mod_perl

Changes for version 0.83_02

bug patch to Apache::Registry from Andreas

Changes for version 0.83_01

minor clean-up
fixed port and query_string related bugs in Apache::Msql example
applied patch from Salvador Garcia <sortiz@cfe.gob.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.
=head1 *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
=head1 *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
=head1 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
=head1 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
$r->method() now accepts an argument to change the request method (for things like internal re-directs)
added send_cgi_header method
added internal_redirect_handler method
applied NeXT fix from Andreas
applied patch from Andreas to fix eval error line number in Apache::Registry
changed Changes file so it can be read with 'perldoc Changes'
=head1 release 0.76b2 - August 16, 1996
updated Apache::CGI, now requires CGI.pm 2.22+
#undef pregcomp to fix namespace clash with Apache 1.2
added (placeholder for) PerlSetVar directive (need to think about it some more)
applied patch from Andreas Koenig <andreas.koenig@franz.ww.tu-berlin.de> to fix bug introduced with perl5.003_01 + IRIX combo
=head1 release 0.76b1 - July 26, 1996
included Sven Verdoolaege's (experimental) patch for minimal TIEHANDLE support, so we can tie *STDOUT, 'print' instead of '$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
=head1 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
=head1 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 Garcia <sortiz@cfe.gob.mx>
fixed bug with storing 'PerlModule's read from srm.conf Thanks to Salvador Garcia <sortiz@cfe.gob.mx> for the spot and helping with the fix more Makefile.tmpl fixes from Andreas Koenig <andreas.koenig@franz.ww.tu-berlin.de>
=head1 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.
=head1 release 0.60a5 - June 25, 1996
fixed bug in mod_perl_fast that was causing bizarre problems for some people
=head1 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
=head1 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
=head1 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).
=head1 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
=head1 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
=head1 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.
=head1 March ?? 1996
Initial version of mod_perl.c and perl_glue.xs by Gisle Aas <aas@oslonett.no> Thanks for getting this started Gisle!