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Fix links in release notes. Also invalidate links to non-existent
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<dt><code>-v</code>
<dd>Print the version of httpd, and then exit.
! <dt><code>-h</code>
<dd>Give a list of directives together with expected arguments and
places where the directive is valid
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<dt><code>-v</code>
<dd>Print the version of httpd, and then exit.
! <dt><a name="help"><code>-h</code></a>
<dd>Give a list of directives together with expected arguments and
places where the directive is valid
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the source directory. Because the core code has changed so
significantly, there are certain liberties that earlier versions of
Apache (and the NCSA daemon) took that Apache 1.0 is pickier about -
! please check the <a href="compat_notes.html">compatibility notes</a> if you have any problems.
<UL>
<LI> API for server extensions --- see below for a brief sermon on
! philosophy, or see <a href="API.html">src/API.html</a> for an actual
overview. Most server functionality (including includes, CGI, and
most forms of access control) are actually implemented as
API-conformant modules; you can also do other neat stuff (we've
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the source directory. Because the core code has changed so
significantly, there are certain liberties that earlier versions of
Apache (and the NCSA daemon) took that Apache 1.0 is pickier about -
! please check the <a href="misc/compat_notes.html">compatibility notes</a> if you have any problems.
<UL>
<LI> API for server extensions --- see below for a brief sermon on
! philosophy, or see <a href="misc/API.html">src/API.html</a> for an actual
overview. Most server functionality (including includes, CGI, and
most forms of access control) are actually implemented as
API-conformant modules; you can also do other neat stuff (we've
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track click-trails using the <a
href="http://home.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html">Netscape
cookie mechanism</a>, for visitors who come in through Netscape
! clients). <a href="mod_dld.html">Modules</a> can also be loaded dynamically using GNU DLD.
<P>
The API is not yet quite stable (see src/TODO for some possible
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track click-trails using the <a
href="http://home.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html">Netscape
cookie mechanism</a>, for visitors who come in through Netscape
! clients). <a href="mod/mod_dld.html">Modules</a> can also be loaded dynamically using GNU DLD.
<P>
The API is not yet quite stable (see src/TODO for some possible
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<P>
! <LI> <a href="mod_log_config.html">Configurable logging module</a> --- this
is a replacement for the standard plane-jane Common Log Format code, which
supports a LogFormat directive which allows you to control the formatting of
entries in the TransferLog, and add some new items if you like (in
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<P>
! <LI> <a href="mod/mod_log_config.html">Configurable logging module</a> --- this
is a replacement for the standard plane-jane Common Log Format code, which
supports a LogFormat directive which allows you to control the formatting of
entries in the TransferLog, and add some new items if you like (in
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<H2>Other features of Apache</h2>
<ul>
! <LI><A HREF="mod_dld.html">Dynamically loading modules using GNU DLD</A>
! <LI><A HREF="mod_imap.html">Imagemap Module</A>
! <li><A HREF="mod_dir.html#directoryindex">Multiple DirectoryIndex filenames</A>
! <LI><A HREF="mod_asis.html"> "Send as is" file types</A>
! <li><A HREF="mod_include.html#xbithack">XBITHACK last modified</A>
</ul>
<!--#include virtual="footer.html" -->
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<H2>Other features of Apache</h2>
<ul>
! <LI><A HREF="mod/mod_dld.html">Dynamically loading modules using GNU DLD</A>
! <LI><A HREF="mod/mod_imap.html">Imagemap Module</A>
! <li><A HREF="mod/mod_dir.html#directoryindex">Multiple DirectoryIndex filenames</A>
! <LI><A HREF="mod/mod_asis.html"> "Send as is" file types</A>
! <li><A HREF="mod/mod_include.html#xbithack">XBITHACK last modified</A>
</ul>
<!--#include virtual="footer.html" -->
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that some third-party modules will no longer work with 1.1, though
we have made every effort to provide backwards-compatibility. If you
encounter a module that does not work with 1.1, please <a
! href="../bug_report.html">let us know</a>.
<h2>New Features with Apache 1.1</h2>
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that some third-party modules will no longer work with 1.1, though
we have made every effort to provide backwards-compatibility. If you
encounter a module that does not work with 1.1, please <a
! href="http://www.apache.org/bug_report.html">let us know</a>.
<h2>New Features with Apache 1.1</h2>
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significantly, there are certain liberties that earlier versions of
Apache (and the NCSA daemon) took that recent Apache versions are
pickier about - please check the <a
! href="compat_notes.html">compatibility notes</a> if you have any
problems.</p>
<hr>
<p>In addition to a number of bug fixes and internal performance
! enhancements, <a href="../dist/">Apache
1.1</a> has the following specific new user features:</p>
<ul>
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significantly, there are certain liberties that earlier versions of
Apache (and the NCSA daemon) took that recent Apache versions are
pickier about - please check the <a
! href="misc/compat_notes.html">compatibility notes</a> if you have any
problems.</p>
<hr>
<p>In addition to a number of bug fixes and internal performance
! enhancements, <a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/">Apache
1.1</a> has the following specific new user features:</p>
<ul>
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Using the new <code>Listen</code> directive, Apache can listen to more
than one port and IP address, using the same configuration set.
