../filter.html">filters</a> that originate and process + content. The directives <code class="directive"><a href="#addhandler">AddHandler</a></code>, <code class="directive"><a href="#addoutputfilter">AddOutputFilter</a></code>, and <code class="directive"><a href="#addinputfilter">AddInputFilter</a></code> control the modules + or scripts that serve the document. The <code class="directive"><a href="#multiviewsmatch">MultiviewsMatch</a></code> directive allows + <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_negotiation.html">mod_negotiation</a></code> to consider these file extensions + to be included when testing Multiviews matches.</p> + + <p>While <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html">mod_mime</a></code> associates metadata + with filename extensions, the <code class="module"><a href="../mod/core.html">core</a></code> server + provides directives that are used to associate all the files in a + given container (<em>e.g.</em>, <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#location"><Location></a></code>, <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#directory"><Directory></a></code>, or <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#files"><Files></a></code>) with particular + metadata. These directives include <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#forcetype">ForceType</a></code>, <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#sethandler">SetHandler</a></code>, <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#setinputfilter">SetInputFilter</a></code>, and <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#setoutputfilter">SetOutputFilter</a></code>. The core directives + override any filename extension mappings defined in + <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html">mod_mime</a></code>.</p> + + <p>Note that changing the metadata for a file does not + change the value of the <code>Last-Modified</code> header. + Thus, previously cached copies may still be used by a client or + proxy, with the previous headers. If you change the + metadata (language, content type, character set or + encoding) you may need to 'touch' affected files (updating + their last modified date) to ensure that all visitors are + receive the corrected content headers.</p> +</div> +<div id="quickview"><a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/contributing.html" class="badge"><img src="https://www.apache.org/images/SupportApache-small.png" alt="Support Apache!" /></a><h3>Topics</h3> +<ul id="topics"> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#multipleext">Files with Multiple Extensions</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#contentencoding">Content encoding</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#charset-lang">Character sets and languages</a></li> +</ul><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3> +<ul id="toc"> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#addcharset">AddCharset</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#addencoding">AddEncoding</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#addhandler">AddHandler</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#addinputfilter">AddInputFilter</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#addlanguage">AddLanguage</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#addoutputfilter">AddOutputFilter</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#addtype">AddType</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#defaultlanguage">DefaultLanguage</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#modmimeusepathinfo">ModMimeUsePathInfo</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#multiviewsmatch">MultiviewsMatch</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#removecharset">RemoveCharset</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#removeencoding">RemoveEncoding</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#removehandler">RemoveHandler</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#removeinputfilter">RemoveInputFilter</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#removelanguage">RemoveLanguage</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#removeoutputfilter">RemoveOutputFilter</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#removetype">RemoveType</a></li> +<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#typesconfig">TypesConfig</a></li> +</ul> +<h3>Bugfix checklist</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4">httpd changelog</a></li><li><a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=__open__&list_id=144532&product=Apache%20httpd-2&query_format=specific&order=changeddate%20DESC%2Cpriority%2Cbug_severity&component=mod_mime">Known issues</a></li><li><a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=Apache%20httpd-2&component=mod_mime">Report a bug</a></li></ul><h3>See also</h3> +<ul class="seealso"> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_mime_magic.html#mimemagicfile">MimeMagicFile</a></code></li> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#adddefaultcharset">AddDefaultCharset</a></code></li> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#forcetype">ForceType</a></code></li> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#sethandler">SetHandler</a></code></li> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#setinputfilter">SetInputFilter</a></code></li> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#setoutputfilter">SetOutputFilter</a></code></li> +<li><a href="#comments_section">Comments</a></li></ul></div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="section"> +<h2><a name="multipleext" id="multipleext">Files with Multiple Extensions</a></h2> + <p>Files can have more than one extension; the order of the + extensions is <em>normally</em> irrelevant. For example, if the + file <code>welcome.html.fr</code> maps onto content type + <code>text/html</code> and language French then the file + <code>welcome.fr.html</code> will map onto exactly the same + information. If more than one extension is given that maps onto + the same type of metadata, then the one to the right will + be used, except for languages and content encodings. For example, + if <code>.gif</code> maps to the <a class="glossarylink" href="../glossary.html#media-type" title="see glossary">media-type</a> + <code>image/gif</code> and <code>.html</code> maps to the + media-type <code>text/html</code>, then the file + <code>welcome.gif.html</code> will be associated with the + media-type <code>text/html</code>.