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15.7. Apache:: Modules

Apache::Registry is the most commonly used mod_perl module. But there are many more, all available on CPAN. Table 15-1 lists the Apache::* modules and which handler they're designed to be used with, but you should also check the apache-modlist.html file on CPAN for the very latest listing.

Table 15-1. Apache::Modules

PerlHandler

Apache::CallHandler

Map filenames to subroutine calls

Apache::Dir

Control directory indexing

Apache::Embperl

Embed Perl code in HTML files

Apache::ePerl

Embedded Perl (ePerl) emulation

Apache::FTP

Emulate an FTP proxy

Apache::GzipChain

Compress output from another handler

Apache::JavaScript

Generate JavaScript code

Apache::OutputChain

Chain multiple handlers via "filter" modules

Apache::PassFile

Send files via OutputChain

Apache::Registry

Run unaltered CGI scripts

Apache::RobotRules

Enforce robots.txt rules

Apache::Sandwich

Add per-directory headers and footers

Apache::VhostSandwich

Add headers and footers for virtual hosts

Apache::SSI

Implement server side includes in Perl

Apache::Stage

Manage a document staging directory

Apache::WDB

Query databases via DBI

PerlHeaderParserHandler

Apache::AgentDeny

Deny abusive clients

PerlAuthenHandler

Apache::Authen

Authenticate users

Apache::AuthCookie

Authenticate and authorize users via cookies

Apache::AuthenDBI

Authenticate via Perl's DBI

Apache::AuthExpire

Expire authentication credentials

Apache::AuthenGSS

Authenticate users with Generic Security Service

Apache::AuthenLDAP

Authenticate users with LDAP

Apache::AuthNIS

Authenticate users with NIS

Apache::BasicCookieAuth

Accept cookie or basic authentication credentials

Apache::DBILogin

Authenticate using a backend database

Apache::DCELogin

Authenticate within a DCE login context

Apache::AuthAny

Authenticate with any username/password

PerlAuthzHandler

Apache::AuthCookie

Authenticate and authorize via cookies

Apache::AuthzAge

Authorize based on age

Apache::AuthzDCE

Authorize based on DFS/DCE ACL

Apache::AuthzDBI

Authorize groups via DBI

Apache::AuthNIS

Authenticate and authorize via NIS

Apache::RoleAuthz

Role-based authorization

PerlAccessHandler

Apache::AccessLimitNum

Limit user access by the number of requests

Apache::DayLimit

Limit access based on the day of the week

Apache::RobotLimit

Limit access of robots

PerlTypeHandler

Apache::AcceptLanguage

Send file types based on user's language preference

PerlTransHandler

Apache::DynaRPC

Translate URIs into RPCs

Apache::Junction

Mount remote web-server namespace

Apache::LowerCaseGETs

Translate to lowercase URIs as needed

Apache::MsqlProxy

Translate URIs into mSQL queries

Apache::ProxyPassThru

Skeleton for vanilla proxy

Apache::ProxyCache

Caching proxy

PerlFixupHandler

Apache::HttpEquiv

Convert HTML HTTP-EQUIV tags to HTTP headers

Apache::Timeit

Benchmark Perl handlers

PerlLogHandler

Apache::DumpHeaders

Display HTTP transaction headers

Apache::Traffic

Log the number of bytes transferred on a per-user basis

Apache::WatchDog

Look for problematic URIs

PerlChildInitHandler

Apache::Resource

Limit resources used by httpd children

Server configuration

Apache::ConfigLDAP

Configure server via LDAP and <Perl> sections

Apache::ConfigDBI

Configure server via DBI and <Perl> sections

Apache::ModuleConfig

Interface to configuration API

Apache::PerlSections

Utilities for <Perl> sections

Apache::httpd_conf

Methods to configure and run an httpd

Apache::src

Methods for finding and reading bits of source

Database

Apache::DBI

Manage persistent DBI connections

Apache::Sybase

Manage persistent DBlib connections

Apache::Mysql

Manage persistent mysql connections

Interfaces and integration with various Apache C modules

Apache::Constants

Constants defined in httpd.h

Apache::Include

Enable use of Apache::Registry scripts within SSI with mod_include

Apache::Global

Give access to server global variables

Apache::LogError

Give an interface to aplog_error

Apache::LogFile

Give an interface to Apache's piped logs, etc.

Apache::Mime

Give an interface to mod_mime functionality

Apache::Module

Give an interface to Apache C module structures

Apache::Options

Import Apache::Constants "options"

Apache::Scoreboard

Give an interface to scoreboard API

Apache::Servlet

Give an interface to the Java Servlet engine

Apache::Sfio

Give an interface to r->connection->client->sf*

Development and debug tools

Apache::Debug

Provide debugging utilities to mod_perl

Apache::DProf

Hook Devel::DProf into mod_perl

Apache::FakeRequest

Implement Apache methods offline

Apache::Peek

Emulate Devel::Peek for mod_perl

Apache::SawAmpersand

Make sure no one is using $&, $', or $'

Apache::StatINC

Reloads used or require d files when updated

Apache::Status

Get information about loaded modules

Apache::Symbol

Support symbols

Apache::test

Define handy routines for make test scripts

Miscellaneous

Apache::Byterun

Run Perl bytecode modules

Apache::Mmap

Share data via Mmap module

Apache::Persistent

Store data via IPC::, DBI, or disk

Apache::PUT

Handler for the HTTP PUT method

Apache::RegistryLoader

Apache::Registry startup script loader

Apache::Safe

Adaptation of safecgiperl

Apache::Session

Maintain client <-> httpd session/state

Apache::SIG

Signal handlers for mod_perl

Apache::State

Powerful state engine



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