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Changes - Apache mod_perl change logfile

CHANGES

all changes without author attribution are by Doug MacEachern

1.23 - April 20, 2000

create test files during Makefile.PL so 'make test' can be run as root

add Apache::FILENO method for 5.6.0+ tied filehandle support thanks to Richard Titmuss for the spot

--disable-rule=EXPAT is passed to Apache's configure to avoid XML::Parser conflicts

User/Group for 'make test' can be overridden with the environment variables APACHE_USER/APACHE_GROUP

fix PerlSetVar inheritance bug [Sander van Zoest <sander@vanzoest.com>]

set r->notes("error-notes") to $@ if $@ after a Perl*Handlers is run [Doug / Tom Mornini <tmornini@infomania.com>]

added INSTALL.raven [Adam Qualset <adam@covalent.net>]

$c->remote_ip($ip) now also sets conn->remote_addr to make IP-based access control work correctly [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

Apache::URI::port wasn't setting the port correctly, thanks to Zeqing Xia for the spot [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

$Apache::Registry::NameWithVirtualHost fix take 2 (move is_virtual logic from mod_perl.c to Registry.pm) [John Hughes <john@Calva.COM>]

added Apache::OPEN method for 5.6.0+ tied filehandle support

Apache::Table is now loaded by default (if enabled), rather than autoloading when first needed

$r->document_root can now be modified

upgrade license to apache software license version 1.1

$r->the_request can now be modified

modules/request test fix [Rick Myers <rik@sumthin.nu>]

updated dso+aix Perl patch [Jens-Uwe Mager <jum@helios.de>]

warn that dso+Perl malloc needs a Perl built with -Ubincompat5005

add Apache::BINMODE stub for 5.6.0 tied filehandle support (fixes cgi.t #4) [Randy Kobes <randy@theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca>]

5.6.0+win32 typedef,prototype clash fixes [Randy Kobes <randy@theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca>]

add $r->server->loglevel() and relevant constants. Suggested by Geoffrey Young [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

$Apache::Server::AddPerlVersion uses $^V for Perl/v5.6.0+

update mod_ssl config for 'make test' [Stas Bekman <sbekman@stason.org>]

reset the stack pointer after calling perl_require_module() in perl_call_handler(). this fix will most likely cure the reports of "Can't upgrade that kind of scalar at ..." [Ben Cottrell <benco@stockmaster.com>]

workaround use of Perl api functions that are no longer public with Perl 5.6.0 + win32, thanks to Randy Kobes for spotting

change $Apache::VERSION check to use a string instead of SvNV, which was troublesome with Perl 5.6.0, thanks to Dave Seidel for pinpointing

Apache::src fixup to quiet warnings under Perl 5.004. Thanks to Ken Williams for the spot. [ Ask Bjoern Hansen ]

Apache::src::apxs fixups to quiet warnings if apxs doesnt exist or httpd is not dso enabled, thanks to Oleg Bartunov and Ville Skyttä for spotting

fix #ifdef SGI_BOOST typo [Ville Skyttä <ville@office.popsystems.com>]

1.22 - March 22, 2000

proxy support fixed wrt RFC2068, thanks to Benjamin Elijah Griffin for the spot

set Apache::Resource::DEFAULT_RLIMIT_AS (address space) to 64Mb [Kevin Murphy <kevin@boojiboy.eorbit.net>]

Bundle::Apache will now install Bundle::LWP before mod_perl [Aaron Johnson <solution@gina.net>]

support Apache::FakeRequest::args in a list context [Michael Finke <mfinke@apollo.screamdesign.com>]

compile fixes for 5.6 + -Duse5005threads [Lincoln Stein <lstein@cshl.org>]

log to parms->server instead of stderr if PerlRequire fails

make sure lib/Apache/MyConfig.pm is written before used thanks to Albert Chin for the spot

fixup the output of apxs -q CFLAGS to preserve quoting (again)

1.21_03 - March 15, 2000

removed the generated apaci/mod_perl.config from MANIFEST

new variable $Apache::Server::StrictPerlSections, if true, will croak <Perl> section generates invalid Apache configuration syntax

new Apache::src->ccflags method to combine $Config{ccflags} and apxs -q CFLAGS [Matthias Urlichs <smurf@noris.net>]

added Apache::src->apxs method

make use of $Config{shrpenv} to find CORE/libperl.so [Ignasi Roca Carrió <ignasi.roca@fujitsu.siemens.es>]

fix Apache::Registry bug when filename starts with a 0 [Peter Deister <deister@opus5.de>, Ken Williams <ken@forum.swarthmore.edu>]

Apache::Registry will restore $r->status to the original value [Charles Levert <charles@comm.polymtl.ca>]

warn aix-apxs-5.005_03 users of the patch needed for DynaLoader [Jens-Uwe Mager <jum@helios.de>]

fixup the output of apxs -q CFLAGS to preserve quoting [Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>]

dso fix fix: modules with END blocks calling xs code (e.g. DBI) would core dump because the xs .dso had been unloaded, now dso's are not unloaded until after END blocks are called. Thanks to Daniel Jacobowitz and others for spotting

1.21_02 - March 6, 2000

fix Makefile.PL if $USE_APXS && $PERL_DEBUG [Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>]

force environ[] to be copied before any Perl code is loaded [Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>]

localize $_ in Apache::send_cgi_header [Roderick Schertler <roderick@argon.org>]

fix precedence problem in StatINC.pm [Roderick Schertler <roderick@argon.org>]

if hash value has magicalness in <Perl>, invoke FETCH thanks to Kevin Ruscoe for the spot

sync with 1.3.12's virtual_host section logic for httpd -S + <Perl> thanks to Kevin Ruscoe for the spot

remove t/httpd symlink during 'make realclean' and when rebuilding [Geoffrey Young <gyoung@laserlink.net>]

add Apache::src::otherldflags method [Jens-Uwe Mager <jum@helios.de>]

backout modules/util validate_password tests, not everybody has crypt, thanks to Randy Kobes and Ed Loehr for spotting

fix _AIX typo in dso_unload [Jens-Uwe Mager <jum@helios.de>]

1.21_01 - March 5, 2000

#ifdef _AIX, make sure Perl's dlclose is used, instead of Apache's during dso_unload [Jens-Uwe Mager <jum@helios.de>]

__THE__ dso fix: dlclose() xs shared objects and call perl_shutdown() before mod_perl's libperl.so is unloaded/reloaded by mod_so [Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>, Alan Burlison <Alan.Burlison@uk.sun.com>]

add /D "_MSWSOCK_" to ApacheModulePerl.dsp [Randy Kobes <randy@theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca>]

removed modules/sandwich test

Apache::RegistryBB returns DECLINED instead of FORBIDDEN if -d $r->finfo [Sean Chittenden <sean.chittenden@auctia.com>]

add Apache::Util::validate_password(), as suggested by Christophe Labouisse

call (void)perl_request_rec(r) asap, instead of waiting till the response phase, e.g. so CGI.pm can be used before PerlHandler, without having to call Apache->request($r);

Apache::perl_hook() fixes for Perl*Api, thanks to Geoffrey Young for the spot

save/restore $^W in Apache::PerlRun [Honza Pazdziora <adelton@informatics.muni.cz>]

fix Apache::Registry when $r->uri ends with a / [Peter Deister <deister@opus5.de>]

add virtualhost support to Apache::RegistryLoader [John Hughes <john@Calva.COM>]

$Apache::Registry::NameWithVirtualHost fix [John Hughes <john@Calva.COM>]

allow Apache::PerlRun::handler to be subclassed [Yasushi Nakajima <sey@jkc.co.jp>]

fix $r->connection->remote_ip for SGI performance patches (#ifdef SGI_BOOST) [Artem Veremey <scimitar@mail.ru>]

mod_perl.exp is now installed

aix tweaks for building with apxs [Jens-Uwe Mager <jum@helios.de>]

pod fixups to avoid WARNING from newer pod2*

Apache::RedirectLogFix now uses $r->last [David D. Kilzer <ddkilzer@e-markets.com>]

tweaks for sfio [Lupe Christoph <lupe@lupe-christoph.de>]

update Apache::SIG docs, thanks to Bill Moseley for the spot

fix get_set_PVp in mod_perl_xs.h [Michal Jaegermann <michal@ellpspace.math.ualberta.ca>]

tweaks to compile/run with 5.5.670 + -Dusethreads

$r->hostname now documented [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

Apache::File methods are now documented [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

avoid quoting <Perl> config if args_how == RAW_ARGS thanks to Michael Schout for the spot

PerlPassEnv maintains its value beyond the first request, thanks to Chris Thorman for the spot

prevent possible core dump in $r->pnotes if get_module_config returns NULL, thanks to Kevin Murphy for the spot

fix Apache::Status::status_cv_dump for Perl/5.6-dev

use perl_get_sv("]") instead of patchlevel for $AddPerlVersion

adjust Makefile.PL and Apache::src to parse 1.3.13-dev's httpd.h

Apache::Util functions $r->unescape_uri, $r->unescape_uri_info, $r->size_string are now documented [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

$r->request_time is now documented [Jeffrey W. Baker <jwbaker@acm.org>]

Look for the makepl_args.mod_perl file as .makepl_args.mod_perl in ./ and ../ too since the book says it works so. [Ask Bjoern Hansen <ask@valueclick.com>]

PerlRestartHandler is now enabled w/ ALL_HOOKS=1 (or EVERYTHING=1)

$r->no_cache(1) will now set the r->headers_out "Pragma" and "Cache-control" to "no-cache"

`PerlSetEnv PERL5LIB ...' now works again, thanks to Stas for the spot

Apache::test fix for Apache::Table

PerlFreshRestart semantics changed to preserve order of PerlModule's and not to reload modules while actually iterating over %INC

$r->current_callback now works properly when PerlHandler invokes subrequests, thanks to James Smith for the spot

if an Apache::Table is NULL return undef (e.g. $r->notes during ChildInit)

ActivePerl compile patches [Jochen Wiedmann <joe@ispsoft.de>]

document that Apache 1.2.x is no longer supported

Apache::src now supported with USE_APXS=1

'make test' AllowOverride None for Directory / [Steve Lembark <Steve.Lembark@wfg.com>]

disable experimental perlrunxs until future notice

add sanity check for libgdbm

change PL_siggv usage to gv_fetchpv("SIG", ...) for Perl 5.6-tobe [Andreas J. Koenig <andreas.koenig@anima.de>]

document $r->get_handlers, $r->set_handlers, $r->push_handlers [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

document PerlSetVar [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

document the fact that $r->dir_config handles keys in a case insensitive manner [Ken Williams <ken@forum.swarthmore.edu>]

avoid logging "rwrite returned -1" multiple times in the same request [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

bugfix in write_client() when running under APACHE_SSL [Michael Douglass <mikedoug@staff.texas.net>]

document the fact that $r->connection->user can be used to set the authenticated user name [Joshua Gerth <jgerth@ptdcs2.ra.intel.com>]

document the fact that $r->uri sets/gets the URI minus the query string, not the complete URI [Andrei A. Voropaev <andrei@securities.com>]

fixed the failure of t/modules/file test in 'make test' suit by untainting the $ENV{PATH} in ./t/net/perl/file.pl [Stas Bekman <sbekman@iname.com>]

Apache::RegistryLoader::handler was rewritten to allow a better diagnostics of scripts preloading problems. [Stas Bekman <sbekman@iname.com>]

document the fact that $r->args can be used to set the query string as well as get it [Andrei A. Voropaev <andrei@securities.com>]

add $r->connection->fileno, provides the client file descriptors. This can be used to detect client disconnect without doing any I/O, e.g. using IO::Select [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

if $r->bytes_sent has not been calculated, then do so before returning the value. thanks to Dirk Melchers for the spot

ensure that all -I directories printed by Apache::src actually exist

don't assume $uri =~ /$path_info$/ in Apache::Registry/PerlRun [Jonas Liljegren <jonas@paranormal.o.se>]

/D "_WINSOCK2API_" for 1.3.9/win32 [Randy Kobes <randy@theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca>]

fix segfault when using Limit in <Perl> sections [Müller Joachim <Joachim.Mueller@arbeitsamt.de>]

make $c->remote_host writeable [Joshua Chamas <joshua@chamas.com>]

add per-server PerlSetVar variables, accessed using Apache->server->dir_config or $r->server->dir_config. $r->dir_config merges them with per-directory variables. [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

documentation typo [David Harris <dharris@drh.net>]

add $r->server->uid and $r->server->gid [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

add per-server configuration merge [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

`_' is no longer escaped in Apache::Registry package names

fix $ENV{PATH} corruption, thanks to help from Chip Turner, Oleg Bartunov and Tomasz Przygoda

mod_perl_version.h removed from MANIFEST

fix modules/sandwich test

apxs/aix port [Paul J. Reder <rederpj@raleigh.ibm.com>]

preload Apache::Constants::OPT_EXECCGI() for Apache::{Registry,PerlRun} thanks to Chris Remshaw for spotting this w/ Apache::DProf

Apache::SizeLimit now uses $r->child_terminate instead of Apache::exit(-2) [Jon Peterson <jon@snowdrift.org>]

get rid of various 5.005_60 warnings

add Status{Terse,TerseSize,Deparse,Fathom,OptionsAll} options to Apache::Status

adjust mod_perl.h for 5.005_59 perl_eval_{pv,sv} rename

fix flush_namespace undef logic in Apache::PerlRun, thanks to Karsten Meier for the spot

Tweak Apache::content to comply with media-types embedded in content-types (RFC 2616 section 3.7) [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

Removed and added a few modules from the Bundle file. <ask@netcetera.dk>

Renamed the Apache::StatINC parameters to StatINC_<something>. Changed StatINC_Debug to take a number as parameter instead of "on" to support "debug levels" <ask@netcetera.dk>

1.21 - July 2, 1999

fix refcount bug in %VirtualHost [] values, thanks to Pete Ehlke for the spot

get rid of a warning in Apache::test [Joshua Chamas <joshua@chamas.com>]

$r->read will now properly check the return value of ap_setup_client_block() and return undef if != OK, e.g. if LimitRequestBody is exceeded, thanks to Joshua Chamas for the spot and testing

loosen module/cookie tests

fix bug in register_cleanup() [Chip Turner <chip@ZFx.com>]

added StatusLexInfo option to Apache::Status

1.20 - June 11, 1999

turn off warnings in Apache::Status::as_HTML symdump code [Geoffrey Young <gyoung@laserlink.net>, Tim Bunce <Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk>]

tweak Apache::RegistryNG so it works with virtual includes, thanks to Vivek Khera for the spot

modules/eperl,embperl removed from 'make test'

change Apache::File->tmpfile flags from O_WRONLY to O_RDWR [Chuck O'Donnell <cao@milf18.bus.net>]

fix Apache::RegistryBB when $r->filename NOT_FOUND [Frank D. Cringle <fdc@cliwe.ping.de>]

cygwin port [Stipe Tolj <tolj@uni-duesseldorf.de>]

Documented $r->pnotes [<ask@valueclick.com>]

Change "setting auth_name" trace message so we don't get it without having enabled a MOD_PERL_TRACE level [Ask Bjoern Hansen <ask@valueclick.com>]

s/class/pclass/g so we can compile w/ c++

mod_perl will now save/restore SIGALRM

fix Apache::Status bug prototype check of 'use constant' subs, thanks to Eric Cholet for the spot

added set_byterange() and each_byterange() methods

added proper support for {Location,Directory,Files}Match in <Perl> sections

new Apache::ExtUtils::pm function to generate Foo.pm/Makefile.PL templates for modules with directive handlers