! <li><b><a href="mod_status.html">Status
Module</a></b><br>
Apache now contains a module that gives the webmaster accurate,
up-to-date information about the server's status and its resource
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Using the new <code>Listen</code> directive, Apache can listen to more
than one port and IP address, using the same configuration set.
! <li><b><a href="mod/mod_status.html">Status
Module</a></b><br>
Apache now contains a module that gives the webmaster accurate,
up-to-date information about the server's status and its resource
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<A HREF="http://www.apache.org/status">the status of the
www.apache.org server</A>.
! <li><b><a href="mod_info.html">Server Information Module</a></b></br>
This module gives a plethora of information about the other modules
installed, their directives, and their configurations. It is
extremely helpful in debugging configuration problems. For an
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<A HREF="http://www.apache.org/status">the status of the
www.apache.org server</A>.
! <li><b><a href="mod/mod_info.html">Server Information Module</a></b></br>
This module gives a plethora of information about the other modules
installed, their directives, and their configurations. It is
extremely helpful in debugging configuration problems. For an
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HREF="http://www.apache.org/serv-info">information about the
www.apache.org server</A>.
! <li><b><a href="mod_proxy.html">Experimental Caching Proxy Server</a></b><br>
Apache can now act as
an HTTP proxy server, allowing clients behind firewalls to use the
server to access the outside world. In addition, it can cache
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HREF="http://www.apache.org/serv-info">information about the
www.apache.org server</A>.
! <li><b><a href="mod/mod_proxy.html">Experimental Caching Proxy Server</a></b><br>
Apache can now act as
an HTTP proxy server, allowing clients behind firewalls to use the
server to access the outside world. In addition, it can cache
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the new <code><Location></code> directive allows protection by
URL.
! <li><b><a href="mod_actions.html">Filetype-based Script "Actions"</a></b><br>
You can now run CGI scripts whenever a file of a certain type is
requested. This makes it much easier to execute scripts that process
files. In addition, you can use the new <a
! href="mod_actions.html#script">Script</a> directive to enable scripts
for files called with HTTP methods Apache does not natively support.
<li><b><a href="handler.html">New "Handler" Directives</a></b><br>
The new <code>AddHandler</code> and <code>SetHandler</code> directive
allows "handlers" to be defined for filename extensions or
directories. These handlers, which can either be built into Apache or
! added with the <a href="mod_actions.html">Action</a> directive, extend
Apache's range of usability, and almost entirely remove the "magic"
media types.
! <li><b><a href="mod_env.html">Customizable CGI Environment
Variables</a></b><br>
New <code>PassEnv</code> and <code>SetEnv</code> directives allow you to
modify the environment variables passed to CGI scripts.
! <li><b><a href="mod_cern_meta.html">CERN Metafile Support</a></b><br>
Now emulates the CERN httpd's support for metafiles containing additional
HTTP headers to be supplied with a document.
! <li><b><a href="mod_imap.html">Improved Imagemap Support</a></b><br>
The internal imagemap handling code has been rewritten and
reorganized, adding new handling of default, base and relative URLs,
and support for creating non-graphical menus for use with clients that
do not support imagemaps.
! <li><b><a href="mod_userdir.html">Improved UserDir Directive</a></b><br>
Now supports the ability to point user's files (as specificed by URLs
beginning with the "<code>~</code>" character) at directories other
than those specified by the Unix password file.
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the new <code><Location></code> directive allows protection by
URL.
! <li><b><a href="mod/mod_actions.html">Filetype-based Script "Actions"</a></b><br>
You can now run CGI scripts whenever a file of a certain type is
requested. This makes it much easier to execute scripts that process
files. In addition, you can use the new <a
! href="mod/mod_actions.html#script">Script</a> directive to enable scripts
for files called with HTTP methods Apache does not natively support.
<li><b><a href="handler.html">New "Handler" Directives</a></b><br>
The new <code>AddHandler</code> and <code>SetHandler</code> directive
allows "handlers" to be defined for filename extensions or
directories. These handlers, which can either be built into Apache or
! added with the <a href="mod/mod_actions.html">Action</a> directive, extend
Apache's range of usability, and almost entirely remove the "magic"
media types.
! <li><b><a href="mod/mod_env.html">Customizable CGI Environment
Variables</a></b><br>
New <code>PassEnv</code> and <code>SetEnv</code> directives allow you to
modify the environment variables passed to CGI scripts.