</p> + + <p><a href="#charset-lang">Languages</a> and <a href="#contentencoding">content encodings</a> are treated accumulative, because one can assign + more than one language or encoding to a particular resource. For example, + the file <code>welcome.html.en.de</code> will be delivered with + <code>Content-Language: en, de</code> and <code>Content-Type: + text/html</code>.</p> + + <p>Care should be taken when a file with multiple extensions + gets associated with both a <a class="glossarylink" href="../glossary.html#media-type" title="see glossary">media-type</a> + and a handler. This will + usually result in the request being handled by the module associated + with the handler. For example, if the <code>.imap</code> + extension is mapped to the handler <code>imap-file</code> (from + <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_imagemap.html">mod_imagemap</a></code>) and the <code>.html</code> extension is + mapped to the media-type <code>text/html</code>, then the file + <code>world.imap.html</code> will be associated with both the + <code>imap-file</code> handler and <code>text/html</code> media-type. + When it is processed, the <code>imap-file</code> handler will be used, + and so it will be treated as a <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_imagemap.html">mod_imagemap</a></code> imagemap + file.</p> + + <p>If you would prefer only the last dot-separated part of the + filename to be mapped to a particular piece of meta-data, then do + not use the <code>Add*</code> directives. For example, if you wish + to have the file <code>foo.html.cgi</code> processed as a CGI + script, but not the file <code>bar.cgi.html</code>, then instead + of using <code>AddHandler cgi-script .cgi</code>, use</p> + + <div class="example"><h3>Configure handler based on final extension only</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config"><FilesMatch "[^.]+\.cgi$"> + SetHandler cgi-script +</FilesMatch></pre> +</div> + +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="section"> +<h2><a name="contentencoding" id="contentencoding">Content encoding</a></h2> + <p>A file of a particular <a class="glossarylink" href="../glossary.html#media-type" title="see glossary">media-type</a> can additionally be encoded a + particular way to simplify transmission over the Internet. + While this usually will refer to compression, such as + <code>gzip</code>, it can also refer to encryption, such a + <code>pgp</code> or to an encoding such as UUencoding, which is + designed for transmitting a binary file in an ASCII (text) + format.</p> + + <p>The <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">HTTP/1.1 + RFC</a>, section 14.11 puts it this way:</p> + + <blockquote cite="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt"> + <p>The Content-Encoding entity-header field is used as a modifier to + the media-type. When present, its value indicates what additional + content codings have been applied to the entity-body, and thus what + decoding mechanisms must be applied in order to obtain the media-type + referenced by the Content-Type header field. Content-Encoding is + primarily used to allow a document to be compressed without losing + the identity of its underlying media type.</p> + </blockquote> + + <p>By using more than one file extension (see <a href="#multipleext">section above about multiple file + extensions</a>), you can indicate that a file is of a + particular <em>type</em>, and also has a particular + <em>encoding</em>. </p> + + <p>For example, you may have a file which is a Microsoft Word + document, which is pkzipped to reduce its size. If the + <code>.doc</code> extension is associated with the Microsoft + Word file type, and the <code>.zip</code> extension is + associated with the pkzip file encoding, then the file + <code>Resume.doc.zip</code> would be known to be a pkzip'ed Word + document.</p> + + <p>Apache sends a <code>Content-encoding</code> header with the + resource, in order to tell the client browser about the + encoding method.</p> + + <pre class="prettyprint lang-config">Content-encoding: pkzip</pre> + +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="section"> +<h2><a name="charset-lang" id="charset-lang">Character sets and languages</a></h2> + <p>In addition to file type and the file encoding, + another important piece of information is what language a + particular document is in, and in what character set the file + should be displayed. For example, the document might be written + in the Vietnamese alphabet, or in Cyrillic, and should be + displayed as such. This information, also, is transmitted in + HTTP headers.</p> + + <p>The character set, language, encoding and mime type are all + used in the process of content negotiation (See + <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_negotiation.html">mod_negotiation</a></code>) to determine + which document to give to the client, when there are + alternative documents in more than one character set, language, + encoding or mime type. All filename extensions associations + created with <code class="directive"><a href="#addcharset">AddCharset</a></code>, + <code class="directive"><a href="#addencoding">AddEncoding</a></code>, <code class="directive"><a href="#addlanguage">AddLanguage</a></code> and <code class="directive"><a href="#addtype">AddType</a></code> directives + (and extensions listed in the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_mime_magic.html#mimemagicfile">MimeMagicFile</a></code>) participate in this select process. + Filename extensions that are only associated using the <code class="directive"><a href="#addhandler">AddHandler</a></code>, <code class="directive"><a href="#addinputfilter">AddInputFilter</a></code> or <code class="directive"><a href="#addoutputfilter">AddOutputFilter</a></code> directives may be included or excluded + from matching by using the <code class="directive"><a href="#multiviewsmatch">MultiviewsMatch</a></code> directive.