Makefile.PL will now do a handful of sanity checks looking for possible broken configurations and offer suggestions for those it finds

rework PerlFreshRestart to avoid core dump triggered w/ 5.005_03

fix $Apache::Server::Starting under dso

use ap_bfileno() instead of r->connnection->client->fd directly [Paul J. Reder <rederpj@raleigh.ibm.com>]

fix Table.xs:table_modify() under win32 [Trung Tran-Duc <trung.tranduc@prague.ixos.cz>]

get rid of odd WRITE message in perlio.pl test if $Config{usesfio} [John Hughes <john@calva.com>]

fix possible overwrite in perlio.c:sfapacheread() #ifdef USE_SFIO [John Hughes <john@calva.com>]

dont use DEFAULT_PATH if r->subprocess_env->{PATH} is already set [Bertrand Demiddelaer <wing_co@hotmail.com>]

ensure perl_setup_env() is called just once per-request [Salvador Ortiz Garcia <sog@msg.com.mx>]

:common Apache::Constants are compiled at bootstrap time, so CVs are shared and AUTOLOAD is avoided, which was known to cause a spin while loading SERVER_ERROR for particular Perl errors

<Perl> sections now use 1.3.7-dev's cmd_parms->context to cure many known, old bugs, e.g. @DirectoryIndex outside of %Location, .htaccess and many more [Salvador Ortiz Garcia <sog@msg.com.mx>]

fix bug where top-level PerlSetEnv's would be lost after 1st request

fix bug in Apache::ModuleConfig->get [Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org>]

fix rwrite error message [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

Change Apache::SizeLimit so that it supports Solaris 2.6 and above [Brian Moseley <ix@maz.org>]

Fixed apaci/load_modules.pl.PL to properly fixup log_agent and log_referer when loaded as DSOs. [Vivek Khera <vivek@khera.org>]

Fixed apaci/mod_perl.config.sh to remove the ccdlflags from the PERL_LIBS variable when building under bsd/os 4.x, since that causes errors when passing "cc" oriented flags to "ld". I suspect this should be done for all platforms, as passing cc options to ld just seems wrong to me. Also fixed up Makefile.PL to override Apache's notion of LDFLAGS_SHLIB_EXPORT to use Perl's idea of the proper flags when building as a DSO under APACI. [Vivek Khera <vivek@khera.org>]

1.19 - April 7, 1999

Apache::Leak fixes for win32 [Matthew Sergeant <Matthew.Sergeant@eml.ericsson.se>]

Apache::Request upload tests are skipped #ifdef USE_SFIO

$r->send_fd() will croak() #ifdef USE_SFIO

added $r->mtime method [Andreas J. Koenig <andreas.koenig@anima.de>]

fix so version info is not inserted too early (i.e. before Apache/x.x.x)

new Apache::PerlRun::namespace_from() method, returns $r->uri - $r->path_info, can be overridden as Apache::RegistryNG does to return $r->filename instead

some minor test fixups for when certain things are not installed and be sure $ENV{PERL5LIB} is used (Perl ignores w/ -T)

print() now returns true on success, false on failure (1.3.6+)

no longer set SIGPIPE handler if Apache >= 1.3.6

fix bug triggered when siggv is not initialized, spotted by Preston Brown

new Apache::PerlRun::flush_namespace method to undef() each [SAHC]V entry, rather than a blind clear (which triggered cores, e.g. sort)

$r->custom_response will now return the current ErrorDocument

Semicolon support in $r->args [ Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com> ]

issue with threads in perl_config.c [ Malcolm Beattie <mbeattie@sable.ox.ac.uk> / Koichi Nakatani <nakatani@konica.co.jp> ]

fix bug in PerlPassEnv spotted by Gerd Knops, where values were munged

make sure per-dir PerlSetEnv happens after defaults are set (e.g. PATH)

cure core dump with 5.005_03-threads

ensure mod_perl/x.xx component is not added before Apache/x.x.x

fix $ENV{MOD_PERL} value

1.18 - January 27, 1999

if -DAPACHE_PERL5LIB is defined, feed the paths to @INC at startup

prevent double mod_perl/x.xx in Server header under DSO [Jan Wedekind <jan.wedekind@de.uu.net>]

Apache::Status HTML cosmetics + prefer Apache::Request over CGI.pm [Andreas J. Koenig <andreas.koenig@anima.de>]

ensure Apache.pm is loaded (at least attempted) before checking $VERSION

do not undef subroutines when flushing Apache::PerlRun::handler namespace unless subroutine lives in that namespace, i.e. not imported (no undef happens unless `B' module is loaded)

untaint Apache::File->tmpfile (if $ENV{TMPDIR,TEMP} are used)

'make test' fixups:

 -for when other modules (e.g. auth, dirindex, type)
  come before mod_perl in the module list
 -exit graceful if LWP is still not installed
 -skip module.t unless mod_{include,access} are configured

loose @ISA 'DynaLoader' to avoid inheriting AutoLoader::AUTOLOAD

added $r->server->timeout method

skip tests that use xs/ap_ code if installed MMN is not equal to target MMN, since Apache releases may break binary compat

Makefile.PL will look for --target=(\S+) in APACI_ARGS, if found use instead of the default `httpd' for 'make test'

make sure ap_config_auto.h is picked up when PREP_HTTPD=1 (for non-distribution modules that use Apache::src to build)

Fixed "broken" $VERSION's so CPAN won't be confused [ Ask Bjoern Hansen <ask@netcetera.dk> ]

add some insurance so HTTP_* env variables should always be wiped

fixed $r->finfo bug (properly set PL_laststatval)

PerlRequire/PerlModule will not let the server start if there is an error (bug introduced in 1.16_xx), thanks to Brian Moseley for the spot

5.005_54+usethreads port [Brian P Millett <bpm@ec-group.com>]

fix -w command line logic for Apache::Registry [Honza Pazdziora <adelton@informatics.muni.cz>]

$r->connection->aborted now returns the flag as-is (no c->fd test)

fix bug in Apache::ModuleConfig->get($r) when $r isa subclass of Apache

1.17 - January 6, 1999

change silly "Client hit STOP or Netscrape bit it!" message to a more reasonable message: "[modperl] caught SIGPIPE in process $$"

don't register cleanups with the server-pool if we are a dso

updated CREDITS

internal $Apache::__T variable now properly set again, thanks to Stas Bekman for the spot

fix so "top-level" Perl{Set,Pass}Env works if Perl is started early

new $r->pnotes method

$ENV{MOD_PERL} is not inherited by subprocesses

no longer use -e with perl_parse()

Apache::ExtUtils will complain if it can't determine the directive handler prototype (args_how), rather than fail during 'make'

t/TEST =~ s/mod_perl_httpd.pid/httpd.pid [Bruce W. Hoylman <bhoylma@advtech.uswest.com>]

use a "%s" format for ap_log_{r}error, so %'s in the log message string are not treated as format strings

INSTALL updates [Tom Hukins <tom@eborcom.com>]

1.16_02 - November 30, 1998

removed PERLV define, just use patchlevel.h's defines

fix bug w/ push_handlers(PerlCleanupHandler => ...) spotted by Jan-Pieter Cornet and Philp Gwyn

remove references to the deprecated CGI::Switch

initialize %LocationMatch, %DirectoryMatch, %FilesMatch and tie to IxHash for <Perl> sections [Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>]

when <Perl> sections empty a symbol table, don't clear imported/aliased variables (e.g. %Config::Config)

remove warning if Apache::Table was not already loaded

sv2request_rec (Apache typemap) will look for '~' so xs modules can subclass without using a HASH ref (e.g. Apache::Request NG)

<Perl> sections will always make sure Apache.pm is loaded

1.16_01 - November 24, 1998

$r->connection->remote_addr can now be changed

upgrade perl_PL.h to work with Perl 5.005_53+

use absolute path for StrongholdLicenseFile [Todd R. Eigenschink <todd@tekinteractive.com>]

only perl_section_self_boot() if an %Apache::ReadConfig:: entry is defined() this fixes a bug spotted by Eric Cholet where a startup file subroutine that accessed %Apache::ReadConfig:: would trigger a self-boot wipe-out

add Perl/$] to Server: header if $Apache::Server::AddPerlVersion is true

fixed refcnt bug in $r->current_callback

some Apache::Constants updates (see the .pod) and new export() method

ensure @INC value from startup time is always properly saved

pod support '=for apache/=end apache' replaced with: =over to apache #directives for apache =back to pod

Apache::FakeRequest now supports Apache::Constants and is documented [Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>]

new Apache->define method works like IfDefine

PerlRequire/PerlModule will start Perl if it is not already running

(undocumented) $Apache::ReadConfig variable renamed $Apache::Server::SaveConfig

SERVER_CREATE/SERVER_MERGE methods implemented for directive handlers

new-ish xs modules added to win32 build: Apache::Log, Apache::File, Apache::Table, Apache::URI, Apache::Util

new Apache::Table->new method

two experimental options now on by default: PERL_SECTIONS_SELF_BOOT and ERRSV_CAN_BE_HTTP

fix so $Apache::ReadConfig = 1; works again, thanks to Stas Bekman for the spot

add support for new 1.3.4-dev M_* methods, M_PATCH, M_LOCK, etc.

fix $r->log->debug when running under -T

new Apache::Leak module

new Apache::Symdump module

allow $VirtualHost{'111.22.33.55'} = [...] syntax in <Perl> sections

Perl*Handler commands will now call perl_startup() if Perl is not already running to cure dso problem [Daniel Jacobowitz <drow+@cs.cmu.edu>]

plugged leak in mod_perl_tie_table()

methods that return an Apache::Table object no longer attempt to 'require Apache::Table' for you (well, maybe not next release, for now, you get a big: `WARNING: autoloading Apache::Table')

rename PERL_VERSION macro to PERLV to avoid possibl future conflict

rename Apache::Tie/Apache::TieHashTable -> Apache::Table

Apache::PerlRun::handler will explicitly undef subroutines before "flushing" the namespace [Gunther Birznieks <gunther@nhgri.nih.gov>]

Perl*Handler configuration will attempt to pre-load the argument as a module if it has a leading `+'. PERL_AUTOPRELOAD=1 or $Apache::Server::AutoPreLoad=1 will turn on auto-preloading for all Perl*Handlers except those which have a leading `-'

Apache::URI->parse($r) without a $url argument will create a "self" url from $r->uri

Apache::Registry will now allow DirectoryIndex to work even when ExecCGI is off. [ Ari Jolma <ajolma@ahti.hut.fi> / Ask Bjoern Hansen <ask@netcetera.dk> ]

added HTTP_OK to Apache::Constants :http export tag

fixed bug in Apache::ModuleConfig->getline

Segfaults when build with Ben-SSL 1.27, and trying to exec the gcache. [ Michael Shields <shields@crosslink.net> ]

Fixes for a clean compile with mod_ssl [ Salvador Ortiz Garcia <sog@msg.com.mx> ]

Minor fix to the debug option in Apache::StatINC [ Ask Bjoern Hansen <ask@netcetera.dk> ]

1.16 - October 2, 1998

Apache::Util::escape_html() now handles `"' and `&'. should also be a bit faster now, avoiding a strdup() call

PerlPassEnv/PerlSetEnv will now call my_setenv() so the C enviroment array is also updated

Apache::Registry will return DECLINED if -d $r->filename so DirectoryIndex, etc., will work again

mod_perl now passes 'make test' on BSD/OS 3.1 again. [ Vivek Khera ]

added INSTALL.simple.mod_ssl and SSL_BASE=... Makefile.PL option

Apache::PerlRun::handler changes:

 - PerlRunOnce option
 - don't localize %INC, just remove new, non-.pm files

fix bug that would hose child if a croak() happened, be it from a syntax error, Carp::croak(), etc. remove child_terminate() hack that was blaming the Perl stack being corrupt

Apache::StatINC can now be configured to write debug stuff with a PerlSetVar [Ask Bjoern Hansen <ask@netcetera.dk>]

perl_startup() will now check the Apache.pm $VERSION

fixups for building Stronghold 2.4

new Apache::File module

send_fd() will now accept an optional length argument

HTTP_NOT_MODIFED added to Apache::Constants EXPORT_OK, removed duplicate HTTP_NOT_ACCEPTABLE entry

if there is a Perl parse error in <Perl> sections, return $@ so Apache can properly report the problem

Apache::PerlRun subclass-able-ness near complete, see new example modules Apache::RegistryNG and Apache::RegistryBB

fix compile problem under aix [Ed Hill <ed-hill@uiowa.edu>]

fix 'make test' @INC problem under NT, thanks to Dale Couch

1.15_01 - September 19, 1998

USE_DSO=1 may be fixed on some platforms w/ current 1.3.2-dev for those who are not, e.g. linux, can try a workaround by giving PERL_DSO_UNLOAD to Makefile.PL or by setting the PERL_DSO_UNLOAD environment variable

fix bug in Apache::Registry if $r->uri eq "/", thanks to Mike Wertheim for the spot

Added Doug Bagley's Apache::SizeLimit [Brian Moseley <ix@maz.org>]

a Perl syntax error may corrupt the Perl stack, rendering the process useless, so we now child_terminate() if this is the case (thanks to Ken Williams for the Apache::Death bug illustration)

<Perl> sections will now report configuration syntax errors

added Apache::SubRequest->bytes_sent method

added Apache::Server->register_cleanup method

DYNAMIC=1 works again

Apache::PerlRun will now save/restore %INC to cure problem with "library" files that don't include a package delaration

global renames: $Apache::Server{Re}Starting -> $Apache::Server::{Re}Starting

s/PERL_TIE_TABLES/PERL_TABLE_API/g

fix Apache::URI so components can be properly undef-d, thanks to Charles C. Fu for the spot

</Perl> match is now case insensitive, thanks to Randal Schwartz for the spot

added Apache::Util::string_size function

PerlDirectiveHandlers changes:

 -fix Apache::ExtUtils::command_table to properly deal with
  <Containers> inside HASH ref entries
 -now looks for a DIR_CREATE() method rather than new()
 -dir_merge() must now be DIR_MERGE()
 -order of $parms and $cfg args swapped
 -added missing FLAG directive handler
 -module.name is now the Perl package name, rather than Foo.xs 

add dTHR for PERL_TIE_SCRIPTNAME=1 [Michael Parker <parker@austx.tandem.com>]

deprecate $r->cgi_{env,var}, $r->subprocess_env can do all that and them some

when rwrite() returns -1, break out of the loop, no longer checking r->connection->aborted

fix $...NameWithVirtualHost defaulting in Apache::PerlRun ["Ryan A. Whelan" <rwhelan@2rad.net>

r->as_string now uses table_do() and moved to xs

use 1.3.2-dev+'s ap_custom_response() when possible

remove Apache::DESTROY method (was only for avoiding old AutoLoader bug)

Apache::exit fixed under Apache::PerlRun

fix chdir_file() call in Apache::Registry so we go back to the original directory [Gerald Richter <richter@ecos.de>]

added :override :args_how tags to Apache::Constants

add DIR_MAGIC_TYPE to perl_handlers[] table for directory indexing modules

Apache::Log optimizations/enhancements: $r->log now invokes ap_log_rerror (w/ 1.3.2-dev+) ${r,s}->log->$method() will now accept a CODE ref as its first argument, which is only called when LogLevel >= $method caller() file/line info determined only if LogLevel >= debug avoid copy of message SV log() method and aliases now in xs

tweak Apache->module so it can test for configured .c modules

pushing out experimental stuff: EXPERIMENTAL=1 (enables all experiments, except PERL_DEFAULT_OPMASK) PERL_GET_SET_HANDLERS=1 if PERL_STACKED_HANDLERS PERL_MARK_WHERE=1, PERL_TIE_SCRIPTNAME=1 if PERL_TRACE

new $r->server->next method

removed use of Term::ReadLine in Makefile.PL to make it work on systems with broken Term::ReadLines installed. [Ask Bjoern Hansen <ask@netcetera.dk>]

fix Makefile.PL and Apache::src to find MODULE_MAGIC_NUMBER in ap_mmn.h

if PERL_DESTRUCT_LEVEL < 0, skip perl_destruct(), etc. in perl_shutdown()

add CLOSE method for tied *STD{OUT,IN}

add config for mod_ssl and 'make test' [Lupe Christoph <lupe@alanya.m.isar.de>]

