Rexx Programmer's Reference

Appendix J. Mod_Rexx: Functions and Special Variables

This appendix lists the Mod_Rexx functions and special variables. Mod_Rexx is the package that permits Rexx scripts to control all aspects of the popular open source Apache Web server product. Chapter 17 describes Mod_Rexx and demonstrates how to script it. See that chapter for a full product description and sample program.

General Functions

These functions provide a base level of services necessary to work with the Apache Web server. They manage cookies and the error log, retrieve environmental information, and handle URLs.

General Function	Use
WWWAddCookie	Set a new cookie for the browser
WWWConstruct_URL	Return a URL for the specified path
WWWEscape_Path	Convert a path name to an escaped URL
WWWGetArgs	Get the GET/POST arguments
WWWGetCookies	Get the GET/POST cookies
WWWGetVersion	Get the Mod_Rexx version
WWWHTTP_time	Get the current RFC 822/1123 time
WWWInternal_Redirect	Create a new request from the specified URI
WWWLogError	Log an error message to Apache log file
WWWLogInfo	Log an informational message to Apache log file
WWWLogWarning	Log a warning message to Apache log file
WWWRun_Sub_Req	Run an Apache subrequest
WWWSendHTTPHeader	Set the MIME content, and send HTTP header
WWWSetHeaderValue	Set a new value for a cookie.
WWWSub_Req_Lookup_File	Run subrequest on a filename
WWWSub_Req_Lookup_URI	Run subrequest on a URI

Apache Request Record Functions

These functions provide information about and manage the request record pointer, information coming into the script ...