apache-modconf(8)

NAME

apache-modconf - reconfigure the Apache webserver modules

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SYNOPSIS

apache-modconf apache | apache-ssl | apache-perl [options]

DESCRIPTION

This command is meant to be a simple interface between

sysadmins and apache (in all it's flavours) to administer which

modules has to be loaded or not. It automatically creates a new

config file located in /etc/apache{-perl,-ssl}/modules.conf and

it will cleanup httpd.conf from all the LoadModules entries that

are Debian standards without modifying any custom one. In order

for apache-modconf to recognize a module, this needs to have a

correctly formatted .info file in /usr/lib/apache/1.3/

Note: apache-modconf obsoletes apacheconfig, apache

sslconfig and apache-perlconfig

OPTIONS

A summary of options are included below.

enable <module_name>

this will automatically enable the module in the

selection list and ask if the specified flavour of apache should

be restarted. module_name has to match the same as specified in

the .info filename.

Example: apache-modconf apache enable mod_php4

disable <module_name> [quiet]

this will automatically disable the module in the

selection list and ask if the specified flavour of apache should

be restarted. The quite option will not prompt for any selection

but it will just do the work (useful only when called by other

scripts).

Example: apache-modconf apache-ssl disable mod_perl quiet

query <module_name>

will return a non-empty string if the module is en

abled in the configuration.

Example: apache-modconf apache-perl query mod_ssl

Note: use of the quiet options should be done very care

fully since a sysadmin should always be able to verify what has

been changed in the configuration.

NOTES

In order for apache-modconf to be able to recognize a mod

ule, the latter should be provided with an .info file installed

in /usr/lib/apache/1.3. The minimum requirement for a .info file

to be valid is its first line, that should contain the LoadModule

information. Ex:

LoadModule: urlcount_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_url

count.so

at this point in time no other entries are processed.

AUTHOR

This program and manual page was written by Fabio M. Di

Nitto <fabbione@fabbione.net>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system

(but may be used by others).

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modconf(8)