Apache Modules

VPS v3: Apache 2.x Modules

• Statically loaded in the compiled httpd daemon
• Dynamically loaded in the web server configuration file

Static Apache Modules

	http_core.c 
	mod_env.c 
	mod_log_config.c 
	mod_log_agent.c 
	mod_log_referer.c 
	mod_mime.c 
	mod_include.c 
	mod_autoindex.c 
	mod_dir.c 
	mod_cgi.c 
	mod_imap.c 
	mod_actions.c 
	mod_userdir.c 
	mod_alias.c 
	mod_access.c
	mod_auth.c 
	mod_auth_dbm.c 
	mod_so.c 
	mod_setenvif.c 
	apache_ssl.c 
	suexec: enabled; 
	valid wrapper /usr/local/apache/bin/suexec

Dynamic Apache Modules

Dynamic module support is one of the key features of the Apache Web Server. The ability to dynamically load modules is known as DSO support. DSO allows you to extend the features and capabilities of Apache by adding the specific module you need, when you need it, without recompiling the web server binary.

A few notable apache modules you may want to use include the following.

• mod_perl
• mod_php4
• mod_php5
• mod_dav

We have provided a number of pre-compiled Apache modules for your use. You can load any of these modules in your Apache configuration file by uncommmenting the appropriate line in your /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf file and running restart_apache .

	#LoadModule authn_dbm_module modules/mod_authn_dbm.so 
	#LoadModule authn_anon_module modules/mod_authn_anon.so 
	#LoadModule auth_digest_module modules/mod_auth_digest.so 
	#LoadModule file_cache_module modules/mod_file_cache.so 
	#LoadModule cache_module modules/mod_cache.so 
	#LoadModule disk_cache_module modules/mod_disk_cache.so 
	#LoadModule ext_filter_module modules/mod_ext_filter.so 
	#LoadModule charset_lite_module modules/mod_charset_lite.so 
	#LoadModule deflate_module modules/mod_deflate.so 
	#LoadModule logio_module modules/mod_logio.so 
	#LoadModule mime_magic_module modules/mod_mime_magic.so
	#LoadModule cern_meta_module modules/mod_cern_meta.so 
	#LoadModule expires_module modules/mod_expires.so 
	#LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so 
	#LoadModule usertrack_module modules/mod_usertrack.so
	#LoadModule unique_id_module modules/mod_unique_id.so 
	#LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so 
	#LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so 
	#LoadModule proxy_ftp_module modules/mod_proxy_ftp.so 
	#LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so 
	#LoadModule proxy_ajp_module modules/mod_proxy_ajp.so 
	#LoadModule proxy_balancer_module modules/mod_proxy_balancer.so
	#LoadModule dav_module modules/mod_dav.so 
	#LoadModule info_module modules/mod_info.so 
	#LoadModule dav_fs_module modules/mod_dav_fs.so 
	#LoadModule vhost_alias_module modules/mod_vhost_alias.so
	#LoadModule speling_module modules/mod_speling.so 
	#LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

NOTE: 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.

Compiling Your Own DSO Modules

There are several Apache modules included in the FreeBSD Ports Collection which you can find in the /ports/www/ directory.

Apache 2.2.x 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 Private Server via SSH , su to root , and issue the following command:

Apache v1.3x

• Statically loaded in the compiled httpd daemon
• Dynamically loaded in the web server configuration file

Static Apache Modules

  http_core.c
  mod_env.c
  mod_log_config.c
  mod_log_agent.c
  mod_log_referer.c
  mod_mime.c
  mod_include.c
  mod_autoindex.c
  mod_dir.c
  mod_cgi.c
  mod_imap.c
  mod_actions.c
  mod_userdir.c
  mod_alias.c
  mod_access.c
  mod_auth.c
  mod_auth_dbm.c
  mod_so.c
  mod_setenvif.c
  apache_ssl.c
  suexec: enabled; valid wrapper /usr/local/apache/bin/suexec

Dynamic Apache Modules

• mod_perl
• mod_php
• mod_dav
• mod_gzip
• mod_negotiation

#LoadModule mmap_static_module libexec/mod_mmap_static.so
#LoadModule vhost_alias_module libexec/mod_vhost_alias.so
#LoadModule mime_magic_module  libexec/mod_mime_magic.so
#LoadModule negotiation_module libexec/mod_negotiation.so
#LoadModule status_module      libexec/mod_status.so
#LoadModule info_module        libexec/mod_info.so
#LoadModule asis_module        libexec/mod_asis.so
#LoadModule speling_module     libexec/mod_speling.so
#LoadModule rewrite_module     libexec/mod_rewrite.so
#LoadModule anon_auth_module   libexec/mod_auth_anon.so
#LoadModule db_auth_module     libexec/mod_auth_db.so
#LoadModule digest_module      libexec/mod_digest.so
#LoadModule proxy_module       libexec/libproxy.so
#LoadModule cern_meta_module   libexec/mod_cern_meta.so
#LoadModule expires_module     libexec/mod_expires.so
#LoadModule headers_module     libexec/mod_headers.so
#LoadModule usertrack_module   libexec/mod_usertrack.so
#LoadModule perl_module        libexec/mod_perl.so
#LoadModule gzip_module        libexec/mod_gzip.so
#LoadModule dav_module         libexec/mod_dav.so
#LoadModule fastcgi_module     libexec/mod_fastcgi.so
#LoadModule auth_mysql_module  libexec/mod_auth_mysql.so
#LoadModule auth_pgsql_module  libexec/mod_auth_pgsql.so
#LoadModule php4_module        libexec/mod_php4-4.3.10.so

NOTE: 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.

Compiling Your Own DSO Modules

# /usr/local/apache/bin/apxs OPTIONS MODULE_CODE