PerlInitHandler is now aliased to PerlPostReadRequestHandler when configured a the "top-level", that is, not within any Location, Directory or Files, where it is still aliased to PerlHeaderParserHandler

PerlCleanupHandler is now run by a register_cleanup(), rather than an alias for PerlLogHandler

get rid of warning in Apache::RedirectLogFix [Brian Moseley <ix@maz.org>]

added $r->internal_redirect method

Apache::TieHashTable class enhancements:

 -get() in list context will return all values found for the given key
 -merge() and add() will accept an array reference of values
 -new method do()

add -DMOD_PERL to apaci/configure for USE_APXS=1 [Andrea Borgia <bab0069@iperbole.bologna.it>]

set LD_RUN_PATH in Makefile.PL [Tom Hughes <tom@compton.demon.co.uk>]

add =pod config support for '={begin,for} apache ... =end apache'

move mod_perl_cleanup_av outside of #ifdef PERL_DIRECTIVE_HANDLERS to cure compile problem spotted by David-Michael Lincke

Fixed problem with 'POST' requests when using Apache::Include [Doug Bagley <doug@dejanews.com>]

make $r->connection->remote_ip set-able [Doug Bagley <doug@dejanews.com>]

new experimental options PERL_SAFE_STARTUP and PERL_DEFAULT_OPMASK when httpd is starting, opcodes will be disabled during PerlModule, PerlRequire and <Perl></Perl>

 -PERL_SAFE_STARTUP=1 enables PerlOpmask directive
   if PerlOpmask is "default", use mask generated from src/opcodes.txt
   else it's a file to create the mask in the format of src/opcodes.txt
   if no PerlOpmask, no opcodes are disabled
 - 'make update_op_mask OPCODE_FILE=my_opcodes.txt && make'
   changes the default opmask generated from OPCODE_FILE
 -PERL_DEFAULT_OPMASK=1 disables PerlOpmask directive, forces default
   opmask on
 -PERL_ORALL_OPMASK=1 enables $r->set_opmask method for per-directory masks
 -new module Apache::Opcode for generating op_mask

Fixed Apache::Util::ht_time test (util.t) so it doesn't fail without any reason

added $r->finfo method

Apache::Connection and Apache::Server will not be loaded by default if a PerlRequire file says: no mod_perl qw(Connection Server);

Apache.xs cleanups:

 -move Apache::Connection code from Apache.xs to Connection.xs
 -move Apache::Server code from Apache.xs to Server.xs
 -remove Apache::fork stuff
 -remove max_request_per_client method (use Apache::Globals instead)
 -make sure server is up before runtests()
 
1.15 - July 24, 1998

new experimental XS implementation of Apache::PerlRun/Apache::Registry handlers in module Apache::PerlRunXS (enable with PERL_RUN_XS=1)

added $r->get_server_name method

move /tmp/mod_perl_* to t/logs, t/conf

alias Apache::Util unescape_uri -> Apache::unescape_url

alias Apache::Log emerg -> emergency, crit -> critical

deal with PL_ renaming in 5.004_76+

fixes to support to apache_1.3.0+ssl_1.19 [Salvador Ortiz]

add another dTHR so we build/run with threaded Perl again

USE_APXS fixups:

 -use apaci/find_source instead of hard-coding files in apaci/configure
 -re-gen apaci/mod_perl.config before running apache/configure
 -chmod 0644, apaci/mod_perl.config
1.14 - July 18, 1998

PERL_DEBUG=1 w/ USE_APACI=1 will properly link against libperld if exists

remove mod_perl.pm_version file. move Makefile.PL-time generated code from mod_perl.pm.PL to mod_perl_hooks.pm.PL, remove mod_perl.pm.PL and ship with a mod_perl.pm again that is not modified by Makefile.PL so CPAN.pm can 'install mod_perl' again

added Apache::Util module (enable with PERL_UTIL_API=1 or EVERYTHING=1)

only break out of the write loop if rwrite() returns -1 and r->connection->aborted, otherwise continue

added Apache::URI module (enable with PERL_URI_API=1 or EVERYTHING=1)

register_cleanup to SvREFCNT_dec handler stacks, otherwise we leak during kill -USR1 when configuration is re-read

TAINT_NOT just after perl_run(), otherwise 'make test' may choke (when it shouldn't): "Insecure dependency in eval while running with -T switch. Callback called exit." [Salvador Ortiz]

move "rwrite returned -1" message from warn level to debug level

Makefile.PL fix for 'make test' and --enable-shared= modules

applied src/modules/perl/Makefile fixup for ApacheSSL [Iosif Fettich <ifettich@netsoft.ro>]

experimental optimization for Apache::Constants if XS_IMPORT=1 is given to Makefile.PL: drop heavy Exporter::import/@EXPORT/@EXPORT_OK/%EXPORT_TAGS for Apache::Constants::import written in C, shaves ~25K from resident memory

1.13 - July 13, 1998

fix Makefile.PL setting of numeric $User/$Group for 'make test' [Michael K. Sanders <msanders@confusion.net>]

giving PERL_STASH_POST_DATA=1 to Makefile.PL will save read(STDIN, ...)/$r->read data in $r->subprocess_env for logging

added Apache::Log module (enable with PERL_LOG_API=1 or EVERYTHING=1)

add mod_perl.pm_version so CPAN.pm can 'install mod_perl' again

ensure Apache::Server::CWD is untainted

add support to compile with -DPERL_OBJECT (win32 + 5.004_73+)

add dir_merge support for directive handlers

$r->print/print will dereference \$scalar refs to strings so scripts can avoid string copies when sending data to the client, e.g. print \$large_string

set $0 to .conf file name when inside <Perl> sections

fixed $r->subprocess_env bug introduced in 1.12, spotted by Ken Williams

'*CORE::GLOBAL::exit = \&Apache::exit' for 5.005-tobe+ Perls

perl_startup will now call perl_init_i18nl10n(1), for 'use locale'

Makefile.PL will now set CFLAGS="$PERL_EXTRA_CFLAGS" with USE_APACI=1 thanks to help from Vivek Khera

improve support for Makefile.PL USE_APXS=... to generate modperl.config

add PERL_TIE_TABLES and PERL_DIRECTIVE_HANDLERS to EVERYTHING=1 group

add some casts to avoid warnings from const char changes in 1.3.1-dev

write_client will break out of its loop if rwrite returns a -1 error condition, which could cause spinning httpds otherwise [Eric Eisenhart <eric@sonic.net>]

properly default $Apache::Registry::NameWithVirtualHost=1, thanks to spot by Ryan A. Whelan

fix tied $r->err_headers_out cut-n-pasto [Peter Kaas <Peter.Kaas@lunatech.com>]

Apache::read_client_block will now use safemalloc/safefree, rather than palloc, so memory is released after each read(), rather than at the end of a request. (e.g. so file uploads don't cause too much growth)

Added mod_perl_method_handlers.pod file, a little article about using perl objects with modperl. [ ask@netcetera.dk ]

Apache::Registry will now save END blocks just after the script is compiled, instead of after the subroutine call. otherwise, if the client breaks the connection, the hard_timeout will jump out of perl_handler(), and the save will never happen. Thanks to Robert Nice and Ben Laurie for spotting this.

bug fix so PATH_INFO is properly reset, thanks to David Sklar for the spot

1.12 - June 14, 1998

added a long overdue CREDITS file

add SSLCacheServer{Port,Path} directives for ApacheSSL + 'make test' [Adam Laurie <adam@algroup.co.uk>]

added $r->location method

Various fixes and improvements to the APACI support:

 - Added support for PERL_THREADS to apaci stuff.  
   This is needed under the bleeding edge Perl's 
   (e.g. 5.004_6X).
 - Avoid more unnecessary file copies and edits under 
   APACI situation. 
 - Cleanup the PERL_XXX hooks in apaci/mod_perl.config[.sh]
 [Ralf S. Engelschall]

 - Add additional .xs.o target to apaci/Makefile.tmpl to
   workaround braindead Makes.
 [Brian P Millett <bpm@ec-group.com>]

if $r->subprocess_env is called in a void context just call (void)perl_cgi_env_init(r)

$ENV{PATH}: don't let perl_clear_env() clear its value

prevent $r->dir_config SEGV if called during ChildInit, spotted by Lincoln Stein

add a dTHR to perl_util.c for threaded 5.004_66 [Brian P Millett <bpm@ec-group.com>]

added $r->get_server_port method

sfio read will now call Apache::read, as it should. Thanks to Steve Farrell for the spot

added $r->last method

$r->cgi_env when called in a void context will simply setup the subprocess_env table

avoid some possible warnings in Apache.pm [Brian Mosley <ix@maz.org>]

added $r->request_time method

fix bug when PERL_MARK_WHERE was undefined spotted by Kermit Tensmeyer

emulate pre-1.3b6 r->uri/r->proxyreq behavior for proxy requests inside the post_read_request_handler and add t/internal/proxy test

added additional installation document INSTALL.apaci which describes the new APACI stuff (including background information). [Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com>]

added new (but still optional!) Apache 1.3 support via the new Apache Autoconf-style Interface (APACI): The option USE_APACI=1 triggers a new build-environment (from local apaci/) for the APACHE_SRC/src/modules/perl/ which provides a clean way (i.e. without patching anything inside APACHE_SRC, not even the Configuration file) of configuring mod_perl via a APACHE_SRC/src/modules/perl/mod_perl.config file. The completey configuration is enabled by just using the APACI command "configure --activate-module=src/modules/perl/libperl.a" [Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com>]

experimental tie of $0 to Apache->request->filename, enable with -DPERL_TIE_SCRIPTNAME

added little Apache::system that redirects output to the browser, should this be imported into Apache::{Registry,PerlRun} scripts?

new Apache::Tie module, provides Apache::TieHashTable for a proper interface to Apache table structures. The following methods, called in a scalar context with no "key" argument, will return a HASH reference, where HASH is tied to Apache::TieHashTable: headers_in, headers_out, err_headers_out, notes, dir_config, subprocess_env enable with PERL_TIE_TABLES=1 see also: t/net/perl/tie_table.pl

remove Cwd::fastcwd usage from Apache::Registry, use $Apache::Server::CWD set at server startup instead

new method Apache->chdir_file, use to replace chdir File::Basename::dirname($r->filename) in Apache::Registry

replace Apache::Registry use of IO::File w/ Apache::gensym

new function Apache::gensym (xsub, does same as Symbol::gensym)

add $ServerRoot/lib/perl to @INC at startup

add code to deal with 1.3b7-dev's SERVER_SUBVERSION replacement

a few doc patches [John D Groenveld <jdg117@elvis.arl.psu.edu>]

re-implemented $r->read to properly use *client_block methods and call reset_timeout after each read in the loop. until this is well tested, the method is called new_read. to test on tie'd STDIN reads, a startup script can say this: *Apache::READ = \&Apache::new_read;

added setup_client_block, should_client_block and get_client_block methods

modules/cgi test will attempt a fileupload of perlfunc.pod to file_upload.cgi if HTTP::Request::Common is installed (libwww-perl-5.09+) and $CGI::VERSION >= 2.39

make $r->connection->aborted work as documented again, thanks to spot by Jens Heunemann

swap order of stacked handlers so dynamic ones (push_handlers) are invoked after server .conf configured handlers

replace uses of SvPVX() with SvPV() to prevent possible core dump if called with a non-string value

added COMPILED REGULAR EXPRESSIONS section to mod_perl_traps.pod [David Landgren <david@landgren.net>, Mark Mills <mark@ntr.net>, Randal Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com>, Jens Heunemann <heunemann2@janet.de>]

have ldopts yank ExtUtils::Liblist message: Note (probably harmless): No library found for ... from stdout to stderr [Stas Bekman <sbekman@iil.intel.com>]

change Apache.xs/typemap so classes who inherit from the Apache class can invoke methods with a hash object, provided $hash->{_r} contains a request_rec object

additions to experimental Perl directive support: - a per-directory config object is now passed as the first argument to directive handlers registered via Apache::ExtUtils->xs_cmd_table the object is a hash reference blessed into the same class as the handler - $r->dir_config with no args now looks for per-directory config in the caller's namespace - xs_cmd_table now looks for a prototype to determine TAKE1, TAKE2, TAKE3, etc.

added $Apache::CurrentThreadId variable under win32

added method/object handler tests to internal/stacked test

fixed broken modules/eperl test spotted by Tom Mornini

fixed Makefile.PL bug spotted by Jon Drukman w/ PERL_CHILD_EXIT=1 in fact, PerlChildInitHandler/PerlHandlerExitHandler are always enabled by default now with 1.3bx+

added experimental get_handlers/set_handlers methods (enable with PERL_GET_SET_HANDLERS=1)

new module Apache::PerlRun, splits out Apache::Registry functionality and provides a `dirty-perl' handler (see pod). thanks to Stas Bekman for testing and suggestions.

PERL_OBJECT_HANDLERS now enabled #ifdef PERL_METHOD_HANDLERS

widen scope of mutex lock under win32 to avoid possible deadlock [Gerald Richter <richter@ecos.de>]

fixed bug in directory_merge where FLAG directives would inherit `On' from the base configuration, even if the directory explicitly had the flag turned `Off', this was the case for PerlSendHeader and PerlSetupEnv. thanks to Mark-Jason Dominus for the spot.

added `grab' function to Apache::test, which fetches a url and gives diagnostics as to validity of the HTTP response (a test for properly formatted headers!)

