[users@httpd] selected handler and mod_dir

[Kovacs Baldvin <ba...@angel.elte.hu>]

Hi!

There is a change in the behaviour of mod_dir.c from apache1 to 2.
It can be delibarate, however, I did not find it mentioned in the docs.
I found it because it prevents working request tracker3 in debian.

The thing is that now if one has 

<Directory ...>
 SetHandler perl-script
 ...

then mod_dir.c will refuse to work, even for directories:

mod_dir.c, 2.0.49, line 126:
  if (strcmp(r->handler, DIR_MAGIC_TYPE)) {
        return DECLINED;
  } 

Too bad, since the intentions of the authors of the 3rd party program
were to let mod_dir.c send us to index.html, and then let perl-script
to handle it.

My question: is this change intentional? Removing those 3 lines simply
solves the problem... 

However: if one really would like to force 
the module set by "SetHandler" to handle everything, even directories,
than okey, leave it as it is, and one needs to rework request-tracker...
But I think in this case it should be empasized in the docs (maybe I
am fool, and I did not find it in the docs, sorry then...)

Best,
Baldvin


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Re: [users@httpd] selected handler and mod_dir

[Kovacs Baldvin <ba...@angel.elte.hu>]

An answer to myself (and apoligies for taking your time):

this way of operation of mod_perl is clearer and I think is better
than that of apache1 version.

Regarding the 3rd party sowtware I am looking into:

> <Directory ...>
>  SetHandler perl-script
>  ...

It seems that replacing their setting from 
SetHandler perl-script
to
AddHandler perl-script .html
makes their program work even under apache2...

Best regards,
Baldvin

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