</p> + + <h3><a name="charset" id="charset">Charset</a></h3> + <p>To convey this further information, Apache optionally sends + a <code>Content-Language</code> header, to specify the language + that the document is in, and can append additional information + onto the <code>Content-Type</code> header to indicate the + particular character set that should be used to correctly + render the information.</p> + + <div class="example"><p><code> +Content-Language: en, fr +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 + </code></p></div> + + <p>The language specification is the two-letter abbreviation + for the language. The <code>charset</code> is the name of the + particular character set which should be used.</p> + +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AddCharset" id="AddCharset">AddCharset</a> <a name="addcharset" id="addcharset">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Maps the given filename extensions to the specified content +charset</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AddCharset <var>charset</var> <var>extension</var> +[<var>extension</var>] ...</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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">AddCharset</code> directive maps the given + filename extensions to the specified content charset (the Internet + registered name for a given character encoding). <var>charset</var> + is the <a href="http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets">media + type's charset parameter</a> for resources with filenames containing + <var>extension</var>. This mapping is added to any already in force, + overriding any mappings that already exist for the same + <var>extension</var>.</p> + + <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">AddLanguage ja .ja +AddCharset EUC-JP .euc +AddCharset ISO-2022-JP .jis +AddCharset SHIFT_JIS .sjis</pre> +</div> + + <p>Then the document <code>xxxx.ja.jis</code> will be treated + as being a Japanese document whose charset is <code>ISO-2022-JP</code> + (as will the document <code>xxxx.jis.ja</code>). The + <code class="directive">AddCharset</code> directive is useful for both to + inform the client about the character encoding of the document so that + the document can be interpreted and displayed appropriately, and for <a href="../content-negotiation.html">content negotiation</a>, + where the server returns one from several documents based on + the client's charset preference.</p> + + <p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive and can + be specified with or without a leading dot. Filenames may have <a href="#multipleext">multiple extensions</a> and the + <var>extension</var> argument will be compared against each of + them.</p> + + +<h3>See also</h3> +<ul> +<li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_negotiation.html">mod_negotiation</a></code></li> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#adddefaultcharset">AddDefaultCharset</a></code></li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AddEncoding" id="AddEncoding">AddEncoding</a> <a name="addencoding" id="addencoding">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Maps the given filename extensions to the specified encoding +type</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AddEncoding <var>encoding</var> <var>extension</var> +[<var>extension</var>] ...</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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">AddEncoding</code> directive maps the given + filename extensions to the specified HTTP content-encoding. + <var>encoding</var> is the HTTP content coding to append to the + value of the Content-Encoding header field for documents named with the + <var>extension</var>. This mapping is added to any already in force, + overriding any mappings that already exist for the same + <var>extension</var>.</p> + + <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">AddEncoding x-gzip .gz +AddEncoding x-compress .Z</pre> +</div> + + <p>This will cause filenames containing the <code>.gz</code> extension + to be marked as encoded using the <code>x-gzip</code> encoding, and + filenames containing the <code>.Z</code> extension to be marked as + encoded with <code>x-compress</code>.</p> + + <p>Old clients expect <code>x-gzip</code> and <code>x-compress</code>, + however the standard dictates that they're equivalent to + <code>gzip</code> and <code>compress</code> respectively. Apache does + content encoding comparisons by ignoring any leading <code>x-</code>. + When responding with an encoding Apache will use whatever form + (<em>i.e.</em>, <code>x-foo</code> or <code>foo</code>) the + client requested. If the client didn't specifically request a + particular form Apache will use the form given by the + <code>AddEncoding</code> directive. To make this long story + short, you should always use <code>x-gzip</code> and + <code>x-compress</code> for these two specific encodings. More + recent encodings, such as <code>deflate</code>, should be + specified without the <code>x-</code>.</p> + + <p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive and can + be specified with or without a leading dot. Filenames may have <a href="#multipleext">multiple extensions</a> and the + <var>extension</var> argument will be compared against each of + them.</p> + +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AddHandler" id="AddHandler">AddHandler</a> <a name="addhandler" id="addhandler">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Maps the filename extensions to the specified +handler</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AddHandler <var>handler-name</var> <var>extension</var> +[<var>extension</var>] ...</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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>Files having the name <var>extension</var> will be served by the + specified <var><a href="../handler.html">handler-name</a></var>. This + mapping is added to any already in force, overriding any mappings that + already exist for the same <var>extension</var>. For example, to + activate CGI scripts with the file extension <code>.cgi</code>, you + might use:</p> + + <pre class="prettyprint lang-config">AddHandler cgi-script .cgi</pre> + + + <p>Once that has been put into your httpd.conf file, any file containing + the <code>.cgi</code> extension will be treated as a CGI program.