ID: 36772
User updated by: noodlet at gmail dot com
-Summary: Apache installation docs erronously suggest AddType
rather than AddModule
Reported By: noodlet at gmail dot com
Status: Wont fix
Bug Type: Documentation problem
Operating System: N/A
PHP Version: Irrelevant
New Comment:
Thanks [EMAIL PROTECTED] for the patch. It looks like the faq contains
AddType as well, so I'll update your patch when I figure out how to
grab the docs source :)
"Rasmus said something and must be right" isn't terribly convincing.
AddType tells the browser what to do with a file. AddHandler tells the
server what to do with a file.
While it's true that AddHandler didn't exist 8 years ago, it does now.
This is confusing for people learning about apache. I personally
remember wondering why AddType was used for both mime types and dynamic
content.
It has been pointed out to me elsewhere that AddType interferes with
mod_security's auditting. So clearly, this isn't "just academic".
Thanks
Previous Comments:
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[2006-03-18 02:21:20] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Rasmus comments about this (
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-dev&m=110358407015432&w=2 ):
"There was a time when there was no AddHandler directive. Addtype was
the way you did this. Since AddType works with every version of Apache
I never saw a
reason to change this even after AddHandler was added since it is
purely academic in nature."
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[2006-03-17 18:50:24] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ok, if AddHandler is definitely the term to have in the manual for
Apache1/2, then here is the patch :
http://www.colder.ch/patches/apache-configuration.patch
Thanks in advance.
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[2006-03-17 16:54:51] noodlet at gmail dot com
Sorry!
I meant AddHandler, not AddModule.
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
noodl
(Must remember to think before typing)
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[2006-03-17 15:33:06] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What are you talking about, AddModule just loads the libphp[45].so
apache module?
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[2006-03-17 15:26:36] noodlet at gmail dot com
Description:
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http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.unix.apache2.php
Has:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
as part of step 15. While this _works_, it's an old and grotty hack.
The correct directive to use is AddModule.
Thanks
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