Apache HTTP Server Version 2.2
Apache HTTP Server Version 2.2
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| Description: | Sends files that contain their own HTTP headers |
|---|---|
| Status: | Base |
| Module Identifier: | asis_module |
| Source File: | mod_asis.c |
This module provides the handler send-as-is
which causes Apache to send the document without adding most of
the usual HTTP headers.
This can be used to send any kind of data from the server, including redirects and other special HTTP responses, without requiring a cgi-script or an nph script.
For historical reasons, this module will also process any
file with the mime type httpd/send-as-is.
This module provides no directives.
In the server configuration file, associate files with the
send-as-is handler e.g.
AddHandler send-as-is asis
The contents of any file with a .asis extension
will then be sent by Apache to the client with almost no
changes. In particular, HTTP headers are derived from the file
itself according to mod_cgi rules, so an asis
file must include valid headers, and may also use the CGI
Status: header to determine the HTTP response code.
Here's an example of a file whose contents are sent as is so as to tell the client that a file has redirected.
Status: 301 Now where did I leave that URL
Location: http://xyz.abc.com/foo/bar.html
Content-type: text/html
<html>
<head>
<title>Lame excuses'R'us</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Fred's exceptionally wonderful page has moved to
<a href="http://xyz.abc.com/foo/bar.html">Joe's</a>
site.
</h1>
</body>
</html>
The server always adds a Date: and Server:
header to the data returned to the client, so these should not be
included in the file. The server does not add a
Last-Modified header; it probably should.