</p> + + <p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive and can + be specified with or without a leading dot. Filenames may have <a href="#multipleext">multiple extensions</a> and the + <var>extension</var> argument will be compared against each of + them.</p> + +<h3>See also</h3> +<ul> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#sethandler">SetHandler</a></code></li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AddInputFilter" id="AddInputFilter">AddInputFilter</a> <a name="addinputfilter" id="addinputfilter">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Maps filename extensions to the filters that will process +client requests</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AddInputFilter <var>filter</var>[;<var>filter</var>...] +<var>extension</var> [<var>extension</var>] ...</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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p><code class="directive">AddInputFilter</code> maps the filename extension + <var>extension</var> to the <a href="../filter.html">filters</a> which + will process client requests and POST input when they are received by + the server. This is in addition to any filters defined elsewhere, + including the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#setinputfilter">SetInputFilter</a></code> + directive. This mapping is merged over any already in force, overriding + any mappings that already exist for the same <var>extension</var>.</p> + + <p>If more than one <var>filter</var> is specified, they must be separated + by semicolons in the order in which they should process the + content. The <var>filter</var> is case-insensitive.</p> + + <p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive and can + be specified with or without a leading dot. Filenames may have <a href="#multipleext">multiple extensions</a> and the + <var>extension</var> argument will be compared against each of + them.</p> + + +<h3>See also</h3> +<ul> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="#removeinputfilter">RemoveInputFilter</a></code></li> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#setinputfilter">SetInputFilter</a></code></li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AddLanguage" id="AddLanguage">AddLanguage</a> <a name="addlanguage" id="addlanguage">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Maps the given filename extension to the specified content +language</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AddLanguage <var>language-tag</var> <var>extension</var> +[<var>extension</var>] ...</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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">AddLanguage</code> directive maps the given + filename extension to the specified content language. Files with the + filename <var>extension</var> are assigned an HTTP Content-Language + value of <var>language-tag</var> corresponding to the language + identifiers defined by RFC 3066. + This directive overrides any mappings that already exist for the same + <var>extension</var>.</p> + + <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">AddEncoding x-compress .Z +AddLanguage en .en +AddLanguage fr .fr</pre> +</div> + + <p>Then the document <code>xxxx.en.Z</code> will be treated as + being a compressed English document (as will the document + <code>xxxx.Z.en</code>). Although the content language is + reported to the client, the browser is unlikely to use this + information. The <code class="directive">AddLanguage</code> directive is + more useful for <a href="../content-negotiation.html">content + negotiation</a>, where the server returns one from several documents + based on the client's language preference.</p> + + <p>If multiple language assignments are made for the same + extension, the last one encountered is the one that is used. + That is, for the case of:</p> + + <pre class="prettyprint lang-config">AddLanguage en .en +AddLanguage en-gb .en +AddLanguage en-us .en</pre> + + + <p>documents with the extension <code>.en</code> would be treated as + being <code>en-us</code>.</p> + + <p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive and can + be specified with or without a leading dot. Filenames may have <a href="#multipleext">multiple extensions</a> and the + <var>extension</var> argument will be compared against each of + them.</p> + +<h3>See also</h3> +<ul> +<li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_negotiation.html">mod_negotiation</a></code></li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AddOutputFilter" id="AddOutputFilter">AddOutputFilter</a> <a name="addoutputfilter" id="addoutputfilter">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Maps filename extensions to the filters that will process +responses from the server</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AddOutputFilter <var>filter</var>[;<var>filter</var>...] +<var>extension</var> [<var>extension</var>] ...</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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">AddOutputFilter</code> directive maps the + filename extension <var>extension</var> to the <a href="../filter.html">filters</a> which will process responses + from the server before they are sent to the client. This is in + addition to any filters defined elsewhere, including <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#setoutputfilter">SetOutputFilter</a></code> and <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_filter.html#addoutputfilterbytype">AddOutputFilterByType</a></code> directive. This mapping is merged + over any already in force, overriding any mappings that already exist + for the same <var>extension</var>.</p> + + <p>For example, the following configuration will process all + <code>.shtml</code> files for server-side includes and will then + compress the output using <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_deflate.html">mod_deflate</a></code>.