1.11 - April 21, 1998

Apache::SIG enhancements for LogFormat [Doug Bagley <doug@dejanews.com>]

drop API_EXPORTs for mod_include #perl stuff which breaks under win32/1.3b6 spotted by Jeff Baker

Inclusion of $r->server->server_hostname if $r->server->is_virtual in Apache::Registry script namespaces is back to On by default after recently tripping up Ben Laurie, Janos Farkas, Tony Bowden. To disable (only gain is to conserve memory) in a startup file set: $Apache::Registry::NameWithVirtualHost = 0;

work around bloody make problem "don't know how to make Apache.c Constants.c" spotted on SCO by Krister Keskitalo (along w/ 1-2 others in the past)

fix Makefile.PL for apache-1.2.6+ssl_1.16 [Stefano Santoro <ssantoro@voicetek.com>, Dan Peterson <pete@spry.com>]

removed obsolete src/Makefile.tmpl and src/Makefile.tmpl-Ben-SSL files

new module Apache::ExtUtils, currently with one method to generate xs code so Apache/Perl modules can add their own directives to Apache rather than use PerlSetVar (just some more rope, really)

1.3b6 compat: - deal with ap_ API prefixing - t/modules/embperl will warn on failure: >>> NOTE: Be sure to rebuild HTML::Embperl against Apache 1.3b6+ >>> Try 'make test' again after doing so.

experimental: #ifdef PERL_OBJECT_HANDLERS, mod_perl will thaw objects from Perl*Handler strings such as `$Global::Object->method'

$r->custom_response will now work under win32 with 1.3b6-dev+

added win32 test enhancements suggested by Gerald Richter

added mod_perl_cvs.pod document

1.10 - March 21, 1998

rid of SEGV in PerlChildExitHandler spotted by Eric Cholet

#ifdef USE_THREADS, don't hard_timeout/kill_timeout, SIGALRM causes hangage

1.09 - March 19, 1998

rid of stupid "can't bootstrap Apache::Constants outside of httpd" message

added r->content_languages method

added htdocs/manual/mod/mod_perl.html (generated from Apache::ModuleDoc)

now support <Perl> under win32 (requires 1.3b6-dev+)

PerlChildExitHandler is now implemented via register_cleanup() rather than the module child_exit hook (which might go away!)

support Apache::Constants tags `override' and `args_how', for Apache::Module

'make test' will now work again under win32

applied Apache::Symbol/Apache::StatINC patches from Chris Dean

fixed bug in Makefile.PL that would tack `aix' onto INCDIR w/ apache 1.2.x, spotted by Mike Klein

removed uneeded check for HTTP_AUTHORIZATION from perl_setup_env()

fixup perl_section_self_boot so it doesn't try to read config if keys %Apache::ReadConfig:: < 1

perl_section_self_boot thang will now work w/ PerlRequire'd files too

compile @Apache::Constants::EXPORT subroutines at boot time (rather than AUTOLOAD in each process)

added internal/error.t test to test the new feature below

ErrorDocument's can now access the $@ that threw SERVER_ERROR via $@{ $r->prev->uri }

added internal/rwrite.t test to test printing of HUGE strings

1.3b6 compat: - tmp fix for new r->server->names type - adapt to SERVER_BUILT change to apapi_get_server_built() for Constants.xs

fixed print $HUGE_buffer bug w/ ApacheSSL spotted by Jirka Hejsek

added WRITE method for tied filehandles

fix so threaded Perl can have <Perl> sections

Perl 5.004_61 dropped -DUSE_THREADS from $Config{ccflags}, Makefile.PL will now test $Config{usethreads} and add the flag itself

fixed eg/registry.pl sytax erros thanks to David Landgren

fix #ifdefs so we build under win32 again

config files now support =pod/=cut and __END__ in the same fashion Perl does

fix Makefile.PL so it can handle \'ed lines with help from Tom Hukins

Apache::Symbol::handler will skip all Devel::Symdump undef's so make_universal will work properly

1.08 - February 20, 1998

Apache::Registry will now fold multiple /'s to fix possible bug spotted by Gerald Richter

fix Apache/Makefile.PL and Constants/Makefile.PL so DYNAMIC=1 works with 1.3b5 (new include directory)

Constants.xs will now #include mod_perl.h so namespace #undefs are used

fixup some #define clashes on aix thanks to Eric Bartley

fixed Makefile.PL workaround for plucking SSL_INCLUDE with help from Dan Peterson

can build again with threaded Perl (was just missing a few dTHR's)

cleared up BEGIN/END documenation with help from John Charlesworth

applied patch from Christopher McCrory so -f is also used when 'make test' httpd is started so it'll work with a .rpm file for a redhat linux

added Apache::Constants->name method

fix an #endif; in mod_perl.h thanks to Eric Bartley

mod_perl_cleanup_handler won't try to if(cld) MP_RCLEANUP_off(cld); #ifdef WIN32 to stop crash spotted by David Hodson

expose stacked handlers to Perl via %Apache::PerlStackedHandlers (this is only those pushed via $r->push_handlers)

can now tell Makefile.PL APACHE_INCLUDE_INSTALL=0 if you don't want header files installed

when Apache::Status tries to load optional modules, it will locally turn off $SIG{__DIE__} to fix bug spotted by Dan Peterson

added SERVER_BUILT to Apache::Constants

got rid of "Use of uninitialized value." warning in perl_util.c seen when running HTML::Embperl, hunted down by Todd Eigenschink and Gerald Richter (listed as change in _04, but was lost!)

fixed Makefile.PL so it can deal with metacharacters when copying the apache source include files, otherwise src.pm breaks, thanks to Dan Peterson for the spot

1.07_04 - February 10, 1998

fix "building mod_perl by hand" bug w/ 1.3bx spotted by Brian Mosley

no longer force 'PerlSendHeader On' for sub-requests which triggered a bug spotted by Doug Bagley and Gerald Richter

Fix "Attempt to free unreferenced scalar." during kill -HUP w/ PerlFreshRestart On and <Perl> in httpd.conf spotted by Brian Mosley

clear endav and stacked_handlers on FreshRestart

fix bug spotted by Gerald Richter where Apache->register_cleanup would cause a core dump

Apache->module will no longer eval "require $module", it will now return true if the module is in %INC, false otherwise

fix so END blocks encountered at startup are run at shutdown (I think one of the 1.07_xx version broke it)

If exists, Makefile.PL will add /usr/local/stronghold/conf/httpd.conf's StrongholdKey to t/conf/httpd.conf for 'make test' for you

Makefile.PL will edit Stronghold's Makefile to replace: "CFLAGS=$(CFLAGS)" with 'CFLAGS=$(CFLAGS)' so the SUBVERSION thang works

fix $r->custom_response problem spotted by Brian Mosley so it works with SERVER_ERROR

added new method child_terminate

fix $r->current_callback so it can be called during startup

perl Makefile.PL PERL_DEBUG=1 will: -add `-g' to EXTRA_CFLAGS -turn on PERL_TRACE -set PERL_DESTRUCT_LEVEL=2 -link against libperld if -e $Config{archlibexp}/CORE/libperld$Config{lib_ext}

Apache::Constants :common export tag no longer includes OPT_EXECCGI (was held off from 1.07_01's Changes Apache::Constants cleanup waiting to make sure HTML::Embperl and Apache::ePerl didn't rely on OPT_EXECCGI to be exported by default. both look fine now)

added workaround Apache::RedirectLogFix module to work around the re-introduced log bug below

to fix a double-header send bug spotted by Doug Bagley, backed out this Change from 1.06: Apache::Registry will return REDIRECT if $r->header_out("Location") so the request is logged properly, thanks to spot by Jon Drukman

added experimental PerlRestartHandler (enabled with PERL_RESTART_HANDLER=1, note: _not_ enabled with EVERYTHING=1)

moved Apache::sv_name function to the new Apache::Symbol package

Apache::StatINC will call Apache::Symbol's undef_functions method for .pm classes if PerlSetVar UndefOnReload is On

before re-compiling, Apache::Registry will now check if $package->can('undef_functions'), if so, invoke that method

added Apache::Symbol module with an undef_functions method

Apache->server_root_relative now defaults to "" when no filename/directory name argument is given (ie returns ServerRoot)

made PERL_TRACE more useful with levels set via environment variable MOD_PERL_TRACE: d - trace directive handling during config read s - trace processing of perl sections h - trace Perl*Handler callbacks g - trace global variable handling, intepreter allocation, END blocks, etc. all - all of the above

will add -DSTRONGHOLD to CFLAGS if build against stronghold, thanks to Todd R. Eigenschink

fix Makefile.PL's parsing of SERVER_SUBVERSION, spotted by Paul Sutton

$r->send_http_header can now accept an optional second argument, if present will set $r->content_type

PerlPassEnv, PerlRequire and PerlModule now use an array_header structure for internal storage

1.3b4 compat: - adapt to new table api changes (with help from Rob Hartill and Dean Gaudet) - adapt to *.h move to the new src/include directory

Apache::Status enhancements: - "Loaded Modules" will now report last modified time - "packages" are now links, click, symbol table dump - now that packages are links, no longer do recursive dump (recurse yourself via hyperlinks, much easier to read!!!) - hashes, scalars and arrays are now links, click, Data::Dumper Dump (only if PerlSetVar StatusDumper is On) - functions are now links, click, subroutine info (requires the B module) - dump of any type also has a link "Peek Dump" (only if PerlSetVar StatusPeek is On and Apache::Peek is installed) - dump of any type also has a link "OP Tree Graph" (only if PerlSetVar StatusGraph is On) (requires the B and B::Graph modules and the dot program) - added t/modules/status test

with the -DPERL_MARK_WHERE experimental feature enabled, there's a chance you'll never see "Use of uninitialized value." again without some more useful information, nor will you see '-e' reported outside of Apache::Registry

perl_destruct_level can now be set via the environment variable PERL_DESTRUCT_LEVEL or -DPERL_DESTRUCT_LEVEL

turn default perl_destruct_level down from 2 to Perl's default of 0

use a copy of apache's ap_cpystrn against versions < 1.3b4-dev

got rid of "Use of uninitialized value." warning in perl_util.c seen when running HTML::Embperl, hunted down by Todd Eigenschink and Gerald Richter

added modules/src test for Apache::src

documented Apache::src

the Apache::src->new method will now default to the first auto/Apache/include directory found relative to @INC

the apache header files (*.h) will now be installed in $(INST_ARCHLIB)/auto/Apache/include

fix $Apache::ServerStarting bug that broke 'make test' w/ ApacheSSL and Stronghold spotted by Vivek Khera

remove the need for File::Copy's mv() function, since it can't seem to decide if it has one or not

_03's new tests assumed PerlCleanupHandler was enabled, fixed now thanks to spot by Rob Hartill

Makefile.PL will now chmod a+x t/net/perl/* t/net/perl/io/* thanks to Rob Hartill

experimental features can be enabled with -DDEFINEs instead of $variables or %ENV, changes to Makefile.PL make them simple to add, see eg/makepl_args.mod_perl for even simpler

added eg/makepl_args.mod_perl

the makepl_args.mod_perl can now have multiple lines, space, #comments and empty newlines are ignored, stops reading if it hits __END__

Makefile.PL will now also look for $ENV{HOME}/.makepl_args.mod_perl and read in if exists

before clearing handlers stacked via Apache->push_handlers at the end of each request, save the PerlChildExitHandler stack and putback after the clear. this way, modules pulled in at server startup can say: Apache->push_handlers(PerlChildExitHandler => sub {})

a "top-level" mod_perl per-directory directive would cause core dump inside <Perl> sections. now trap that and exit with message that the directive should be inside a containter e.g. %Location, %VirtualHost (not sure what the real problem is here)

re-work PERL_SECTIONS_SELF_BOOT stuff so it calls perl_section() directly, rather than perl_eat_config_string("<Perl>\n</Perl>"), because: - it no longer core dumps when a "top-level" per-server directive is found - it no longer requires 1.3b3+ (1.2.x will work) - it is faster

PerlModule/PERL_SECTIONS_SELF_BOOT will delete $INC{$PerlModule} on the first config read pass, so it's re-read on the second pass

if ($] < 5.004_04) Makefile.PL will warn that users should upgrade to 5.004_04 or higher

removed Apache::PerlSections' self test now that we have modules/psections.t and it won't work without the =pod line.

remove =pod line from Apache:: modules (SIG, fork, Resource, PerlSections) to stop 5.004's pod2man's bogus warnings spotted by Eric Cholet

fixed but in $r->get_remote_host, which was forcing the default type REMOTE_NAME even if another type was passed as the optional second argument

renamed eg/perlio.pl to eg/test.pl

moved SUPPORT section from INSTALL doc to its own file

fixed auto-set of $ServerRoot bug in Apache::httpd_conf

get rid of -Wall warning in Apache::sv_name

1.07_03 - January 8, 1998

removed "[notice] mod_perl restarted" message since it doesn't go to the error_log as it should, spotted by Vivek Khera and Paul Phillips

fixed corrupted $ENV{TZ} spotted by Michael Parker

cut out 'make test' error_log noise, anything there now should only be an error or a non-error [notice]

make Apache::Resource simpler to configure, to use w/ all defaults (1.3bx + PerlChildInitHandler required): PerlSetEnv PERL_RLIMIT_DEFAULTS On PerlModule Apache::Resource

Makefile.PL will now: mv "t/conf/httpd.conf", "t/conf/httpd.conf.old" so httpd.conf is re-generated when Makefile.PL is re-run

added new module Apache::src for finding it and picking out bits-n-pieces

get rid of some <Perl> section warnings with help from Doug Bagley

improved register_cleanup tests

applied $r->register_cleanup patch from Doug Bagley to properly call MP_RCLEANUP_off after cleanups are run

perl Makefile.PL can now accept ADD_MODULE, Makefile.PL will (s/,/ /g) and uncomment the list of modules from src/Configuration e.g.: ADD_MODULE=unique_id,proxy,info

perl Makefile.PL can now accept PERL_EXTRA_CFLAGS, Makefile.PL will (s/,/ /g) which are added to EXTRA_CFLAGS e.g.: PERL_EXTRA_CFLAGS=-DFOO=1,-DBAR=2

if the file `makepl_args.modperl' is present in . or .. it will be read into @ARGV, e.g. might contain EVERYTHING=1 DO_HTTPD=1

fixes for 1.3b4-dev compat - get rid of AuthName space in generated .htaccess file for internal/hooks test

if a PerlModule defines something in %Apache::ReadConfig <Perl> sections are run without need to actually have <Perl></Perl> in httpd.conf, i.e. httpd.conf could be nothing more than: PerlModule Apache::httpd_conf whilst experimental, enable by setting the envrionment variable PERL_SECTIONS_SELF_BOOT to something true

experimental feature, modules can 'exit|die AUTH_REQUIRED;' or with any HTTP error code and that response is sent rather than SERVER_ERROR to test enable by setting $Apache::ERRSV_CAN_BE_HTTP = 1

take CGI.pm version check out of Apache::Registry, now that we require 5.004+, they'll have at least 2.36

get rid of "Use of uninitialized value at -e line 65535" warning caused by perl_run_rgy_endav() spotted by Doug Bagley

if there is an error inside <Perl>, filename and line number are now displayed in the error message, e.g. syntax error at t/conf/httpd.conf line 25 instead of syntax error at (eval 1) line 2

Apache::RegistryLoader->handler will now strip leading '/' when $uri is server_root_relative and no $filename is present

Apache::Status menu item "Perl Section Configuration" (only if $Apache::ReadConfig is true)

added Apache::Status menu item "Enabled mod_perl Hooks"

added mod_perl.pm functions hook() and hooks()

go back to internal <Perl> sections package name ApacheReadConfig

Apache::PerlSections stuff: - added handy store method for writing dump() to disk - fixed self-test - updated docs to reflect new output format

Apache::test stuff: - added run method - added MM_test method for Makefile.PL's to say: *MY::test = \&Apache::test::MM_test

some httpd_conf.pm stuff: - added server_url method - added catch_signals method to terminate httpd on __DIE__ or INT ($conf->server_start calls this by default) - when httpd.conf is written, set BaseDir in a BEGIN block - drop trailing slash from Alias' - fix write() method's assignment of %$self to *Apache::ReadConfig::

fix possible core dump when calling gv_fetchmethod()

1.07_02 - December 22, 1997

fixed perl.exp thang on aix

added tests t/modules/httpdconf.t and t/modules/perlsections.t

added Apache::httpd_conf module

if variable $Apache::ReadConfig is true, don't undef the <Perl> section eval package %Apache::ReadConfig::

output of Apache::PerlSections->dump is now suitable to be eval'd

added Apache->httpd_conf method (just pushes into @Apache::ReadConfig::PerlConfig and requires 1.3b3+)

renamed package <Perl> sections are proccessed in from ApacheReadConfig to Apache::ReadConfig

ensure values of %Location keys, etc. in <Perl> sections are HASH refs to stop possible core dump spotted by Stuart Frew

fixed memory leak in $r->push_handlers() with help from Gerald Richter

added new items to Apache::Status: "Environment", "Perl Configuration", and "Signal Handlers"

when %ENV is setup, my_setenv() is now called so subprocesses will inherit

"top-level" PerlSetEnv variables will now be set during server startup

got rid of unintialized warning in Apache::Status

$r->custom_response will now add the `"' needed if arg is not a url or filename

added new Constants CONTINUE and NOT_AUTHORITATIVE as aliases for DECLINED

change the `PerlScript' directive name to `PerlRequire' as suggested by Dick Hardt (PerlScript will still work, but is not documented)

set variable $Apache::ServerStarting to 1 during perl_startup()

set variable $Apache::ServerReStarting to 1 during perl_restart()

Apache::SIG->set is now called at server startup by default

applied patch from Doug Bagley to stop possible infininite loop in Apache->read

create stacked_handlers = newHV() before modules are loaded, so PerlModule's can do things like: Apache->push_handlers(PerlChildInitHandler => sub { srand(time ^ $$); });

$r->args can now be modified as suggested by Joel Truher

remove obsolete (and broken) iedit of t/net/perl/cgi.pl thanks to Vivek Khera

Apache::Resource now correctly converts MB values

1.07_01 - 12/1/97

added t/internal/stacked test

updated the FAQ from Frank Cringle

added Apache::fork module which override's Perl's built-in fork() and provides a forkoption function, contributed by Michael Turner

can now build/run w/ 5.004_55 threaded Perl

added Apache::Status item for PerlScripts

there can now be multiple PerlScript files in *.conf and .htaccess (same behavior as PerlModule)

ServerRoot is now pushed into @INC at server startup

filename argument to log_reason is now optional, defaults to $r->uri

Apache::Constants cleanup: - @EXPORT now only holds items in :common - re-organized tags (adding some new ones) - added some documentation!

