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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by sl...@apache.org on 2002/04/14 18:58:45 UTC
cvs commit: httpd-docs-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod mod_actions.html
slive 02/04/14 09:58:45
Modified: htdocs/manual/mod mod_actions.html
Log:
Let people know what a "cgi-script" is and how to reference it.
PR: 8037
Revision Changes Path
1.18 +10 -6 httpd-docs-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_actions.html
Index: mod_actions.html
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RCS file: /home/cvs/httpd-docs-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_actions.html,v
retrieving revision 1.17
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -d -b -u -r1.17 -r1.18
--- mod_actions.html 11 Nov 2001 01:54:38 -0000 1.17
+++ mod_actions.html 14 Apr 2002 16:58:45 -0000 1.18
@@ -66,9 +66,11 @@
available in Apache 1.1 and later</p>
<p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
- <em>cgi-script</em> when <em>action-type</em> is triggered by
- the request. The <em>action-type</em> can be either a <a
- href="../handler.html">handler</a> or a MIME content type. It
+ <em>cgi-script</em> when <em>action-type</em> is triggered by the
+ request. The <i>cgi-script</i> is the URL-path to a resource that
+ has been configured as a CGI script using <code>ScriptAlias</code>
+ or <code>AddHandler</code>. The <em>action-type</em> can be either
+ a <a href="../handler.html">handler</a> or a MIME content type. It
sends the URL and file path of the requested document using the
standard CGI PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment
variables.</p>
@@ -115,9 +117,11 @@
<p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
<i>cgi-script</i> when a file is requested using the method of
- <i>method</i>. It sends the URL and file path of the requested
- document using the standard CGI PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED
- environment variables.</p>
+ <i>method</i>. The <i>cgi-script</i> is the URL-path to a resource
+ that has been configured as a CGI script using
+ <code>ScriptAlias</code> or <code>AddHandler</code>. The URL and
+ file path of the requested document is sent using the standard CGI
+ PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment variables.</p>
<blockquote>
Prior to Apache 1.3.10, <i>method</i> can only be one of