</p> + + <pre class="prettyprint lang-config">AddOutputFilter INCLUDES;DEFLATE shtml</pre> + + + <p>If more than one filter is specified, they must be separated + by semicolons in the order in which they should process the + content. The <var>filter</var> argument is case-insensitive.</p> + + <p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive and can + be specified with or without a leading dot. Filenames may have <a href="#multipleext">multiple extensions</a> and the + <var>extension</var> argument will be compared against each of + them.</p> + + <p>Note that when defining a set of filters using the + <code class="directive"><a href="#addoutputfilter">AddOutputFilter</a></code> directive, + any definition made will replace any previous definition made by + the <code class="directive"><a href="#addoutputfilter">AddOutputFilter</a></code> + directive.</p> + + <pre class="prettyprint lang-config"># Effective filter "DEFLATE" +AddOutputFilter DEFLATE shtml +<Location "/foo"> + # Effective filter "INCLUDES", replacing "DEFLATE" + AddOutputFilter INCLUDES shtml +</Location> +<Location "/bar"> + # Effective filter "INCLUDES;DEFLATE", replacing "DEFLATE" + AddOutputFilter INCLUDES;DEFLATE shtml +</Location> +<Location "/bar/baz"> + # Effective filter "BUFFER", replacing "INCLUDES;DEFLATE" + AddOutputFilter BUFFER shtml +</Location> +<Location "/bar/baz/buz"> + # No effective filter, replacing "BUFFER" + RemoveOutputFilter shtml +</Location></pre> + + +<h3>See also</h3> +<ul> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="#removeoutputfilter">RemoveOutputFilter</a></code></li> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#setoutputfilter">SetOutputFilter</a></code></li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="AddType" id="AddType">AddType</a> <a name="addtype" id="addtype">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Maps the given filename extensions onto the specified content +type</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AddType <var>media-type</var> <var>extension</var> +[<var>extension</var>] ...</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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">AddType</code> directive maps the given + filename extensions onto the specified content + type. <var>media-type</var> is the <a class="glossarylink" href="../glossary.html#media-type" title="see glossary">media + type</a> to use for filenames containing + <var>extension</var>. This mapping is added to any already in + force, overriding any mappings that already exist for the same + <var>extension</var>.</p> + + <div class="note"> + It is recommended that new media types be added using the + <code class="directive">AddType</code> directive rather than changing the + <code class="directive"><a href="#typesconfig">TypesConfig</a></code> file. + </div> + + <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">AddType image/gif .gif</pre> +</div> + + <p>Or, to specify multiple file extensions in one directive:</p> + + <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">AddType image/jpeg jpeg jpg jpe</pre> +</div> + + <p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive and can + be specified with or without a leading dot. Filenames may have <a href="#multipleext">multiple extensions</a> and the + <var>extension</var> argument will be compared against each of + them.</p> + + <p>A similar effect to <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_negotiation.html">mod_negotiation</a></code>'s + <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_negotiation.html#languagepriority">LanguagePriority</a></code> + can be achieved by qualifying a <var>media-type</var> with + <code>qs</code>:</p> + + <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">AddType application/rss+xml;qs=0.8 .xml</pre> +</div> + + <p>This is useful in situations, <em>e.g.</em> when a client + requesting <code>Accept: */*</code> can not actually processes + the content returned by the server.</p> + + <p>This directive primarily configures the content types generated for + static files served out of the filesystem. For resources other than + static files, where the generator of the response typically specifies + a Content-Type, this directive has no effect.</p> + + + <div class="note"><h3>Note</h3> + <p>If no handler is explicitly set for a request, the specified content + type will also be used as the handler name. </p> + + <p>When explicit directives such as + <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#sethandler">SetHandler</a></code> or + <code class="directive"><a href="#addhandler">AddHandler</a></code> do not apply + to the current request, the internal handler name normally set by those + directives is instead set to the content type specified by this directive. + </p> + <p> + This is a historical behavior that may be used by some third-party modules + (such as mod_php) for taking responsibility for the matching request. + </p> + + <p>Configurations that rely on such "synthetic" types should be avoided. + Additionally, configurations that restrict access to + <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#sethandler">SetHandler</a></code> or + <code class="directive"><a href="#addhandler">AddHandler</a></code> should + restrict access to this directive as well.</p> + </div> + + +<h3>See also</h3> +<ul> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#forcetype">ForceType</a></code></li> +<li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_negotiation.html">mod_negotiation</a></code></li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="DefaultLanguage" id="DefaultLanguage">DefaultLanguage</a> <a name="defaultlanguage" id="defaultlanguage">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Defines a default language-tag to be sent in the Content-Language +header field for all resources in the current context that have not been +assigned a language-tag by some other means.</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>DefaultLanguage <var>language-tag</var></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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">DefaultLanguage</code> directive tells Apache + that all resources in the directive's scope (<em>e.g.