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Installing Apache Dynamic Modules

Use the LoadModule directive in order to load a dynamic module into your Apache web server. The LoadModule should be placed at the top of your httpd.conf file. The syntax is like this:

LoadModule <modulename>_module modules/<filename>

For example, to add the Status Module, add this line:

LoadModule status_module modules/mod_status.so

If you try to load all the modules at the same time you will probably get a resource error. Simply load the modules you need one at a time.

Some of the most notable dynamic Apache modules include the following.

mod_dav - Integrated DAV support
mod_fastcgi - Integrated FastCGI support
mod_frontpage - Integrated FrontPage support
mod_jserv - Integrated Java Servlet support
mod_perl - Integrated Perl support
mod_php3 - Integrated PHP support

Compiling Your Own DSO Modules
Apache 1.3.11 also supports the APXS (APache eXtenSion) tool. APXS allows you to compile and link your own dynamic shared object (DSO) Apache Modules. To use APXS, connect to your Virtual Server via Telnet or SSH and issue the following command.

   % /usr/local/apache/1.3/bin/apxs OPTIONS MODULE_CODE

SEE ALSO:

About the Apache Web Server

About Dynamic Modules

Installing Perl Module

Installing PHP Module

Installing Java Module

Virtual Server Configuration

About PHP

About Perl

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Writing Apache Modules with
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Perl Modules
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Apache: Web Server Directives Guidebook
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