$r->get_remote_host can now take an optional type argument, default is still REMOTE_HOST, other valid options are Apache::Constants :remotehost

added new Apache::Constants tag :remotehost (for $r->get_remote_host) with new constants: REMOTE_HOST REMOTE_NAME REMOTE_NOLOOKUP REMOTE_DOUBLE_REV

added new Apache::Constants tag :satisfy (for $r->satisfies) with new constants: SATISFY_ALL, SATISFY_ANY, SATISFY_NOSPEC

added new method $r->satisfies

added new method $r->some_auth_required

`METHODS' Apache::Constant added to import tag :methods

perl_stdout2client() will now set $| instead of perl_handler(), so thanks to Salvador Ortiz for the tip

PerlSetEnv will now call my_setenv() underneath thanks to Tim Bunce for the tip

fix mod_perl_traps.pod typo so it can install, spotted by Brian Tiemann

1.07 - 11/25/97

added notes from Larry Denneau and Michael Smith on building with mod_auth_dbm to mod_perl_traps.pod

added $r->custom_response method

$r->proxyreq can now be set

'use Apache qw(warn);' will now work during server startup

fixed loading of PerlScript, so errors are reported! (your PerlScript must "return a true value")

fix TEST.win32 thanks to Peter Tillemans

s/DEFAULT_RSS_LIMIT/DEFAULT_RLIMIT_RSS/ in Apache::Resource thanks to Jarkko Hietaniemi

fix Apache::RegistryLoader bug spotted by Brian Mosley

changed "Options ExecCGI" to "Options +ExecCGI" in httpd.conf-dist to fix problem in 'make test' seen by Frank Ridderbusch

1.06 - 11/20/97

fixed core dump seen under linux if PerlChild{Init,Exit}Handler is defined (bug was introduced in 1.05 when PerlDispatchHandler was added)

added new module Apache::Resource

fix core dump in $r->notes when val is an IV, spotted by Dwayne Fontenot

get rid of "use of uninitialized value" from <Perl></Perl> pointed out by Joel Wagner

fixed strict refs bug in Apache::PerlSections spotted by Brian Mosley

Apache::Registry will return REDIRECT if $r->header_out("Location") so the request is logged properly, thanks to spot by Jon Drukman

call mod_perl_pass_env() during perl_startup() so PerlScript and <Perl> sections can see PerlPassEnv variables

mkdir t/logs so we can run tests with ApacheSSL

Makefile.PL will add -I$(SSL_BASE)/include to EXTRA_CFLAGS for ApacheSSL

fix core dump with 1.3b3-dev

1.05_01 - 11/15/97

If Apache::SIG is set, don't install the default $SIG{PIPE}="IGNORE"

added PerlPassEnv directive suggested by Joel Wagner

stop core dump in Apache::exit spotted by Joel Wagner if called as a function, too early (before PerlHandler) without having called Apache->request($r)

fixed bug spotted by Roland Friedwagne where CGI.pm-2.37bx's header() method (Apache->send_cgi_header underneath) would not work unless PerlSendHeader was On (added new tests to internal/headers.t to make sure from now on!)

applied patches from Peter Tillemans so we can run the test suite under win32

applied win32 patches from Peter Tillemans so perl_handler() is mutex locked and to cut out Makefile.PL attempt to symlink the eg directory

Apache::test will define the bootstrap method for Apache and Apache::Constants to quiet 'make test' noize spotted by Andreas

1.05 - 11/06/97

no longer include $r->server->server_name as part of the Apache::Registry uri->package name translation by default. if you *really* need this to happen set this in PerlScript: $Apache::Registry::NameWithVirtualHost = 1; and, please tell me why you need it, we'll figure out a better way

yanked DeleteINC thingy from StatINC

applied patch from Randal Schwartz so StatINC doesn't loop when it has to reload itself

disable CV cache of stacked handlers for now, they stick around too long, e.g. Apache::StatINC won't work, thanks to Randal Schwartz for spotting this

applied patch from Ben Reser so $r->send_fd returns the length (as it should have been doing)

added current_callback() method handy for PerlDispatchHandler's

added suggestion from Andreas for a PerlDispatchHandler hook

re-worked code in perl_load_startup_script() that was causing IRIX 6.x to choke when saving dowarn, thanks to Lasse Petersen for tracking this down

fixed newline eating bug spotted by Eckard Brauer when headers and body are sent in the same print() statement

renamed 'core' test directory to 'internal'

remove t/TEST's search for obsolete directories, which caused trouble on IRIX 6, spotted by Lasse Petersen

for internal redirects (spotted by $r->cgi_header_out), don't perl_call_halt(), instead, tie STDOUT to the Apache::FakeRequest class which just soaks up print() output.

suggestion from Salvador Ortiz, for table methods, if value is undef, call table_unset underneath, these methods are subprocess_env, header_in, header_out, err_header_out, notes and dir_config. e.g.:

 $r->header_out("Content-length" => undef);

ensure constant subroutine re-definition warnings are surpressed during restart (when PerlFreshRestart On), spotted by Vivek Khera

added Apache::FakeRequest module

added tests for embperl and eperl

applied patch from Lupe Christoph so Makefile.PL will not throw out -DSERVER_SUBVERSION if present in apache_x.x.x/src/Configuration

fixed bug in Apache->send_cgi_header that was sending headers twice with "here" docs, spotted by Leonard Megliola

Apache->server->log_error will return undef if logs are not open yet as suggested by Mike Fletcher

fixed typo bug in Apache::Status spotted by Brian Tiemann

1.04 - 10/30/97

PerlScript and -Mmod_perl are no longer handed to perl_parse(), instead perl_parse() gets a -e to set $ENV{MOD_PERL} and $ENV{GATEWAY_INTERFACE} (and possibly other switches -T, -w) PerlScript is pulled in via 'do $PerlScript';

applied patch from Ron Hawkins to fix bug in perl_setup_env() when running with Stronghold in secure mode

added Apache::PerlSections module, currently with one method: dump()

for use in <Perl> sections, PerlScript and PerlModules, can now say 'my $s = Apache->server' during server startup, which returns a server_rec* blessed into the Apache::Server class just as $r->server does during request time.

Apache::Server class can now warn() and log_error()

avoid using LWP::Simple so we don't get caught up on HTTP_PROXY which was cause 'make test' to fail several tests for some people. thanks to Philippe Froidevaux, Tom Hughes and Frank Cringle

added some 3rd-party tests for Apache::Stage and Apache::Sandwich

added Apache::test module

back out support for internal redirects, caused big problems with sfio-enabled Perl spotted by Lupe Christoph and Salvador Ortiz (can still try by setting $Apache::DoInternalRedirect=1 #ifndef USE_SFIO)

added Apache::SIG module for testing

Apache::exit will not rflush if r->connection->aborted

updated Vivek's mod_perl_tuning.pod

now that 1.3b3-dev config gears are not tied so tight to a FILE*, <Perl> sections may define $PerlConfig and/or @PerlConfig, who's string values are fed to the apache config

some mod_perl.pm fixes

Apache::Status "Loaded Modules" item enhancements: -now shows file location -can click on module package for dump of its symbol table -pretty table format

don't add -I. to perl_startup() which may cause confusion spotted by Mike Fletcher

make _sure_ perl_per_request_init() is called for sub-requests so everything works properly, e.g. Action or a mod_include'd #perl thanks to Peter Levart and Scott Holdren for spotting this

1.03 - 10/23/97

configure/build/INSTALL enhancements with much help from Bowen Dwelle: - to use an apache Configuration file that mod_perl will not edit: perl Makefile.PL CONFIG=Configuration.custom

- perl Makefile.PL DYNAMIC=1 ALL_HOOKS=1 ... Configure mod_perl with ../apache_1.2.4/src ? [y] Shall I build httpd in ../apache_1.2.4/src for you? [y] n now, $APACHE_SRC/modules/perl/Makefile will be enabled with those hooks

- to aid EXTRA_CFLAGS when building by hand or using a custom Configuration file: `perl -Mmod_perl -e subversion` prints: SERVER_SUBVERSION=\"mod_perl/$mod_perl::VERSION\"

- fixed up INSTALL quite a bit

added $r->post_connection alias for $r->cleanup_handler

if 1.3b2+, drop log_error(), use new aplog_error() instead (everywhere)

if Tie::IxHash can't be loaded for <Perl> sections, don't complain

applied patch from Rob so mod_perl.pm is in the tar_Apache target

removed Apache->request depreciation warning

added redirect.t test to test remote redirect and internal redirects

fixed internal re-direction handling of Location: /local/file.html

removed several eg/ scripts that were "ports" of CGI.pm-x.xx/examples now that CGI.pm runs solid under mod_perl and mod_perl requires 5.004+, there's no need for $r->print and CGI::Switch, so those examples don't need "porting"

force 'PerlSendHeader On' for sub-requests, e.g. Apache::Sandwich so headers don't show up in the browser

fixed PerlSendHeader bug with virtual includes spotted by Scott Holdren

make lib/mod_perl.pm -> mod_perl.pm symlink (for 'make test') relative, suggested by Bowen Dwelle

applied patch from Andreas to add a new $r->subprocess_env method

fixed Apache::StatINC brokeness spotted by Bowen Dwelle and applied a StatINC doc patch from him too

fixed bug with PERL_TRACE=1 spotted by Jimmy Oh

restarting httpd ala kill -HUP will now reload all modules and flush the Apache::Registry cache (must set 'PerlFreshRestart On' in httpd.conf for this to work)

1.02 - 10/17/97

have Makefile.PL edit t/net/perl/cgi.pl's #! line to fix perl location thanks to Frank Cringle for spotting this

1.01 - 10/16/97

removed undocumented auto-import of qw(OK DECLINED) use to short-cut Perl*Handlers and/or apache C handlers, use Apache::OK and Apache::DECLINED instead

start perl interpreter with -Mmod_perl so _every_ module no matter where it's loaded from will see $ENV{GATEWAY_INTERFACE} and $ENV{MOD_PERL} Thanks to Mark Dedlow for illustrating this need with Apache::DBI and friends.

<Perl> section %Hash values of hash refs now go through perl_handle_command_hv(), so `Location' can be inside %VirtualHost, etc. Thanks to Ask Hansen for spotting this.

<Perl> section %Hash values of array refs now go though perl_handle_command_av(), so proper action is used on TAKE1, etc.

if Tie::IxHash is available, tie <Perl> section %Hashes to it, so the apache config routines get info in the order it needs to. Thanks to Rob Hartill and Dean Gaudet for explaining this need for 1.3bx's new virtual host features

include the mod_perl logo image (mod_perl.gif)

ensure _all_ stacked handlers registered with $r->push_handlers() are cleared after each request to fix bug spotted by Peter Lister

test suite will now delete $ENV{HTTP_PROXY} before running, thanks to Frank Cringle

Apache::Registry args changes: -$_[0] is the blessed Apache request_rec -$_[1..-1] are args from Apache::Include::handler or elsewhere as suggested by Andreas

added tests for Apache::Include

applied Apache::Registry optimization patch from Andreas

Apache/Apache::Constants no longer ISA Exporter, just alias *import = \&Exporter::import

test suite re-org

write a mod_perl.pm so we can require a mod_perl min version and hooks/features ala use mod_perl 1.01; use mod_perl 1.01, qw(Authen Authz);

new Apache::RegistryLoader to pre-load Apache::Registry scripts

added Apache::Include->virtual($uri) method

1.3b1 stuff: -cat apache_x.x.x/src/Makefile.config and src/modules/perl/Makefile together so we get $(INCLUDES) (for os/unix, etc)

applied patch from Salvador Ortiz so calling $r->args in an array context will not produce "Odd number of elements in hash list"

$r->auth_name can now be modified

remove Apache->send_cgi_header's broken internal re-direct handling spotted by Debby Fu

added Frank Cringle's mod_perl FAQ

added mod_perl_tuning.pod document from Vivek Khera <khera@kciLink.com>

fixed bug spotted by Brian Millett so stacked handlers work again with Apache-SSL

set environment variable `MOD_PERL' so scripts can say: if(exists $ENV{MOD_PERL}) { ...

added suggestion from Rob Hartill: 'PerlSetVar MaxModPerlRequestsPerChild 10' behaves like MaxRequestsPerChild, but counts mod_perl requests only. 1.3b1-dev+ is needed for this

1.00_03 - 09/21/97

save %SIG before perl_handler (Apache::Registry) is run, restore afterwards as suggested by Randal Schwartz

fixed virtual host/Apache::Registry bug introduced in _02, spotted by Ryan A. Whelan

a few win32 fixes: - skip uid,gid,etc., in perl_init_ids - fix ApacheModulePerl.dsp for source re-org

if PerlSendHeader is On, the environment variable PERL_SEND_HEADER is set to `On'

1.00_02 - 09/15/97

1.3b1 stuff: - $r->warn and $r->log_error go through new aplog_error() function. If `LogLevel' is not set to `warn' or higher, $r->warn messages are ignored (not sent to error_log). (i.e. $r->warn == APLOG_WARNING, $r->log_error == APLOG_ERR) - always enable child_init/child_exit + use child_init for perl_init_ids() + use child_exit to: -run END blocks suspended at server startup -run perl_destruct(), now global objects will be DESTROYed - make sure mod_include can find modules/perl/mod_perl.h if PERL_SSI=1 - fix INCDIR in src/modules/perl/Makefile - rename libmodperl -> libperl for new Configure changes - added PerlPostReadRequestHandler hook for new api phase - make Makefile.PL deal with source re-org - is_matchexp -> is_fnmatch (perl_config.c) - #undef die to resolve conflict spotted by Rob Hartill

applied Apache->read patch from Evert-Jan Couperus to use lvalue substr() instead of .=

Apache->seqno will no longer dig into scoreboard info for rec.my_access_count the seqno method was originally introduced for CGI.pm, which now uses $r->register_cleanup instead. It was never documented in Apache.pm, does anyone actually use Apache->seqno?

perl_section() will call perl_startup() if Perl's not running already, as suggested by Rob Hartill

included t/conf/httpd.conf.pl for testing <Perl>, which can replace t/conf/httpd.conf if you've configured with PERL_SECTIONS=1

removed undocumented Apache::Registry->push_cleanup method

various documentation updates - document END blocks behavior - added "Additional memory tips" section to mod_perl.pod - added mod_perl_traps document - Apache.pm docs patch from Gisle Aas - cgi_to_mod_perl.pod suggestions from Ben Laurie - other stuff here-n-there

applied patch from Ulrich Pfeifer so Makefile.PL does not eat args for MakeMaker, e.g. PREFIX=~

mod_perl now requires Perl version 5.004 or higher

hookup STDERR to error_log first chance we get (first Perl*Handler that's called)