! <li><b><a href="mod/mod_cern_meta.html">CERN Metafile Support</a></b><br>
Now emulates the CERN httpd's support for metafiles containing additional
HTTP headers to be supplied with a document.
! <li><b><a href="mod/mod_imap.html">Improved Imagemap Support</a></b><br>
The internal imagemap handling code has been rewritten and
reorganized, adding new handling of default, base and relative URLs,
and support for creating non-graphical menus for use with clients that
do not support imagemaps.
! <li><b><a href="mod/mod_userdir.html">Improved UserDir Directive</a></b><br>
Now supports the ability to point user's files (as specificed by URLs
beginning with the "<code>~</code>" character) at directories other
than those specified by the Unix password file.
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ident support is also RFC 1413-compliant.
<li><b>Redirect Now Usable in <code>.htaccess</code> Files</b><br>
! The <a href="mod_alias.html#redirect"><code>Redirect</code></a>
directive can now be used in <code>.htaccess</code> files when the
<code>FileInfo</code> directive has been set on. This allows users to
redirect parts of their directories without requiring CGI scripts
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ident support is also RFC 1413-compliant.
<li><b>Redirect Now Usable in <code>.htaccess</code> Files</b><br>
! The <a href="mod/mod_alias.html#redirect"><code>Redirect</code></a>
directive can now be used in <code>.htaccess</code> files when the
<code>FileInfo</code> directive has been set on. This allows users to
redirect parts of their directories without requiring CGI scripts
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Thanks to <a href="mailto:kevinh@eit.com">Kevin
Hughes</a>, Apache's nifty color GIF icons for directory listings have
been updated. In addition, the <a
! href="../images/apache_pb.gif">Powered by Apache</a>
(<code>apache_pb.gif</code>) logo has been included.
</ul>
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Thanks to <a href="mailto:kevinh@eit.com">Kevin
Hughes</a>, Apache's nifty color GIF icons for directory listings have
been updated. In addition, the <a
! href="../apache_pb.gif">Powered by Apache</a>
(<code>apache_pb.gif</code>) logo has been included.
</ul>
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<ul>
! <li><b><a href="mod_auth_anon.html">Anonymous HTTP Logins</a></b><br>
New options allow you to allow, using Basic HTTP Authentication,
anonymous logins, like those of FTP. This allows you to collect email
addresses of people accessing your site.
! <li><b><a href="mod_digest.html">Support for Digest
! Authentication</a></b> [Documentation to be written]<br>
Apache now supports digest authentication using RSA MD5
encryption. When used with a supporting web browser, this provides a
more secure alternative to Basic authentication.
! <li><strong><a href="mod_auth_db.html">Support for Unix DB
Authentication</a></strong> - <code>mod_auth_db.c</code><br> In
! addition to <a href="mod_auth_dbm.html">DBM</a> support, Apache now
contains optional support for Berkeley DB databases.
! <li><strong><a href="mod_auth_msql.html">mSQL Database
Authentication</a></strong> - <code>mod_auth_msql.html</code> <BR>
Support for the use of mSQL databases for user authentication via HTTP
is now supported.
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<ul>
! <li><b><a href="mod/mod_auth_anon.html">Anonymous HTTP Logins</a></b><br>
New options allow you to allow, using Basic HTTP Authentication,
anonymous logins, like those of FTP. This allows you to collect email
addresses of people accessing your site.
! <li><b><a href="mod/mod_digest.html">Support for Digest
! Authentication</a></b><br>
Apache now supports digest authentication using RSA MD5
encryption. When used with a supporting web browser, this provides a
more secure alternative to Basic authentication.
! <li><strong><a href="mod/mod_auth_db.html">Support for Unix DB
Authentication</a></strong> - <code>mod_auth_db.c</code><br> In
! addition to <a href="mod/mod_auth_dbm.html">DBM</a> support, Apache now
contains optional support for Berkeley DB databases.
! <li><strong><a href="mod/mod_auth_msql.html">mSQL Database
Authentication</a></strong> - <code>mod_auth_msql.html</code> <BR>
Support for the use of mSQL databases for user authentication via HTTP
is now supported.
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<hr>
<p>In addition to a number of bug fixes and internal performance
! enhancements, <a href="../dist/">Apache
1.2</a> has the following specific new user features:</p>
<ul>
! <li><b><a href="http11.html">HTTP/1.1 Compliance</a></b><br>
Apache (except for the optional proxy) is fully compliant with
the new HTTP/1.1 standard, as ratified
by the <a href="http://www.ics.uci.edu/pub/ietf/http/">IETF HTTP
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<hr>
<p>In addition to a number of bug fixes and internal performance
! enhancements, <a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/">Apache
1.2</a> has the following specific new user features:</p>
<ul>
! <li><b><xa href="http11.html">HTTP/1.1 Compliance</a></b>
! [Documentation to be written]<br>
Apache (except for the optional proxy) is fully compliant with
the new HTTP/1.1 standard, as ratified
by the <a href="http://www.ics.uci.edu/pub/ietf/http/">IETF HTTP
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should allow for greater performance and efficiency when transfering
files. Apache does, however, still work great with HTTP/1.0 browsers.