</em>, all resources + covered by the current <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#directory"><Directory></a></code> container) that don't have an explicit language + extension (such as <code>.fr</code> or <code>.de</code> as configured + by <code class="directive"><a href="#addlanguage">AddLanguage</a></code>) should be + assigned a Content-Language of <var>language-tag</var>. This allows + entire directory trees to be marked as containing Dutch content, for + instance, without having to rename each file. Note that unlike using + extensions to specify languages, <code class="directive">DefaultLanguage</code> + can only specify a single language.</p> + + <p>If no <code class="directive">DefaultLanguage</code> directive is in force + and a file does not have any language extensions as configured + by <code class="directive"><a href="#addlanguage">AddLanguage</a></code>, then no + Content-Language header field will be generated.</p> + + <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">DefaultLanguage en</pre> +</div> + +<h3>See also</h3> +<ul> +<li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_negotiation.html">mod_negotiation</a></code></li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="ModMimeUsePathInfo" id="ModMimeUsePathInfo">ModMimeUsePathInfo</a> <a name="modmimeusepathinfo" id="modmimeusepathinfo">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Tells <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html">mod_mime</a></code> to treat <code>path_info</code> +components as part of the filename</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>ModMimeUsePathInfo On|Off</code></td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>ModMimeUsePathInfo Off</code></td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">ModMimeUsePathInfo</code> directive is used to + combine the filename with the <code>path_info</code> URL component to + apply <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html">mod_mime</a></code>'s directives to the request. The default + value is <code>Off</code> - therefore, the <code>path_info</code> + component is ignored.</p> + + <p>This directive is recommended when you have a virtual filesystem.</p> + + <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">ModMimeUsePathInfo On</pre> +</div> + + <p>If you have a request for <code>/index.php/foo.shtml</code> + <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html">mod_mime</a></code> will now treat the + incoming request as <code>/index.php/foo.shtml</code> and directives + like <code>AddOutputFilter INCLUDES .shtml</code> will add the + <code>INCLUDES</code> filter to the request. If <code class="directive">ModMimeUsePathInfo</code> is not set, the + <code>INCLUDES</code> filter will not be added. This will work + analogously for virtual paths, such as those defined by + <code class="directive"><Location></code></p> + +<h3>See also</h3> +<ul> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#acceptpathinfo">AcceptPathInfo</a></code></li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="MultiviewsMatch" id="MultiviewsMatch">MultiviewsMatch</a> <a name="multiviewsmatch" id="multiviewsmatch">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>The types of files that will be included when searching for +a matching file with MultiViews</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>MultiviewsMatch Any|NegotiatedOnly|Filters|Handlers +[Handlers|Filters]</code></td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>MultiviewsMatch NegotiatedOnly</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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p><code class="directive">MultiviewsMatch</code> permits three different + behaviors for <a href="mod_negotiation.html">mod_negotiation</a>'s + Multiviews feature. Multiviews allows a request for a file, + <em>e.g.</em> <code>index.html</code>, to match any negotiated + extensions following the base request, <em>e.g.</em> + <code>index.html.en</code>, <code>index.html.fr</code>, or + <code>index.html.gz</code>.</p> + + <p>The <code>NegotiatedOnly</code> option provides that every extension + following the base name must correlate to a recognized + <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html">mod_mime</a></code> extension for content negotiation, <em>e.g.</em> + Charset, Content-Type, Language, or Encoding. This is the strictest + implementation with the fewest unexpected side effects, and is the + default behavior.</p> + + <p>To include extensions associated with Handlers and/or Filters, + set the <code class="directive">MultiviewsMatch</code> directive to either + <code>Handlers</code>, <code>Filters</code>, or both option keywords. + If all other factors are equal, the smallest file will be served, + <em>e.g.</em> in deciding between <code>index.html.cgi</code> of 500 + bytes and <code>index.html.pl</code> of 1000 bytes, the <code>.cgi</code> + file would win in this example. Users of <code>.asis</code> files + might prefer to use the Handler option, if <code>.asis</code> files are + associated with the <code>asis-handler</code>.</p> + + <p>You may finally allow <code>Any</code> extensions to match, even if + <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html">mod_mime</a></code> doesn't recognize the extension. This can cause + unpredictable results, such as serving .old or .bak files the webmaster + never expected to be served.</p> + + <p>For example, the following configuration will allow handlers + and filters to participate in Multviews, but will exclude unknown + files:</p> + + <pre class="prettyprint lang-config">MultiviewsMatch Handlers Filters</pre> + + + <p><code class="directive">MultiviewsMatch</code> is not allowed in a + <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#location"><Location></a></code> or <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#locationmatch"><LocationMatch></a></code> section.