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# Apache Module mod_echo

Description: | A simple echo server to illustrate protocol modules
Status: | Experimental
Module Identifier: | echo_module
Source File: | mod_echo.c
Compatibility: | Available in Apache 2.0 and later

### Summary

This module provides an example protocol module to illustrate the concept. It provides a simple echo server. Telnet to it and type stuff, and it will echo it.

### Directives

## ProtocolEcho Directive

Description: | Turn the echo server on or off
Syntax: | ProtocolEcho On|Off
Context: | server config, virtual host
Status: | Experimental
Module: | mod_echo
Compatibility: | ProtocolEcho is only available in 2.0 and later.

The `ProtocolEcho` directive enables or disables the echo server.

### Example

`ProtocolEcho On`