diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_example.html.en b/docs/manual/mod/mod_example.html.en index 9a4f349e44..c82a9c79de 100644 --- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_example.html.en +++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_example.html.en @@ -29,14 +29,7 @@ Source File:mod_example.c

Summary

-
- This document has not been updated - to take into account changes made in the 2.0 version of the - Apache HTTP Server. Some of the information may still be - relevant, but please use it with care. -
- -

The files in the src/modules/example directory +

Some files in the modules/experimental directory under the Apache distribution directory tree are provided as an example to those that wish to write modules that use the Apache API.

@@ -70,43 +63,52 @@
  1. - Uncomment the "AddModule modules/example/mod_example" line - near the bottom of the src/Configuration file. - If there isn't one, add it; it should look like this: -

    - AddModule modules/example/mod_example.o -

    -
    2. + Run configure with --enable-example + option. -
  2. Run the src/Configure script - ("cd src; ./Configure"). This will - build the Makefile for the server itself, and update the - src/modules/Makefile for any additional modules - you have requested from beneath that subdirectory.
    3. - -
  3. Make the server (run "make" in the - src directory).
    4. +
  4. Make the server (run "make").

To add another module of your own:

    -
  1. mkdir src/modules/mymodule
    2. +
  2. cp modules/experimental/mod_example.c + modules/new_module/mod_myexample.c
    3. -
  3. cp src/modules/example/* - src/modules/mymodule
    4. +
  4. Modify the file.
    5. -
  5. Modify the files in the new directory.
    6. +
  6. Create modules/new_module/config.m4. +
      +
    1. Add APACHE_MODPATH_INIT(new_module).
      2. +
    2. Copy APACHE_MODULE line with "example" from + modules/experimental/config.m4.
      3. +
    3. Replace the first argument "example" with myexample.
      4. +
    4. Replace the second argument with brief description of your module. + It will be used in configure --help.
      5. +
    5. If your module needs additional C compiler flags, linker flags or + libraries, add them to CFLAGS, LDFLAGS and LIBS accordingly. + See other config.m4 files in modules directory for + examples.
      6. +
    6. Add APACHE_MODPATH_FINISH.
      7. +
    +
    7. + +
  7. Create module/new_module/Makefile.in. + If your module doesn't need special build instructions, + all you need to have in that file is + include $(top_srcdir)/build/special.mk.
    8. + +
  8. Run ./buildconf from the top-level directory.
    9. + +
  9. Build the server with --enable-myexample
    10. -
  10. Follow steps [1] through [3] above, with appropriate - changes.
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Using the mod_example Module

To activate the example module, include a block similar to - the following in your srm.conf file:

+ the following in your httpd.conf file:

<Location /example-info>
SetHandler example-handler
diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_example.xml b/docs/manual/mod/mod_example.xml index 2423981335..0bd2fea959 100644 --- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_example.xml +++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_example.xml @@ -10,14 +10,7 @@ example_module

- - This document has not been updated - to take into account changes made in the 2.0 version of the - Apache HTTP Server. Some of the information may still be - relevant, but please use it with care. - - -

The files in the src/modules/example directory +

Some files in the modules/experimental directory under the Apache distribution directory tree are provided as an example to those that wish to write modules that use the Apache API.

@@ -41,43 +34,52 @@
  1. - Uncomment the "AddModule modules/example/mod_example" line - near the bottom of the src/Configuration file. - If there isn't one, add it; it should look like this: - - AddModule modules/example/mod_example.o - -
    2. + Run configure with --enable-example + option. -
  2. Run the src/Configure script - ("cd src; ./Configure"). This will - build the Makefile for the server itself, and update the - src/modules/Makefile for any additional modules - you have requested from beneath that subdirectory.
    3. - -
  3. Make the server (run "make" in the - src directory).
    4. +
  4. Make the server (run "make").

To add another module of your own:

    -
  1. mkdir src/modules/mymodule
    2. +
  2. cp modules/experimental/mod_example.c + modules/new_module/mod_myexample.c
    3. -
  3. cp src/modules/example/* - src/modules/mymodule
    4. +
  4. Modify the file.
    5. -
  5. Modify the files in the new directory.
    6. +
  6. Create modules/new_module/config.m4. +
      +
    1. Add APACHE_MODPATH_INIT(new_module).
      2. +
    2. Copy APACHE_MODULE line with "example" from + modules/experimental/config.m4.
      3. +
    3. Replace the first argument "example" with myexample.
      4. +
    4. Replace the second argument with brief description of your module. + It will be used in configure --help.
      5. +
    5. If your module needs additional C compiler flags, linker flags or + libraries, add them to CFLAGS, LDFLAGS and LIBS accordingly. + See other config.m4 files in modules directory for + examples.
      6. +
    6. Add APACHE_MODPATH_FINISH.
      7. +
    +
    7. + +
  7. Create module/new_module/Makefile.in. + If your module doesn't need special build instructions, + all you need to have in that file is + include $(top_srcdir)/build/special.mk.
    8. + +
  8. Run ./buildconf from the top-level directory.
    9. + +
  9. Build the server with --enable-myexample
    10. -
  10. Follow steps [1] through [3] above, with appropriate - changes.
Using the <code>mod_example</code> Module

To activate the example module, include a block similar to - the following in your srm.conf file:

+ the following in your httpd.conf file:

<Location /example-info>
SetHandler example-handler