Apache modules supported by IBM HTTP Server

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The following Apache modules are supported:

Module Description URL
core Core Apache HTTP Server features Link

[Windows] mpm_winnt

Multi-processing module (MPM) Link

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] [z/OS] worker

MPM Link
mod_access Provides access control based on client host name, IP address, or other characteristics of the client request. Link
mod_actions Provides for executing CGI scripts, based on media type or request method. Link
mod_alias Provides for mapping different parts of the host filesystem in the document tree and for URL redirection. Link
mod_asis Sends files that contain their own HTTP headers. Link
mod_auth User authentication using text files. Link
mod_auth_anon Allows "anonymous" user access to authenticated areas. Link
mod_auth_dbm Provides for user authentication using DBM files. Link

[z/OS] mod_auth_ldap

Provides LDAP authentication. The mod_auth_ldap module works in conjunction with mod_ldap. Link
mod_autoindex Generates directory indexes automatically, similar to:

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] ls command

[Windows] dir shell command

Link
mod_cache Content cache keyed to URIs.

The recommended file handle caching mechanism is the CacheEnable feature of mod_cache.

[z/OS] Use the CacheEnable feature of mod_cache, instead of mod_file_cache, which is not supported.

Link

Link

[Windows] [z/OS] mod_cgi

Execution of CGI scripts. Link

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] mod_cgid

Execution of CGI scripts using an external CGI daemon. Link

[z/OS] mod_charset_lite

Provides translation of content, translating the character set of pages that are stored in EBCDIC. Link

[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows] mod_dav

Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) functionality.

[z/OS]

Although mod_dav and mod_dav_fs are not supported, IBM HTTP Server and the WebSphere plug-in can pass through WebDAV requests to WebSphere.

Link

[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows] mod_dav_fs

File system provider for mod_dav. Link
mod_deflate Compress content before it is delivered to the client. Link
mod_dir Provides for "trailing slash" redirects and serving directory index files. Link
mod_env Content cache storage manager keyed to URIs. Link
mod_expires Generation of Expires HTTP headers according to user-specified criteria. Link

[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows] mod_ext_filter

Pass the response body through an external program before delivery to the client. Link

[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows] mod_file_cache

Caches a static list of files in memory.

The recommended file handle caching mechanism is the CacheEnable feature of mod_cache.

Link
mod_headers Customization of HTTP request and response headers. Link
mod_imap Server-side image map processing. Link
mod_include Server-parsed html documents (Server Side Includes). Link
mod_info Provides a comprehensive overview of the server configuration. Link

[Windows] mod_isapi

ISAPI extensions within Apache. Link

[z/OS] mod_ldap

Provides LDAP connection pooling and caching. The mod_ldap module works in conjunction with mod_auth_ldap. Link
mod_log_config Logging of the requests made to the server. Link
mod_mem_cache Content cache keyed to URIs. Link
mod_mime Associates the requested extensions for a filename with the behavior of the file (handlers and filters), and content (mime-type, language, character set and encoding). Link

[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows] mod_mime_magic

Determines the MIME type of a file by looking at a few bytes of its contents.

Using mod_mime_magic can decrease performance because the file must be read and compared to a set of patterns to determine the content- type.

Link
mod_negotiation Provides for content negotiation. Link
mod_proxy HTTP/1.1 proxy/gateway server Link
mod_proxy_connect mod_proxy extension for CONNECT request handling. Link

[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows] mod_proxy_ftp

FTP support module for mod_proxy. Link
mod_proxy_http HTTP support module for mod_proxy. Link
mod_rewrite Provides a rule-based rewriting engine to rewrite requested URLs on the fly. Link
mod_setenvif Enables the setting of environment variables based on characteristics of the request. Link
mod_so Loading of executable code and modules into the server at start-up or restart time. Link
mod_speling Attempts to correct mistaken URLs that users might have entered by ignoring capitalization and by allowing up to one misspelling. Link
mod_status Provides information on server activity and performance. Link
mod_unique_id Provides an environment variable with a unique identifier for each request. Link
mod_userdir User-specific directories. Link
mod_usertrack Clickstream logging of user activity on a site. Link
mod_vhost_alias Provides for dynamically configured mass virtual hosting. Link




 

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