</p> + + +<h3>See also</h3> +<ul> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#options">Options</a></code></li> +<li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_negotiation.html">mod_negotiation</a></code></li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="RemoveCharset" id="RemoveCharset">RemoveCharset</a> <a name="removecharset" id="removecharset">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Removes any character set associations for a set of file +extensions</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>RemoveCharset <var>extension</var> [<var>extension</var>] +...</code></td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">RemoveCharset</code> directive removes any + character set associations for files with the given extensions. + This allows <code>.htaccess</code> files in subdirectories to + undo any associations inherited from parent directories or the + server config files.</p> + + <p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive and can + be specified with or without a leading dot.</p> + + <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">RemoveCharset .html .shtml</pre> +</div> + +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="RemoveEncoding" id="RemoveEncoding">RemoveEncoding</a> <a name="removeencoding" id="removeencoding">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Removes any content encoding associations for a set of file +extensions</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>RemoveEncoding <var>extension</var> [<var>extension</var>] +...</code></td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">RemoveEncoding</code> directive removes any + encoding associations for files with the given extensions. This + allows <code>.htaccess</code> files in subdirectories to undo + any associations inherited from parent directories or the + server config files. An example of its use might be:</p> + + <div class="example"><h3>/foo/.htaccess:</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">AddEncoding x-gzip .gz +AddType text/plain .asc +<Files "*.gz.asc"> + RemoveEncoding .gz +</Files></pre> +</div> + + <p>This will cause <code>foo.gz</code> to be marked as being + encoded with the gzip method, but <code>foo.gz.asc</code> as an + unencoded plaintext file.</p> + + <div class="note"><h3>Note</h3> + <p><code class="directive">RemoveEncoding</code> directives are processed + <em>after</em> any <code class="directive"><a href="#addencoding">AddEncoding</a></code> + directives, so it is possible they may undo the effects of the latter + if both occur within the same directory configuration.</p> + </div> + + <p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive and can + be specified with or without a leading dot.</p> + +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="RemoveHandler" id="RemoveHandler">RemoveHandler</a> <a name="removehandler" id="removehandler">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Removes any handler associations for a set of file +extensions</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>RemoveHandler <var>extension</var> [<var>extension</var>] +...</code></td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">RemoveHandler</code> directive removes any + handler associations for files with the given extensions. This allows + <code>.htaccess</code> files in subdirectories to undo any + associations inherited from parent directories or the server + config files. An example of its use might be:</p> + + <div class="example"><h3>/foo/.htaccess:</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">AddHandler server-parsed .html</pre> +</div> + + <div class="example"><h3>/foo/bar/.htaccess:</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">RemoveHandler .html</pre> +</div> + + <p>This has the effect of returning <code>.html</code> files in + the <code>/foo/bar</code> directory to being treated as normal + files, rather than as candidates for parsing (see the <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_include.html">mod_include</a></code> module).</p> + + <p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive and can + be specified with or without a leading dot.</p> + +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="RemoveInputFilter" id="RemoveInputFilter">RemoveInputFilter</a> <a name="removeinputfilter" id="removeinputfilter">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Removes any input filter associations for a set of file +extensions</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>RemoveInputFilter <var>extension</var> [<var>extension</var>] +...</code></td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">RemoveInputFilter</code> directive removes any + input <a href="../filter.html">filter</a> associations for files with + the given extensions. + This allows <code>.htaccess</code> files in subdirectories to + undo any associations inherited from parent directories or the + server config files.</p> + + <p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive and can + be specified with or without a leading dot.</p> + +<h3>See also</h3> +<ul> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="#addinputfilter">AddInputFilter</a></code></li> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#setinputfilter">SetInputFilter</a></code></li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="RemoveLanguage" id="RemoveLanguage">RemoveLanguage</a> <a name="removelanguage" id="removelanguage">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Removes any language associations for a set of file +extensions</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>RemoveLanguage <var>extension</var> [<var>extension</var>] +...</code></td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">RemoveLanguage</code> directive removes any + language associations for files with the given extensions. This + allows <code>.htaccess</code> files in subdirectories to undo + any associations inherited from parent directories or the + server config files.</p> + + <p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive and can + be specified with or without a leading dot.</p> + +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="RemoveOutputFilter" id="RemoveOutputFilter">RemoveOutputFilter</a> <a name="removeoutputfilter" id="removeoutputfilter">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Removes any output filter associations for a set of file +extensions</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>RemoveOutputFilter <var>extension</var> [<var>extension</var>] +...