mod_log-any/5476: Apache doesn't recognize %m and %H (possibly others) directives in httpd.conf

[Noor Dawod <no...@comrax.com>]

>Number:         5476
>Category:       mod_log-any
>Synopsis:       Apache doesn't recognize %m and %H (possibly others) directives in httpd.conf
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Dec 15 09:10:01 PST 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     noor@comrax.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.9
>Environment:
FreeBSD dns.comrax.com 3.3-STABLE FreeBSD 3.3-STABLE #4: Tue Sep 28 23:08:40 IST 1999     root@dns.comrax.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/WWW  i386

Reading specs from /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/i386-portbld-freebsd3.3/2.95.1/specs
gcc version 2.95.1 19990816 (release)

>Description:
When trying to create a new LogFormat, such as the following:

LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%m %U %H\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" my_log_format

Apache doesn't recognize both %m and %H, this is the output of apachectl configtest:

Syntax error on line 474 of /www/etc/httpd.conf:
Unrecognized LogFormat directive %m

Also, it produces an error on %H when %m is deleted (to see if %H is also unknown) as the following:

Syntax error on line 474 of /www/etc/httpd.conf:
Unrecognized LogFormat directive %H
>How-To-Repeat:
Insert the following line near the line that defines the "combined" LogFormat:

LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%m %U %H\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" my_log_format

Then, do:

apachectl configtest

OR

apachectl restart
>Fix:
No, I didn't look at the source code of Apache, yet.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
[In order for any reply to be added to the PR database, you need]
[to include <ap...@Apache.Org> in the Cc line and make sure the]
[subject line starts with the report component and number, with ]
[or without any 'Re:' prefixes (such as "general/1098:" or      ]
["Re: general/1098:").  If the subject doesn't match this       ]
[pattern, your message will be misfiled and ignored.  The       ]
["apbugs" address is not added to the Cc line of messages from  ]
[the database automatically because of the potential for mail   ]
[loops.  If you do not include this Cc, your reply may be ig-   ]
[nored unless you are responding to an explicit request from a  ]
[developer.  Reply only with text; DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS!     ]