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                  </a></th><td>This module provides for executing CGI scripts based on
media type or request method.</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:
                  </a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module Identifier:
                  </a></th><td>actions_module</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source File:
                  </a></th><td>mod_actions.c</td></tr></table><h3>Summary</h3>
    <p>This module has two directives. The <code class="directive"><a href="#action">Action</a></code> directive lets you run CGI
    scripts whenever a file of a certain type is requested. The
    <code class="directive"><a href="#script">Script</a></code> directive lets
    you run CGI scripts whenever a particular method is used in a
    request. This makes it much easier to execute scripts that process
    files.</p>
</div><div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#action">Action</a></li><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#script">Script</a></li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="Action" id="Action">Action</a> <a name="action" id="action">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description: 
              </a></th><td>Activates a CGI script for a particular handler or
content-type</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
              </a></th><td>Action <em>action-type cgi-script</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
              </a></th><td>server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Override">Override:
              </a></th><td>FileInfo</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
              </a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
              </a></th><td>mod_actions</td></tr></table>
    <p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
    <em>cgi-script</em> when <em>action-type</em> is triggered by the
    request.  The <em>cgi-script</em> is the URL-path to a resource
    that has been designated as a CGI script using <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_alias.html#scriptalias">ScriptAlias</a></code> or <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler">AddHandler</a></code>.  The
    <em>action-type</em> can be either a <a href="../handler.html">handler</a> or a MIME content type. It
    sends the URL and file path of the requested document using the
    standard CGI PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment
    variables.</p>

<div class="example"><h3>Examples</h3><p><code>


    # Requests for files of a particular type:<br />
    Action image/gif /cgi-bin/images.cgi<br />
<br />
    # Files of a particular file extension<br />
    AddHandler my-file-type .xyz<br />
    Action my-file-type /cgi-bin/program.cgi<br />
</code></p></div>

    <p>In the first example, requests for files with a MIME content
    type of <code>image/gif</code> will instead be handled by the
    specified cgi script <code>/cgi-bin/images.cgi</code>.</p>

    <p>In the second example, requests for files with a file extension of
    <code>.xyz</code> are handled instead by the specified cgi script 
    <code>/cgi-bin/program.cgi</code>.</p>
<h3>See also</h3><ul><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler">AddHandler</a></code></li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="Script" id="Script">Script</a> <a name="script" id="script">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description: 
              </a></th><td>Activates a CGI script for a particular request
method.</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
              </a></th><td> Script <em>method cgi-script</em></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
              </a></th><td>server config, virtual host, directory</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
              </a></th><td>Base</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
              </a></th><td>mod_actions</td></tr></table>
    <p>This directive adds an action, which will activate
    <em>cgi-script</em> when a file is requested using the method of
    <em>method</em>. The <em>cgi-script</em> is the URL-path to a
    resource that has been designated as a CGI script using <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_alias.html#scriptaliase">ScriptAliase</a></code> or <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler">AddHandler</a></code>.  The URL and
    file path of the requested document is sent using the standard CGI
    PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED environment variables.</p>

<div class="note">
      Any arbitrary method name may be used. <strong>Method names are
      case-sensitive</strong>, so <code>Script PUT</code> and
      <code>Script put</code> have two entirely different
      effects.
</div>

    <p>Note that the Script command defines default actions only.
    If a CGI script is called, or some other resource that is
    capable of handling the requested method internally, it will do
    so. Also note that Script with a method of <code>GET</code>
    will only be called if there are query arguments present
    (<em>e.g.</em>, foo.html?hi). Otherwise, the request will
    proceed normally.</p>

<div class="example"><h3>Examples</h3><p><code>

    # For &lt;ISINDEX&gt;-style searching<br />
    Script GET /cgi-bin/search<br />
    # A CGI PUT handler<br />
    Script PUT /~bob/put.cgi<br />
</code></p></div>
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