$r->warn and $r->log_error will now join @_ and log one string instead of calling log_error foreach @_, suggested by Joel Wagner

PerlScript may now be relative to ServerRoot

remove UNIVERSAL::AUTOLOAD from Apache::Debug (more trouble than help!)

make sent_header variable per-directory instead of global

added $r->bytes_sent method suggested by Maurice Aubrey along with code from Nathan Torkington to make sure we get it right as mod_log_common does

added fix to Apache::Include from Randal Schwartz so $r->uri is properly reset

SetEnv PERL5LIB will now work on a per-directory basis thanks to spot by Vivek Khera

if PERL_SSI=1 only do `perl -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts` once instead of for every .c file! nudge from Rob.

applied Makefile.PL patch from Rob Hartill to prompt for most recently modified apache*/src directories first

now suspend all END blocks encountered during server startup and run them during server shutdown aka child_exit (need 1.3b1+)

now execute END blocks of PerlHandler (Apache::Registry) scripts at the expected time

make sure CGI.pm version 2.36 or higher is being used

make sure GATEWAY_INTERFACE is not cleared from %ENV so Apache::DBI/ApacheAuthenDBI work together, thanks to spot by John Groenveld

some source re-org: split stuff into perl_util.c and perlio.c, rename config.c -> perl_config.c, various cleanups

the constants.t test is now run under httpd with t/net/constants.pl

Apache::Constants not longer defines subs at startup. we now use a C AUTOLOAD which creates newSUBs when needed, without eval {} and without "prototype mismatch" errors. This shrunk my httpd image size by ~50K

according to Joel Wagner, Solaris's tar did not like the trailing / on the Apache/ argument to the tar_Apache target in Makefile. gone now.

thanks to help from Vern Hart, Apache::Registry will now include $r->server->server_name as part of the uri->perl package translation if $r->server->is_virtual

$0 is now set to $r->filename thanks to spot by Dylan Tynan

added auth.t test to the suite

moved constants/export.t to net/constants.t

$>, $<, $) and $( are now properly initialized, thanks to bug spot by James Freeman

applied Constants.{pm,xs} patch from Gisle Aas, adding some new constants from httpd.h, :methods import tag and some cleanups

applied Makefile.PL patch from Andreas Koenig adding verbosity if there's a problem with t/report

PerlNewSendHeader functionality has replaced PerlSendHeader's the `PerlNewSendHeader' directive is gone, replace with `PerlSendHeader'

fixed Apache::exit so it no longer calls C-level exit (unless exit code == -2), it now just terminates the perl callback, without producing an "Internal Server Error" therefor, we complete _all_ post-handler request phases and no longer dump core, as some have seen under certain conditions. the test suite nows tests calling exit()

applied patch from Brian Millett to Makefile, so SSL_CFLAGS are used with Ben-SSL

1.00 - 07/28/97

some 1.3a1 compatible things: - mod_perl is now a dll under win32 (Extra thanks to Gurusamy Sarathy for fixing Perl so this works) - cope with limit() -> limit_section() rename - API_EXPORT perl_call_handler and perl_stdout2client for mod_include/win32 - added win32 dirent.h kludge to workaround conflict(s) between perl's dirent.h apache's readdir.h - -Wall clean again

added new sub request methods: - lookup_uri (sub_req_lookup_uri) - lookup_file (sub_req_lookup_file) The returned request_rec * is blessed into the `Apache::SubRequest' class so destroy_sub_req() is called automatically during DESTROY - the run_sub_req() function is available in this class as the run() method

added patched Makefile.tmpl-Xcert from Vivek Khera to support XCert's Stronghold Sentry

$r->cgi_header_out should do case-insensive checks, bug spotted by Ralf Engelschall

eval { bootstrap Apache::Constants } so perl -c works outside of httpd

added `PerlChildExitHandler' callback hook (requires 1.3a2-dev or higher)

added `PerlChildInitHandler' callback hook (requires 1.3a1 or higher)

don't enable PERL_SECTIONS or PERL_SSI unless apache version >= 1.2.0 thanks to hint from Vivek Khera

removed Makefile-1.2 (don't need one anymore!)

removed Apache->connection->close method which _nobody_ should still have their code (it has produced a warning since 0.93_01 - 03/04/97)

added Apache->connection methods local_addr() and remote_addr() thanks to Eric James Negaard

applied patch from Hakan Tandogan so mod_perl's Makefile picks up SSL_INCLUDE

fixed chdir/current dir bug in Apache::Registry thanks to Joel Wagner

1.00b2 - 07/07/97

fixed scoping bug in Apache::Registry spotted by Marshall Dudley

append LockFile to t/conf/httpd.conf if SERVER_VERSION >= 1.2.1

add ''s for CC='$(CC)' workaround for bug spotted by David Lloyd and others

added Apache::Debug->import so 'use Apache::Debug level => 4' will: -level sets $Apache::Registry::Debug -define UNIVERSAL::AUTOLOAD to stop spinning when undefined sub is called -Carp::confess instead of die() -allocate $^M if $Config{cflags} =~ /EMERGENCY_SBRK/

croak() if should_client_block() to prevent spin into "Out of memory!"

make compatible with 1.2.1 r->read_length change so we don't hang on file uploads

can't run 'make test' as root with 1.2.1, if user `nobody' exists, use that, otherwise prompt user for `User' and `Group' as suggested by Michael Parker

Andrew Tennant reported that `PassEnv' didn't work. we now turn off %ENV magic when clearing %ENV so it does work

win32 stuff: -include handy patch for modules.c as there's no win32 Configure script yet -fixed mod_perl.h mutex #define broken-ness

the following will now work as expected (building {Apache,Constants}.s[ol]): perl Makefile.PL NO_HTTPD=1 DYNAMIC=1 && make thanks to hints from Bowen Dwelle

added Makefile.PL option where 'perl Makefile.PL EVERYTHING=1' will enable all features: ALL_HOOKS, PERL_SECTIONS, PERL_STACKED_HANDLERS, PERL_METHOD_HANDLERS, PERL_SSI

fixed cgi_to_mod_perl.pod mess

added AIX note from Eric Bartley to the INSTALL doc

1.00b1 - 06/29/97

turning off $^W in Apache::Registry when using Cwd to avoid 'use of uninitialized variable' warning

added Apache::DESTROY to shutup AutoLoader compliants spotted by Tim Newsome

Constants.pm: -added constant for DONE (included with export tag ':common') -removed constants for DYNAMIC_MODULE_LIMIT, HUGE_STRING_LEN, MAX_HEADERS, MAX_STRING_LEN, METHODS

added benchmark/ directory with benchmarking examples

added pointers to Mike Stok's FAQ mirrors

added short-n-simple cgi_to_mod_perl document

fixed various Makefile.PL w/Stronghold bugs spotted Vivek Khera and Ted Corning - PERL_SSI=1 will work (and add -DAPACHE_SSL) - Makefile.tmpl is fixed up so mod_perl/x.xx is added to Server: - 'make test' will pause (sleep 2) between starting httpsd and running the tests

swap link order of Makefile.tmpl for Stronghold, regardless of version, thanks to Ted Corning

perl_clear_env() will now leave $ENV{TZ} in place to cure bug with hpux 9.04 spotted and suggested fix from 1Lt. Samuel S. Tai

Apache::Registry will now 'chdir dirname $r->filename' before the script/subroutine is compiled so 'use Foo' can find Foo.pm in '.' bug spotted by Janne Himanka

win32 port: -added INSTALL.win32 -added src/modules/perl/mod_perl.mak -tweaked Makefile.PL: -does not try to build httpd -generates perlxsi.c, Apache.c, Constants.c (since we use mod_perl.mak) -Apache::Registry does not test '-x $filename' if $Is_Win32 -wrap callbacks in a mutex lock/unlock

applied patch from Eric Bartley to fix Apache::Include

change Apache::Registry behavior back to returing $r->status instead of OK

0.99

added DO_HTTPD option to avoid configuration prompts, suggested by Michael Alan Dorman

only build Constants.s[ol] with DYNAMIC=1

swap link order in Makefile.tmpl for Stronghold as we did for b11 thanks to Ted Corning for spotting

applied patch from Rob so 'make tar_Apache' creates the tarball in $PWD

@Lists in <Perl> sections can now deal with TAKE2, TAKE23, TAKE3, etc.

updated FAQ pointers to Frank's new version

Apache::Registry will return OK instead of $r->status, suggested by Owen Scott Medd

skip t/constants/export test on platforms that don't support dl

removed Apache::CGI stub

removed alias for Apache::CGI::exit and Apache::TieHandle::TIEHANDLE

cleanup up Makefile.PL, no longer support 1.2bx's

another patch applied from Alexander Demenshin who found av_undef does not take care of everything, we must SvREFCNT_dec too!

fix bug with PERL_METHOD_HANDLERS spotted by Eric Bartley

0.98_12

applied patch from Alexander Demenshin <aldem@techie.com> to plug leaks in perl_{stdout,stdin}2client

can now say 'perl Makefile.PL PERL_SSI=1' to enable mod_include stuff

the link order of apache 1.2b12-dev has been switched back to the way it was in b10, now we only have to muck with Makefile.tmpl if $Is_b11

once again, ensure CGI.pm knows GATEWAY_INTERFACE if it is use'd in a PerlScript, thanks to Tom Hughes for spotting this

removed trick to make `require Apache::TieHandle' a noop, *nobody* should still have that in any code, if so, sorry, get rid of it!

inspired by Pai-Ling Hsiao, added tiny Apache::Include module so the mod_include <--!#perl directive can take advantage of Apache::Registry, like so:

 <!--#perl sub="Apache::Include" arg="/perl/ssi.pl" -->

added $r->translate_name method to run translate handlers

fix Apache::Status so it sends http headers! spotted by Mike Stok

have cgi.t skip its tests if CGI.pm is not installed, for Rob, the only person in the whole world who doesn't have CGI.pm installed ;-)

s/make/$(MAKE)/ for 'make test_report' thanks to Tom Hughes

0.98_11

switch Apache::parse_args behavior back to pre-0.98_09

0.98_10

if mod_php is in Configuration, keep Makefile.tmpl link order as is, and set Rule WANTHSREGEX=no

removed `BrowserMatch' from t/conf/httpd.conf

can now 'make test' without needing to run 'make' first

get rid of Manifest warnings during 'perl Makefile.PL'

reset $/ to "\n" after each request (t/net/test will test this)

set $ENV{GATEWAY_INTERFACE} before perl_run() so it's set for server startup PerlScript's

0.98_09

fixed bug in Apache::perl_hook('Access') spotted by Eric Bartley

applied patch from Peter Levart <Peter.Levart@SELECT-TECH.SI> to make Apache::parse_args more reliable

if using Perl 5.003, use system cp since File::Copy is broken, bug spotted by Rob

switch link order in Makefile.tmpl back to what it was in b10 (tmp workaround): s/$(LIBS) $(REGLIB)/$(REGLIB) $(LIBS)/ Thanks to hint from Mike Fletcher

0.98_08

added 'make test_report'

0.98_07

STATIC=1 is the default now, you make choose DYNAMIC=1

force STATIC=1 if $Config{osname} =~ /svr4/; #unixware

documented mod_perl+mod_include integration in mod_perl.pod

Constants.xs will now make due if SERVER_SUBVERSION is not defined

still build Constants.s[ol] even if we've configured with STATIC=1

0.98_06

smoothed out Stronghold configuration bumps with help from Ted Corning <ted@newscorp.com>. (see updated INSTALL)

documented <Perl> sections in mod_perl.pod

added eg/perl_sections.txt from Rob

0.98_05

applied fix from Brian Millett so Makefile.PL can deal with Ben-SSL-1.2

applied patch from Rob to quiet -Wall in new PERL_SECTION code

0.98_04

added BSDI dynamic loading notes from Gary Shea <shea@xmission.com> to the INSTALL doc

added PRINTF method (again!) for tie'd STDOUT, spotted by Kristina Helen Long

the following stuff now works inside <Perl></Perl> sections: - %VirtualHost, %Files and %Directory - implemented <Limit GET POST> sections like so: $Location{"/~dougm/"} = { AuthUserFile => '/tmp/htpasswd', AuthType => 'Basic', AuthName => 'Homepage', Limit => { METHODS => 'GET POST', require => 'user dougm', }, }; - `PerlModule' configuration directive

set $SIG{PIPE} = 'IGNORE'; when the server starts to avoid hosing when: `Apache->print lost connection to client' thanks to Aaron Flin for the tip

0.98_03 - 05/19/97

construct Perl interperter the first time perl_startup is called rather than the second: -slapped self upside head wondering why I did not do this before -now -DAPACHE_SSL for Stronghold or Ben-SSL does not matter -<Perl></Perl> sections work again -ugly avoid_first_alloc_hack is gone!

added `ENVIRONMENT' section to mod_perl.pod

added `PerlSetEnv' configuration directive

back to only PerlHandler enabled by default

if STATIC=1 is configured during 'perl Makefile.PL', Apache::Constants will also be linked static. This is the default on aix and bsdos.

$r->register_cleanup will now save a pointer to the request_rec rather than doing it in PerlTransHandler

applied patch from Martin Pool <m.pool@pharos.com.au> so we see the real line number if something goes wrong in an Apache::Registry script

now add -I./ and -I$Config{archlibexp}/CORE to EXTRA_CFLAGS for mod_include integration

0.98_02

$r->send_http_header now resets $r->status to 200 after calling send_http_header() to squash double header w/ Location: bug spotted by Jonathan Lieberman

added $r->cgi_header_out so we can _really_ send headers the way mod_cgi does (e.g. Set-Cookie bug spotted by Jonathan Lieberman)

0.98_01

made room for args in perl_call_handler() for mod_include integration in the future, this can be used to pass arguments to Perl*Handlers:

   PerlHandlerArgs Package::sub_name  OneArg TwoArg RedArg BlueArg 
   

split out some config routines from mod_perl.c to config.c

fixed bug in Apache/Makefile.PL thanks to Jeff Rowe

now use translate slot to do some initialization

Perl*Handlers can now be anonymous subs (need 5.003_98+), e.g.:

 PerlFixupHandler "sub { shift->header_out(Key => 'val') }"

finally get cleanups right: - PerlCleanupHandler is now run during PerlLogHandler - new method $r->register_cleanup uses register_cleanup underneath and is always available

@INC is now reset to default after each request

fixed "const char *" bug in typemap spotted by Honza Pazdziora

0.98 - 05/02/97

save a pointer to request_rec in the translate stage so we always have one for PerlCleanupHandler (e.g. no PerlHandler first), tracked down by Eric Bartley

PerlTransHandler enabled by default now

don't use server_argv0 when intializing perl_startup's argv[], caught by Andreas

remove headers.t, will bring back in 0.98_01 and flesh out PerlNewSendHeader

fix exit() so we don't need to $r->rflush first and we make Rob happy

fix bug in $r->requires, caught by Eric Bartley

go back to $|=1 #ifdef USE_SFIO, caught by Salvador Ortiz

0.97_02 - 04/29/97

added documentation for stacked handlers and a little for method handlers.