! <li><b><a href="mod/xssi.html">eXtended Server Side Includes
(XSSI)</a></b><br>
A new set of server-side include
directives allows the user to better create WWW pages. This includes
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should allow for greater performance and efficiency when transfering
files. Apache does, however, still work great with HTTP/1.0 browsers.
! <li><b><a href="mod/mod_include.html">eXtended Server Side Includes
(XSSI)</a></b><br>
A new set of server-side include
directives allows the user to better create WWW pages. This includes
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href="xssi.html">XSSI</a>, this allows you to write browser-based
conditional HTML documents.
! <li><b><a href="sucgi.html">SetUID CGI Execution</a></b>
Apache now
supports the execution of CGI scripts as users other
than the server user. A number of security checks are built in
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href="xssi.html">XSSI</a>, this allows you to write browser-based
conditional HTML documents.
! <li><b><xa href="sucgi.html">SetUID CGI Execution</a></b>
! [Documentation to be written]<br>
Apache now
supports the execution of CGI scripts as users other
than the server user. A number of security checks are built in
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the cookie module is compiled in. Also, an expiry time can be set
on the cookies.
! <li><b><a href="multi_ip.html">Multiple IPs in <VirtualHost></a></b><br>
The <VirtualHost> directive can now take more than one IP
address or hostname. This lets a single vhost handles requests
for multiple IPs or hostnames.
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the cookie module is compiled in. Also, an expiry time can be set
on the cookies.
! <li><b><xa href="multi_ip.html">Multiple IPs in
! <VirtualHost></a></b>
! [Documentation to be written]<br>
The <VirtualHost> directive can now take more than one IP
address or hostname. This lets a single vhost handles requests
for multiple IPs or hostnames.
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variables, input headers, POST data, output, and more. This makes CGI
scripts much easier to debug.
! <li><b><a href="rlimit.html">Resource Limits for CGI Scripts</a></b><br>
New directives allow the limiting of resources used by CGI scripts
(e.g. max CPU time). This is helpful in preventing 'runaway' CGI
processes.
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variables, input headers, POST data, output, and more. This makes CGI
scripts much easier to debug.
! <li><b><xa href="rlimit.html">Resource Limits for CGI Scripts</a></b>
! [Documentation to be written]<br>
New directives allow the limiting of resources used by CGI scripts
(e.g. max CPU time). This is helpful in preventing 'runaway' CGI
processes.
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"Gone" or "See Other" HTTP statuses. For NCSA-compatability,
RedirectTemp and RedirectPermanent are also implemented.
! <li><b><a href="graceful.html">Graceful Restarts</a></b><br>
Apache can re-read the config files and re-open log files without
terminating transactions in progress.
! <li><b><a href="Configure.html">Simplified Compliation</a></b><br>
The process of configuring Apache for compilation has been
simplified.
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"Gone" or "See Other" HTTP statuses. For NCSA-compatability,
RedirectTemp and RedirectPermanent are also implemented.
! <li><b><xa href="graceful.html">Graceful Restarts</a></b>
! [Documentation to be written]<br>
Apache can re-read the config files and re-open log files without
terminating transactions in progress.
! <li><b><a href="install.html">Simplified Compliation</a></b><br>
The process of configuring Apache for compilation has been
simplified.
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The <code>Options</code>directive can now add or remove options from
those currently in force, rather than always replacing them.
! <li><b><a href="help.html">Command-line Help</a></b><br>
The <code>-h</code> command-line option now lists all the available
directives.
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The <code>Options</code>directive can now add or remove options from
those currently in force, rather than always replacing them.
! <li><b><a href="invoking.html#help">Command-line Help</a></b><br>
The <code>-h</code> command-line option now lists all the available
directives.
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A new <code><IfModule></code> section allows directives to be
enabled only if a given module is loaded into the server.
! <li><b><a href="ncsa_auth.html">Authorization Directives Now Use
! NCSA-style Syntax</a></b><br>
The AuthUserFile, AuthGroupFile and AuthDigestFile commands now have a syntax
compatible with the NCSA server.
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A new <code><IfModule></code> section allows directives to be
enabled only if a given module is loaded into the server.
! <li><b><xa href="ncsa_auth.html">Authorization Directives Now Use
! NCSA-style Syntax</a></b>
! [Documentation to be written]<br>
The AuthUserFile, AuthGroupFile and AuthDigestFile commands now have a syntax
compatible with the NCSA server.