Re: file globbing question
Cees Hek wrote: On Wed, 2002-02-20 at 13:27, John Stauffacher wrote: All, I am a bit confused as to what httpd.conf directives need to be used in order to get apache to execute a PerlHandler when it encounters a certain file type. What I want to do: Execute a handler whenever a *.qw file is accessed. The same handler whether or not the file exists and not look for the file. So the user makes the request: get /somewhere/my.qw and gets the response moo. Then they request /other/place/boo.qw and gets the response moo. I have tried using a Files directive, but it envokes the handler, then looks for the file and throws a 404. Any ideas? The Files directive is the right way to go. Are you sure you are returning OK in your Handler? If you return something else (like DECLINED) then Apache will take over the request and handle it in the default manner (ie look up the file). Returning OK lets Apache know that the request was dealt with appropriately and it can move on to the next phase. another alternative is something like Apache::MIMEMapper... http://www.modperlcookbook.org/download/Apache-MIMEMapper-0.10.tar.gz which expands the AddHandler directive to make it a bit more mod_perl friendly. so, instead of using Files (which is perfectly legitimate) you can instead simply use AddHandler My::Module .qw and Apache will use My::Module::handler() for the content-generation phase. all the stuff Cees said it true, though - you still need to make sure your handler returns OK and follow the other handler rules. HTH --Geoff
Re: file globbing question
It occurred to me that using a scheme like this, it might be possible to help improve mod_perl's popularity... Or, at least, the popularity of Toolkits built under mod_perl... Using Files (or the Apache::MIMEMapper module), makes mod_perl a bit more ISP friendly, as it's a lot easier for users to add code to their files... Maybe using Embperl or something like that inside pages... Anyway, it's just a thought... Issac Geoffrey Young wrote: Cees Hek wrote: On Wed, 2002-02-20 at 13:27, John Stauffacher wrote: All, I am a bit confused as to what httpd.conf directives need to be used in order to get apache to execute a PerlHandler when it encounters a certain file type. What I want to do: Execute a handler whenever a *.qw file is accessed. The same handler whether or not the file exists and not look for the file. So the user makes the request: get /somewhere/my.qw and gets the response moo. Then they request /other/place/boo.qw and gets the response moo. I have tried using a Files directive, but it envokes the handler, then looks for the file and throws a 404. Any ideas? The Files directive is the right way to go. Are you sure you are returning OK in your Handler? If you return something else (like DECLINED) then Apache will take over the request and handle it in the default manner (ie look up the file). Returning OK lets Apache know that the request was dealt with appropriately and it can move on to the next phase. another alternative is something like Apache::MIMEMapper... http://www.modperlcookbook.org/download/Apache-MIMEMapper-0.10.tar.gz which expands the AddHandler directive to make it a bit more mod_perl friendly. so, instead of using Files (which is perfectly legitimate) you can instead simply use AddHandler My::Module .qw and Apache will use My::Module::handler() for the content-generation phase. all the stuff Cees said it true, though - you still need to make sure your handler returns OK and follow the other handler rules. HTH --Geoff
file globbing question
All, I am a bit confused as to what httpd.conf directives need to be used in order to get apache to execute a PerlHandler when it encounters a certain file type. What I want to do: Execute a handler whenever a *.qw file is accessed. The same handler whether or not the file exists and not look for the file. So the user makes the request: get /somewhere/my.qw and gets the response moo. Then they request /other/place/boo.qw and gets the response moo. I have tried using a Files directive, but it envokes the handler, then looks for the file and throws a 404. Any ideas? -John Stauffacher ++ John Stauffacher Network Administrator Chapman University [EMAIL PROTECTED] 714-628-7249
Re: file globbing question
On Wed, 2002-02-20 at 13:27, John Stauffacher wrote: All, I am a bit confused as to what httpd.conf directives need to be used in order to get apache to execute a PerlHandler when it encounters a certain file type. What I want to do: Execute a handler whenever a *.qw file is accessed. The same handler whether or not the file exists and not look for the file. So the user makes the request: get /somewhere/my.qw and gets the response moo. Then they request /other/place/boo.qw and gets the response moo. I have tried using a Files directive, but it envokes the handler, then looks for the file and throws a 404. Any ideas? The Files directive is the right way to go. Are you sure you are returning OK in your Handler? If you return something else (like DECLINED) then Apache will take over the request and handle it in the default manner (ie look up the file). Returning OK lets Apache know that the request was dealt with appropriately and it can move on to the next phase. Cees