$^X is now set to server_argv0 as suggested by Frank Cringle

Apache::Registry will now require CGI.pm version 2.35 or higher if you are using it. Makefile.PL will also test and warn if it is < 2.35

removed examplish modules from the distribution into the contrib directory: AuthzAge.pm, AccessLimitNum.pm, MsqlProxy.pm, SSI.pm the contrib directory will be tar'd and uploaded to CPAN when updated.

added headers.t test for Perl(New)SendHeader

added option to link httpd with static Apache.o (the original way), (Eric Bartley reported problems on aix with Apache.so, others?) like so: perl Makefile.PL STATIC=1

only bother setting $$ once per-child

%ENV is now cleared by a registered cleanup function, rather than after PerlHandler is called

applied patch from Andreas to ensure APACHE_SSL is defined if we're configuring with it

putback -DSERVER_SUBVERSION now that netscape workaround is in 1.2b9

PerlNewSendHeader enhancement so headers don't need to be part of a single print statement.

applied fix from Rob Hartill so Makefile.PL can parse beta version >= 10!

properly initialize cld->new_sendheader thanks to Rob Hartill

$r->print is now an xsub for speedup, even with the new extra operation of checking $|, it's faster:

 Benchmark: timing 100 iterations of 0.97_01, 0.97_02...
    0.97_01:  9 secs ( 2.03 usr  0.19 sys =  2.22 cpu)
    0.97_02:  8 secs ( 1.84 usr  0.17 sys =  2.01 cpu)

sfapachewrite() will now call Apache->print

if $| is non-zero, call rflush() after writing to the client

$| is reset to 0 before PerlHandler is called

applied patch from Eric Bartley to: -add get_remote_logname() method -update Apache.pm documentation including: get_remote_logname, auth_type, auth_name, document_root, notes

fix so $r->rflush works with older apache's

0.97_01 - 04/22/97

added experimental `PerlNewSendHeader' config directive works like `PerlSendHeader', but scans headers for special headers like Location:, Status:, etc. simply uses a C global variable `sent_header', if true, sends data asis to client, otherwise calls $r->send_cgi_header currently, does not work with sfio (yet) and this only works if a single print statement sends the headers like so:

 print "Status: 302\n", 
       "Location: http://www.somewhere.com/\n",
       "Content-type: text/html\n\n";

"fixed" new preg* clashes w/ 1.2b9-dev spotted by Dean Gaudet

reworked callback mechanism a bit: - folded duplicate code in run_stacked_handlers() + perl_call() - gv_fetchmethod called only if -DPERL_METHOD_HANDLERS - perl_handler_ismethod now() uses class stash in gv_fetchmethod - cache CV from perl_get_cv lookup if -DPERL_STACKED_HANDLERS - included patch from Eric Bartley so we can say: `Class->method' in Perl*Handler's if -DPERL_METHOD_HANDLERS - fixed bug spotted by Rob Hartill so Perl*Handler (OK|DECLINED) work again - added minimal tests for stacked handlers and method handlers - PERL_METHOD_HANDLERS=1 can be set when running Makefile.PL

PerlCleanupHandler now uses register_cleanup underneath, instead of abusing the logger slot. PerlCleanupHandler is enabled by default

added PRINTF for tie'd STDOUT

detached Apache.o from httpd, now a dynamic extension. here's why: - shinks httpd size - possible to 'use Apache ()' outside of httpd (very few methods will work though!) - once mod_perl.c settles it will be possible to upgrade mod_perl without rebuilding httpd!

added $r->server_root_relative function

Apache::Status has 2 new menu items (need Devel::Symdump 1.99_01+): - "Inheritance Tree" - "ISA Tree"

added new CGI.pm tests from Andreas

0.97 - 04/15/97

don't add mod_perl/x.xx to Server: unless 'perl Makefile.PL ADD_VERSION=1'

applied patch from Andreas to better Makefile.PL

if httpd is 1.2b8, remove bogus target from modules/Makefile

applied patch from Rob Hartill to add $r->rflush method

applied patch Eric Bartley <bartley@PDN.CC.PURDUE.EDU> to: add $r->notes, $r->auth_name, $r->auth_type, $r->document_root methods ability to set $r->args, $r->connection->user and $r->connection->auth_type

applied patch from Dean Gaudet so $r->exit uses log_transaction instead of multi_log_transaction

0.95_06

fixed typo in new merge function that broke PerlHeaderParserHandler

0.95_05

make sure merge of configs accounts for sendheader and setup_env too!

applied patches from Glen McCallum <glenm@tusc.com.au> so build works with hpux 10.20's native compiler

0.95_04

dir configs are now merged so <Location> blocks can have Perl*Handlers and PerSetVar's without stomping those that are in .htaccess

Apache->seqno will use the scoreboard's my_access_count if the -DSTATUS option is enabled (default if mod_status is configured in)

0.95_03

with 1.2b8-dev+, we no longer need a Makefile.tmpl

added Apache->max_requests_per_child method

now have taint.t test

added <Perl> config section (see httpd.conf.pl) (needs 'perl Makefile.PL PERL_SECTIONS=1')

Apache::Registry will now chdir to directory where the script

Apache::AuthenDBI and Apache::Authen removed from distribution, now maintained by John Groenveld and Steve Kane

added PerlInitHandler and PerlCleanupHandler hooks

Apache::Registry will require CGI.pm version 2.32 or higher if it finds CGI.pm in %INC

added Apache::Registry->push_cleanup method suggested by Frank Cringle.

applied patches from Gerald Richter <richter@ecos.de> to: -fix Apache::unescape_url_info -one s/Apache::Config/Apache::MyConfig/ in Makefile.PL

0.95_02

introduced experimental "stacked handlers" mechanism, allowing more than one Perl*Handler to be defined and run during each stage of the request.

Perl*Handler directives can now define any number of subroutines, e.g.

 PerlTransHandler OneTrans TwoTrans RedTrans BlueTrans

with a new method, Apache->push_handlers can add to the stack by scripts at runtime

PerlLogHandler enabled by default during "stacked handlers" experiment

applied patches from Andreas to quiet prototype warnings seen with perl5.003_94

applied patches from Gerald Richter <richter@ecos.de> to: -add Apache::uri_unescape_info function (and make $r->args/content use it) -built Apache::MyConfig module -Term::Readline Makefile.PL support for history, etc.

0.95 - 03/20/97

****************************************** *** CGI-XA/* removed from distribution *** CGI.pm-2.32 is now mod_perl compatible, and now ships with CGI::Switch and CGI::Apache. ******************************************

various documentation updates

renamed Apache::CGI to CGI::Apache (you should be using CGI::Switch anyhow!!!)

Perl*Handler package names no longer require a '::' to default to PackageName::handler() when Perl*Handler is just PackageName

renamed eg/MyPackage.pl to startup.pl, pruned way down to discourage use of PerlScript and avoid the confusion it has caused in the past

updated Makefile.tmpl-1.2 to work with 1.2b8-dev, there will be a "Multiple rules lines" warning, once 1.2b8 is released, we'll take this out

added $r->prev and $r->next methods

added Apache->taint method

Apache->untaint method now in Apache.xs

added $r->seqno method suggested by Lincoln Stein

added GETC and READLINE for tie *STDIN completeness

fixed Apache::CGI+file upload w/ patch from Andreas

data read from client ($r->read*, $r->args), %ENV, $r->cgi_env and $r->*header*_* is now marked as tainted, t/net/test now tests this (only with with `PerlTaintCheck On' of course)

various cleanup, including shifting things so Apache.o can be detached from httpd to Apache.sl if the need arises

now -Wall clean, except for Perl's dXSUB_SYS->dummy

set $|=1 by default #ifdef USE_SFIO

added Apache->module method

added Apache::Status->menu_item method

fixed warnings in Apache->read spotted by Owen Scott Medd

applied Apache::Registry fixes from Andreas

applied NeXT fixes from Jeff Hallgren and Andreas

applied XA.pm patch from Owen Scott Medd <osm@INTERGUIDE.COM> so filehandles can be ref's

0.94 - 03/09/97

removed pp_hot.patch from distibution

t/net/http-post.t will now test the tie'd *STDIN if $] >= 5.003_93

*STDIN is now tie'd to the client, only works if perl version is >= 5.003_93

removed Apache::TieHandle from the distribution as it is no longer needed. however, scripts that are currently using: use Apache:TieHandle (); tie *STDOUT => "Apache::TieHandle"; will not break, but will produce a no longer needed warning

removed Apache::Registry's attempt to honor __END__, as Andreas pointed out, this can't really be done right unless we have Perl::Lex and Perl::Parse :-)

applied Makefile.PL patch from Andreas to use modules instead of system() where possible

Apache::Constants now defines SERVER_SUBVERSION, as suggested by Andreas

removed is_perlaliased from Apache::Debug, caught by Andreas

0.93_01 - 03/04/97

added 'use ExtUtils::testlib' to t/docs/startup.pl since PERL5LIB is shutoff with -T!?!

picky compilers should no longer complain of things reported by Mike Stok and George Hartlieb when sfio is configured in

added (temporary?) `PerlWarn' directive to pass the -w switch to perl_parse

bug fix so stderr is hooked to the error_log as it was and should be (unless PERL_TRACE is defined)

argv[0] to perl_parse is now "httpd", making the value of magic $^X "httpd"

`PerlSetupEnv' now on by default

Apache::Registry parses command line switches if it sees #!, only -w and -T are recognized at the moment (not enough!)

Apache::Registry now honors __END__

added Apache->untaint method

added `PerlTaintCheck' directive to startup with -T switch

during 'make test' t/TEST now installs a die handler to shutdown httpd before make aborts if a test fails as suggested by Gary Shea

we now passthru httpd's CFLAGS1 via MM's DEFINE (I needed this for -DHPUX10 + Apache::Constants)

we now define SERVER_SUBVERSION as suggested by Andreas

fixed $$ bug in CGI::XA with fix from Salvador Ortiz

added $r->is_initial_req method, now used by these modules: Apache::AuthenDBI, Apache::AccessLimitNum, Apache::AuthzAge

Apache::warn now overrides CORE::warn in Apache::Registry scripts, which is an alias for Apache::log_error

Apache::exit now overrides CORE::exit in Apache::Registry scripts, now converted CGI scripts can safely call plain 'ol exit;

$r->exit will close the client connection for you, no need for $r->connection->close, which is no longer documented, and does nothing but warn not to call it.

fixed cookie bugs in CGI::XA spotted by Andrew Tennant

#undef some symbols that caused clashes #ifdef HPUX10 and ones on solaris spotted by Bowen Dwelle

0.93

updated Makefile.tmpl-1.2 to be inline with 1.2b6

removed 1.2b5 Makefile.tmpl, 1.2b1..b5 no longer supported

mortalize return value from $r->read_client_block

make Apache::CGI scrict clean thanks to Frank Cringle

0.92 - 01/23/97

fixed core-dump-causing bug spotted by Mike Stok

0.91 - 01/22/97

perl_init now says 'use Apache::Constants qw(OK DECLINED)' (in C) so you can say 'Perl*Handler DECLINED', suggested by, you guessed it, Rob

applied patch from Rob so Makefile.PL copies $APACHE_SRC/Configuration to src/ if it has been changed

added Makefile.tmpl-1.2b5 from Rob

applied patch from Rob Hartill to stop $r->cgi_env($key) from core-dumping if $key does not exist

applied PerlModule overflow check patch from Rob Hartill

added $r->as_string method

0.90_01

depreciation of Apache->request use outside of Apache::CGI and scripts that run under Apache::Registry now spits out a warning. See Apache.pm doc update for details.

$r->is_perlaliased has gone away

added api tests

added tests for callback hooks besides PerlHandler

added Apache::perl_hook function

if a callback does not return a status values, we assume OK, fatal errors would have never made it that far anyhow, still log warning to error_log, but carry on

clean up here and there

added PerlHeaderParserHandler callback hook for apache versions >= 1.2b5

added $r->connection->aborted method added $r->the_request and $r->header_only methods added Apache::Server methods: is_virtual and names

added $r->headers_out and $r->err_header_out methods: header*_* methods are now consistent, see Apache.pm docs

should now use $r->err_header_out instead of $r->err_headers_out to set the value of an err_header

added 1.1.3 to Makefile.PL version map after hint from Arin Goldberg

src/modules/perl/Makefile now detects modules linked static with your perl and links them with httpd

Apache::CGI->read_from_client now calls $r->read instead of $r->read_client_block

applied fix for bug in read_client_block thanks to Milan Votava

updated Apache::SSI documentation

can now 'make test PORT=xxxx'

can now 'make start_httpd', 'make kill_httpd' for testing

perl Makefile.PL ALL_HOOKS=1 enables all Perl*Handler callbacks

$r->filename will re-stat r->finfo if you change the filename as suggested by Rob Hartill

Makefile.PL now copies $APACHE_SRC/Configuration to src/ modifies, then tells apache's Configure to use this copy with -file

applied patch from Pai-Ling Hsiao <pailing@STRAWBERRY.UCC.UCONN.EDU> o fix CGI::XA->*_group bugs

t/constants/export.t now tests _all_ of @EXPORT and %EXPORT_TAGS

fixed bugs in Apache::Constants spotted by John Groenveld and Rob Hartill

Apache.xs now uses rwrite() if apache >= 1.2b4

0.90

perl Makefile.PL PERL_TRACE=1 will now enable tracing

changed Makefile.PL so we can enable callback hooks ala: perl Makefile.PL PERL_AUTHEN=1 PERL_FIXUP=1

updated INSTALL and mod_perl.pod to reflect this change

0.89

fixed bug spotted by Rob Hartill so perl_cmds[] is not prematurely terminated

added Bundle::Apache module for use with CPAN.pm

fixed Constants/Makefile.PL so -I picks up $(APACHE_SRC) no matter what, thanks to Mike Stok

0.88

applied Makefile.PL patch from Rob Hartill so we compile with 1.2b3

0.87

As suggested by Andreas, Makefile.PL now asks: "Configure mod_perl with ../apache_xxx ?" answering 'y' only means there is where we can find *.h "Shall I build httpd in $adir for you?" answering 'y' will run ../apache_xxx/Configure and httpd will be built when running 'make'

$r->read now returns $nrd as it should

'perl Makefile.PL NO_HTTPD=1' will build only the perl side of mod_perl (still need httpd.h for Constants.sl)

'make test' now picks up modules in ./blib as it should, bug spotted by Mike Stok

ServerName is set to localhost in httpd.conf as suggested by Mike Stok and Frank Cringle

0.86

Port is a little more random for tests '8529'

applied patch from Edmund Mergl <E.Mergl@BAWUE.DE> bringing CGI::XA up-to-date with CGI.pm 2.29

perl_destruct_level is set to 0 in mod_perl.c, while progress is being made on fixing perl_{con,des}truct in 5.003_12

if there is no httpd.conf, Makefile.PL creates one for you, filling in User and Group with uid and gid of the current process

updated Makefile.tmpl-1.2 with Makefile.tmpl from apache 1.2b2

if Makefile.PL finds apache version >= 1.2b3, instead of copying Makefile.tmpl to ../src/apache_x.x, it uses the new '-make Makefile.tmpl' option, made possible by Rob Hartill otherwise, same as before and it now tells you it's made a backup 'Makefile.tmpl.bak'

fixed 'make test', so you _really_ don't have to modify anything, hopefully

if libwww-perl is not installed, the tests that require it will not be run, and it will be suggested that you install the library, but who doesn't have libwww-perl installed???

