README for Apache 1.2 Example Module [April, 1997] The files in the src/modules/example directory under the Apache distribution directory tree are provided as an example to those that wish to write modules that use the Apache API. The main file is mod_example.c, which illustrates all the different callback mechanisms and call syntaces. By no means does an add-on module need to include routines for all of the callbacks - quite the contrary! The example module is an actual working module. If you link it into your server, enable the "example-handler" handler for a location, and then browse to that location, you will see a display of some of the tracing the example module did as the various callbacks were made. To include the example module in your server, follow the steps below: 1. Uncomment the "Module example_module" line near the bottom of the src/Configuration file. If there isn't one, add it; it should look like this: Module example_module modules/example/mod_example.o 2. Run the src/Configure script ("cd src; ./Configure"). This will build the Makefile for the server itself, and update the src/modules/Makefile for any additional modules you have requested from beneath that subdirectory. 3. Make the server (run "make" in the src directory). To add another module of your own: A. mkdir src/modules/mymodule B. cp src/modules/example/* src/modules/mymodule C. Modify the files in the new directory D. Follow steps [1] through [3] above, with appropriate changes. To activate the example module, include a block similar to the following in your srm.conf file: SetHandler example-handler As an alternative, you can put the following into a .htaccess file and then request the file "test.example" from that location: AddHandler example-handler .example After reloading/restarting your server, you should be able to browse to this location and see the brief display mentioned earlier.