Webmaster in a Nutshell, Third Edition

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 ...