</code></td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">RemoveOutputFilter</code> directive removes any + output <a href="../filter.html">filter</a> associations for files with + the given extensions. + This allows <code>.htaccess</code> files in subdirectories to + undo any associations inherited from parent directories or the + server config files.</p> + + <p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive and can + be specified with or without a leading dot.</p> + + <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">RemoveOutputFilter shtml</pre> +</div> + +<h3>See also</h3> +<ul> +<li><code class="directive"><a href="#addoutputfilter">AddOutputFilter</a></code></li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="RemoveType" id="RemoveType">RemoveType</a> <a name="removetype" id="removetype">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Removes any content type associations for a set of file +extensions</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>RemoveType <var>extension</var> [<var>extension</var>] +...</code></td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">RemoveType</code> directive removes any + <a class="glossarylink" href="../glossary.html#media-type" title="see glossary">media type</a> associations for files with + the given extensions. This allows <code>.htaccess</code> files in + subdirectories to undo any associations inherited from parent + directories or the server config files. An example of its use + might be:</p> + + <div class="example"><h3>/foo/.htaccess:</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">RemoveType .cgi</pre> +</div> + + <p>This will remove any special handling of <code>.cgi</code> + files in the <code>/foo/</code> directory and any beneath it, + causing responses containing those files to omit the HTTP + Content-Type header field.</p> + + <div class="note"><h3>Note</h3> + <p><code class="directive">RemoveType</code> directives are processed + <em>after</em> any <code class="directive"><a href="#addtype">AddType</a></code> + directives, so it is possible they may undo the effects of the + latter if both occur within the same directory configuration.</p> + </div> + + <p>The <var>extension</var> argument is case-insensitive and can + be specified with or without a leading dot.</p> + +</div> +<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div> +<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="TypesConfig" id="TypesConfig">TypesConfig</a> <a name="typesconfig" id="typesconfig">Directive</a></h2> +<table class="directive"> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>The location of the <code>mime.types</code> file</td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>TypesConfig <var>file-path</var></code></td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>TypesConfig conf/mime.types</code></td></tr> +<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config</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_mime</td></tr> +</table> + <p>The <code class="directive">TypesConfig</code> directive sets the + location of the <a class="glossarylink" href="../glossary.html#media-type" title="see glossary">media types</a> + configuration file. <var>File-path</var> is relative to the + <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</a></code>. This file sets + the default list of mappings from filename extensions to content + types. Most administrators use the <code>mime.types</code> file + provided by their OS, which associates common filename + extensions with the official list of IANA registered media types + maintained at <a href="http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/index.html">http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/index.html</a> + as well as a large number of unofficial types. This + simplifies the <code>httpd.conf</code> file by providing the + majority of media-type definitions, and may be overridden by + <code class="directive"><a href="#addtype">AddType</a></code> directives as + needed. You should not edit the <code>mime.types</code> file, + because it may be replaced when you upgrade your server.</p> + + <p>The file contains lines in the format of the arguments to + an <code class="directive"><a href="#addtype">AddType</a></code> directive:</p> + + <div class="example"><p><code> + <var>media-type</var> [<var>extension</var>] ... + </code></p></div> + + <p>The case of the extension does not matter. Blank lines, and lines + beginning with a hash character (<code>#</code>) are ignored. + Empty lines are there for completeness (of the mime.types file). + Apache httpd can still determine these types with <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_mime_magic.html">mod_mime_magic</a></code>. + </p> + + <div class="note"> + Please do <strong>not</strong> send requests to the Apache HTTP + Server Project to add any new entries in the distributed + <code>mime.types</code> file unless (1) they are already + registered with IANA, and (2) they use widely accepted, + non-conflicting filename extensions across platforms. + <code>category/x-subtype</code> requests will be automatically + rejected, as will any new two-letter extensions as they will + likely conflict later with the already crowded language and + character set namespace. + </div> + +<h3>See also</h3> +<ul> +<li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_mime_magic.html">mod_mime_magic</a></code></li> +</ul> +</div> +</div> +<div class="bottomlang"> +<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/mod/mod_mime.html" title="English"> en </a> | +<a href="../fr/mod/mod_mime.html" hreflang="fr" rel="alternate" title="Français"> fr </a> | +<a href="../ja/mod/mod_mime.html" hreflang="ja" rel="alternate" title="Japanese"> ja </a></p> +</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img src="../images/up.gif" alt="top" /></a></div><div class="section"><h2><a id="comments_section" name="comments_section">Comments</a></h2><div class="warning"><strong>Notice:</strong><br />This is not a Q&A section. 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