0.85_06

same as 0.85_05, just fixed broken tarball

0.85_05

fixed Makefile.PL bug spotted by Gary Shea <shea@XMISSION.COM>

applied XA.pm fix from Edmund Mergl <E.Mergl@BAWUE.DE>

updated docs and examples here and there

'make test' improved, all uneeded directives and files stripped out, should be able to run with no modification, nothing by hand other than 'make test'

now make sure that CC we use to build httpd is the same as CC used to build Perl, thanks to Andreas

added 'make offsite-tar' target for build the perl-side on machines without apache source

fixed Makefile.tmpl* so people define EXTRA_FLAGS as suggested by Rob Hartill

a few minor fixes for Apache-SSL users

0.85_04

applied patch from Rob Hartill to fix bug in $r->cgi_env

%ENV is cleared after each callback (&Perl*Handler)

added $r->cgi_var as suggested by Andreas: calls $r->cgi_env($key) in a scalar context to prevent the mistake of calling in a list context.

if a Perl*Handler returns something > 600 we assume OK (for now)

bug fixed introduced in 0.85_03 for Perl*Handler's not prefixed with a Package:: causing httpd to sigsegv

ship with Makefile.tmpl-Ben-SSL for Apache-SSL users

Makefile.PL a little smarter -knows if we're configuring with Ben-SSL, uses Makefile.tmpl-Ben-SSL -after looking for 1.1.1 and 1.2*, globs for <apache*> not <apache_*> -instead of rm -rf'ing the modules/perl/ directory we're configuring against, we only rm -f those found in our MANIFEST

applied patch from Frank Cringle <fdc@CLIWE.PING.DE> to fix defaults in CGI::XA

got rid of stupid warning "missing test.pl"

0.85_03

cleaned up internal perl_setup_env()

Perl*Handler's default to calling Perl*Handler::handler if the Perl*Handler is just a class name, e.g. 'PerlHandler Apache::Registry' will call Apache::Registry::handler In addition, the class module will be loaded if it is not already, so there is no need to specify PerlModule

added Apache::Status module

$r->print now sets a hard_timeout() before sending to the client $r->read now sets a hard_timeout() before reading from the client

added $r->soft_timeout, $r->hard_timeout, $r->kill_timeout and $r->reset_timeout methods

top-level Makefile.PL looks further for apache_x.x/src/ prompts you if nothing found

applied fix from Andreas to s/privlib/privlibexp/ in src/modules/perl/Makefile

applied patch from Rob Hartill <robh@imdb.com> to correctly initialize cld->sendheader and cld->setup_env

0.85_02

Apache::DBIAuthen renamed Apache::AuthenDBI and split out from Apache::Authen

Apache::Authen->handler renamed Apache::Authen->check as it is not a handler, only used by handlers

added ToDo file

updated UserGuide, now called 'mod_perl.pod'

updated INSTALL and README docs

perl_init will only perl_alloc and perl_contstruct once when the server starts, meaning no more mad leaks when server is restarted

modified test suite adding extra tests for sfio and TIEHANDLE

unless Perl was configured to use perlio and sfio, STDOUT is tied by default to the client, no more need for tie *STDOUT => Apache::TieHandle

Makefile.PL now looks for ../apache_1.1.1/src/, apache_1.2*/src/ to configure against

Fixed Makefile.PL bug spotted by Frank Cringle <fdc@CLIWE.PING.DE>, when no apache source was present or chosen to configure against

'make clean' will now cd $(APACHE_SRC) && $(MAKE) clean

applied patch from Rob Hartill <robh@imdb.com> to bring us up-to-date with apache_1.2b0

$r->content now calls $r->read instead of $r->read_client_block

$r->read is no longer an alias for $r->read_client_block The new $r->read implementation is based on patches and ideas from Milan Votava <ms.anet.cz@MS.ANET.CZ>, Joonsuk Bae <bae@yahoo.com>, and Gisle

0.85_01

added 'tar_Apache' target for copying the perl-side of mod_perl to other machines without dragging the apache-side along.

'perl Makefile.PL' now Configures Apache to link mod_perl if ../apache_1.2-dev or ../apache_1.1.1 src/Configuration is found In addition, 'apache_httpd' is added to the 'make all' target

now include Makefile.tmpl-1.2

fix for 1.2's const requirement

0.85

added the start of a mod_perl test suite

got rid of conditional perl*rec members, which was causing compile problems for some people

$r->exit now logs transactions before exit()'ing the process

applied clean-up and debug enhancement patch to Apache::Registry from Andreas

applied patch from Andreas to reduce Apache->request calls in Apache::CGI

$r->cgi_env now accepts arguments for setting variables

0.84 - October 27, 1996

added pointer to Patrick Kane's <modus@enews.com> FAQ

applied Makefile.PL patches from Gisle

0.83_10

send_cgi_header now sets $r->status to REDIRECT when it finds a Location header which is not an internal redirect

Apache::Registry now returns $r->status rather than always OK

dropped old approach of the original mod_perl.c, mod_perl_fast functionality has moved to the all-knowing, all-doing mod_perl

Makefile.PL for Apache::Constants looks for httpd.h in ../../apache*/src/ before prompting

dropped OK from @{$Apache::Constants::EXPORT_TAGS{response_codes}}

updated Constants.xs with patch from Gisle

applied Makefile.PL patch from Gisle to set PERL= in Makefile*

0.83_09

fixed bug with get_basic_auth_pw spotted by Patrick Kane <modus@enews.com>

0.83_08

get_basic_auth_pw now returns the $send_pw, rather that setting it, see Apache.pm docs

applied patch from Andreas with the following changes:

1) regex directory added in Constants/Makefile.PL. Current apache always needs -Iregex, that means for us an additional -I$httpd/regex. I think, they should

    #include <regex/something.h>

2) Assorted comments added to INSTALL, especially

  * FileHandle bug explained as being a 5.003 bug (not "current")

  * Configuration/Configuration.tmpl relation explained

  * && instead of ; to separate commands is a must in Makefiles

  * Gisle's hint about the default seems very important to me, so is
    there again.

3) Drops the deprecated mod_alias patch from the whole distribution

4) A whitespace patch for src/modules/perl/Makefile

5) The regex directory also for src/modules/perl/Makefile

6) Shuffling of code between mod_perl_fast.c and mod_perl.h until it fits the bill, who knows why :-0

0.83_07

added the missing src/modules/perl/Makefile (again)

0.83_06

brought back Makefile.tmpl for current public release

added src/modules/perl/ldopts script, rather than using 'make ldopts'

INSTALL doc fix so 1.1.1 users define RANLIB

MODULE_MAGIC_NUMBER fix so we still build with 1.1.1

no longer pstrdup when fetching r->args

dropped undocumented SKIP_AUTH_HEADER thingy

0.83_05

added missing Makefile to src/modules/perl/

turned off PERL_TRACE, oops

moved SERVER_VERSION from Apache.xs to Constants.xs

applied another doc patch to Apache.pm from Gisle

0.83_04

updated INSTALL and UsersGuide documents

misc cleanup here and there

Apache::Options is now just a stub that imports from Apache::Constants

updated Apache.pm and Apache::Constants documentation

added Apache::AuthzAge and Apache::AccessLimitNum modules

added $r->requires and $r->is_main, and $r->main methods

added callback hooks for authorization, access, type-check, fixup and logger stages of the request

callback hooks can now be turned off at compile time with -DNO_PERL_...., and are turned off by default, except for the handler stage (PerlHandler)

reworked installation procedure to follow apache 1.2 recomendations, the procedure will still work with older versions of apache. No more Makefile.tmpl.x.x.x mess!!

updated #if MODULE_MAGIC_NUMBERS >='s so we're inline with apache 1.2-dev-19961009130008

0.83_03

Perl*Handler's are now called with Apache->request as an argument PerlHandler's may still ask for Apache->request so existing code and mechanisms such as Apache::Registry will continue to work However, other handlers such as PerlAuthenHandler and PerlTransHandler, cannot use Apache->request.

added Apache::Constants module, based on patch to Apache.xs from Gisle

updated Apache::Debug with patch from Gisle to - update the status codes from the latest HTTP::Status and produce a prettier and more output.

- We also ensure that we do not generate output for HEAD requests and we set up status correctly.

updated Apache.pm and Apache::Options docs, thanks to Gisle

fixed PerlScript bug spotted by Gisle

renamed Apache::Msql to Apache::MsqlProxy

0.83_02

bug patch to Apache::Registry from Andreas

0.83_01

minor clean-up

fixed port and query_string related bugs in Apache::Msql example

applied patch from Salvador Ortiz <sog@msg.com.mx> to fix PerlTransHandler bugs spotted by Hugues Lafarge <Hugues.Lafarge@afp.com>

applied Apache::Registry patch from Andreas - allows filanames to start with a digit (you probably saw a "bad symbol after ::" error)

- strips path_info before deciding which package the script is compiled into.

*developer's release* release 0.83 - September 12, 1996

added Apache::Msql module

added $r->handler method

added $r->proxyreq method

added PerlTransHandler directive

minor clean-up

*developer's test* release 0.82 - September 11, 1996

added Apache::Authen and Apache::AuthenDBI modules

added $r->get_basic_auth_pw method

added $r->note_basic_auth_failure method

added PerlAuthHandler directive

added $r->dir_config method

added PerlSetVar directive

we now have mod_perl.h

fix for using mod_perl_fast with Apache-SSL

release 0.81 - September 08, 1996

added Apache::CGI->exit method as suggested by Andreas

items needed for 1.2 are now conditional using MODULE_MAGIC_NUMBER

included Makefile.tmpl.1.2

release 0.80 - September 06, 1996

fix so we can send $strings of binary data to the client

fix so we can log bytes sent

added Andreas' CGI::XA kit for users of CGI.pm + mod_perl_fast

added PerlSetupEnv directive

added PerlSendHeader directive

we now take advantage of Perl's new IO abstraction so STDIN and STDOUT are hooked up to the client. Thanks to Sven Verdoolaege <skimo@breughel.ufsia.ac.be> for the initial patch

added $r->connection->close method

added $r->exit method

applied patch from Rob Hartill <robh@imdb.com> so read_client_block works with apache-1.2 changes

updated UsersGuide to suggest using configuration that does not require patching mod_alias.c, thanks to Rob Hartill <robh@imdb.com>

added $r->method_number method

$r->method() now accepts an argument to change the request method (for things like internal re-directs)

added send_cgi_header method

added internal_redirect_handler method

applied NeXT fix from Andreas

applied patch from Andreas to fix eval error line number in Apache::Registry

changed Changes file so it can be read with 'perldoc Changes'

release 0.76b2 - August 16, 1996

updated Apache::CGI, now requires CGI.pm 2.22+

#undef pregcomp to fix namespace clash with Apache 1.2

added (placeholder for) PerlSetVar directive (need to think about it some more)

applied patch from Andreas Koenig <andreas.koenig@franz.ww.tu-berlin.de> to fix bug introduced with perl5.003_01 + IRIX combo

release 0.76b1 - July 26, 1996

included Sven Verdoolaege's (experimental) patch for minimal TIEHANDLE support, so we can tie *STDOUT, 'print' instead of '$r->print' that is.

added (experimental) Apache::TieHandle module

included Chip Salzenberg's FileHandle.pm patch

added UsersGuide document

if no PerlHandler is defined we fail with a SERVER_ERROR

Apache::Registry now checks to make sure uri is not a directory

applied Apache::Registry patch from Andreas for minor clean-up and an extra error check

release 0.75a1 - July 21, 1996

added Apache::Registry module contributed by Andreas Koenig <andreas.koenig@franz.ww.tu-berlin.de>

Apache::SSI now checks ExecCGI option before doing an 'exec'

included patch for mod_alias.c to allow for PerlAlias directive

added allow_options and is_perlaliased methods to Apache.pm

added Apache::Options module

added Apache::Debug module

applied patch from Andreas Koenig <andreas.koenig@franz.ww.tu-berlin.de> to -fake up a PerlScript if one is not specified -ITERATE over PerlModule directive so it will accept multiple modules -no longer store request_rec in $Apache::Request we now require ExtUtils::Embed as it has been re-named for the standard perl distribution as of 5.003_01

release 0.71b1 - July 19, 1996

added PERL_CCFLAGS to Makefile.tmpl as suggested by Lincoln Stein <lstein@genome.wi.mit.edu>

subroutines no longer need to return '0' for OK status, 200 and 1 are 'OK' too.

added 'PerlHandler' as replacement for 'PerlResponse', seems like a more appropriate name after Salvador's 'AddHandler' suggestion

added item to the handler_rec so we can say 'AddHandler' Thanks to Salvador Ortiz <sog@msg.com.mx>

fixed bug with storing 'PerlModule's read from srm.conf Thanks to Salvador Ortiz <sog@msg.com.mx> for the spot and helping with the fix more Makefile.tmpl fixes from Andreas Koenig <andreas.koenig@franz.ww.tu-berlin.de>

release 0.70b1 - July 14, 1996

applied patches from Andreas Koenig <andreas.koenig@franz.ww.tu-berlin.de> to fix Makefile.tmpl bug, NeXT define troubles, typos and documentation clean-up

Added Apache::SSI module for server side includes

Added 'PerlModule' directive for loading modules in srm.conf

fixed read_client_block bug that was causing trailing garbage to show up n the client for some people. Thanks to Alan Beale <agb@openplus.co.uk> for the fix.

release 0.60a5 - June 25, 1996

fixed bug in mod_perl_fast that was causing bizarre problems for some people

release 0.60a4 - June 18, 1996

dropped content and args methods from Apache.xs, moved to Apache.pm The xs implementation was causing problems for some people

added Apache::unescape_url function

added $r->header_in method

release 0.60a3 - June 17, 1996

Added read() alias for read_client_block

Updated Makefile.tmpl to use the renamed ExtUtils::embed

Fixed various small bugs that were causing big problems

pid $$ now set in mod_perl_fast, thanks to Alan Beale <agb@openplus.co.uk>

Added basic_http_header() method

release 0.60a2 - May 21, 1996

fixed bug in mod_perl_fast.c the caused problems with $r->content and $r->args

Added Apache::CGI module for those who use CGI.pm

There's now a Makefile.PL (currently for installing perl-only modules).

release 0.60a1 - May 18, 1996

Started getting ready for optional Safe wrapper around scripts

Added $r->get_remote_host() method, putting $r->connection->remote_host back to normal

release 0.50a2 - May 9, 1996

new (faster) approach with mod_perl_fast

Thanks to John Detloff <detloff@arizona.edu> for friendly error checking code.

we now use an Apache.pm file

moved more code from mod_perl to Apache.xs so mod_perl_fast could share it

rganized Apache.xs

fixed $r->connection->remote_host

hiding of 'Authorization' header is optional now

added 'print' alias to 'write_client'

dropped set_ prefix for several methods

release 0.50a1 - May 1, 1996

xs_init now gets linked with us, as generated by Devel::embed so we can bootstrap static extensions (including Apache)

stomped out *main:: variables, moved to Apache.xs as methods

added method 'request' to return the request pointer object And did a typedef request_rec * Apache so we don't need to say @request_recPtr::ISA = 'Apache'; anymore

added method 'write_client' for sending a @list of data to the client

added methods that simply access members of request_rec -method -uri -protocol -path_info -filename

added method 'args' when called in a scalar context, it returns the query string when called in a list context, it splits the query_string into key => vairs

moved parsing code to Apache.xs, and now data is only read when the user asks for it with the content() method.

added method 'content' when called in a scalar context, it reads data from the client when called in a list context, it splits the content into key => vairs

added method 'headers_in' to return a %hash of request headers the 'Authentication' header is not returned

added perl_call_argv to Apache->bootstrap ourselves

we now flush the script's %ENV users can set-up a standard CGI %ENV via method $r->cgi_vars

the script's STDERR in now redirected to the error_log

added client_to_stdout and client_to_stdin methods to hookup the script's STDOUT and STDIN ** This is broken right now **

added method 'connection' and Apache::Connection class returns a object reference to the request_rec's conn_rec methods availible include:

 - remote_host
 - remote_ip
 - remote_logname
 - remote_user
 - auth_type

added method 'server' and Apache::Server class returns a object reference to the request_rec's server_rec methods availible include:

 - server_admin
 - server_host
 - port

Changes for Apache 1.1x -rprintf to bputs, etc.

March 25, 1996

Initial version of mod_perl.c and perl_glue.xs by Gisle Aas <aas@oslonett.no> Thanks for getting this started Gisle!

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