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author | Joshua Slive <slive@apache.org> | 2002-03-04 21:39:49 +0100 |
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committer | Joshua Slive <slive@apache.org> | 2002-03-04 21:39:49 +0100 |
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mod_charset_lite xml format.
I'm termporarily holding off committing the html transformations while
we work out a few stylesheet problems.
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diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_charset_lite.xml b/docs/manual/mod/mod_charset_lite.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..dff19f649b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_charset_lite.xml @@ -0,0 +1,170 @@ +<?xml version="1.0"?> +<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../style/manual.xsl"?> +<modulesynopsis> + +<name>mod_charset_lite</name> +<description>specify character set translation or recoding</description> +<status>Experimental</status> +<sourcefile>mod_charset_lite.c</sourcefile> +<identifier>charset_lite_module</identifier> + +<summary> + <p>This is an <strong>experimental</strong> module and should + be used with care. Experiment with your + <code>mod_charset_lite</code> configuration to ensure that it + performs the desired function.</p> + + <p><module>mod_charset_lite</module> allows the administrator to + specify the source character set of objects as well as the + character set they should be translated into before sending to the + client. <module>mod_charset_lite</module> does not translate the + data itself but instead tells Apache what translation to + perform. <module>mod_charset_lite</module> is applicable to EBCDIC + and ASCII host environments. In an EBCDIC environment, Apache + normally translates text content from the code page of the Apache + process locale to ISO-8859-1. <module>mod_charset_lite</module> + can be used to specify that a different translation is to be + performed. In an ASCII environment, Apache normally performs no + translation, so <module>mod_charset_lite</module> is needed in + order for any translation to take place.</p> + + <p>This module provides a small subset of configuration + mechanisms implemented by Russian Apache and its associated + <code>mod_charset</code>.</p> +</summary> + +<section><title>Common Problems</title> + +<section><title>Invalid character set names</title> + + <p>The character set name parameters of <directive + module="mod_charset_lite">CharsetSourceEnc</directive> and + <directive module="mod_charset_lite">CharsetDefault</directive> + must be acceptable to the translation mechanism used by APR on the + system where <module>mod_charset_lite</module> is deployed. These + character set names are not standardized and are usually not the + same as the corresponding values used in http headers. Currently, + APR can only use iconv(3), so you can easily test your character + set names using the iconv(1) program, as follows:</p> +<example> + iconv -f charsetsourceenc-value -t charsetdefault-value +</example> +</section> + +<section><title>Mismatch between character set of content and translation + rules</title> + + <p>If the translation rules don't make sense for the content, + translation can fail in various ways, including:</p> + + <ul> + <li>The translation mechanism may return a bad return code, + and the connection will be aborted.</li> + + <li>The translation mechanism may silently place special + characters (e.g., question marks) in the output buffer when + it cannot translate the input buffer.</li> + </ul> +</section> +</section> + +<directivesynopsis> +<name>CharsetSourceEnc</name> +<syntax>CharsetSourceEnc <em>charset</em></syntax> +<contextlist><context>server config</context> +<context>virtual host</context><context>directory</context> +<context>.htaccess</context> +</contextlist> +<override>FileInfo</override> + +<usage> + <p>The <directive>CharsetSourceEnc</directive> directive specifies the + source charset of files in the associated container.</p> + + <p>The value of the <em>charset</em> argument must be accepted + as a valid character set name by the character set support in + APR. Generally, this means that it must be supported by + iconv.</p> + Example: +<example> + <Directory "/export/home/trawick/apacheinst/htdocs/convert"><br /> + CharsetSourceEnc UTF-16BE<br /> + CharsetDefault ISO8859-1<br /> + </Directory> +</example> + <p>The character set names in this example work with the iconv + translation support in Solaris 8.</p> +</usage> +</directivesynopsis> + +<directivesynopsis> +<name>CharsetDefault</name> +<syntax>CharsetDefault <em>charset</em></syntax> +<contextlist><context>server config</context> +<context>virtual host</context><context>directory</context> +<context>.htaccess</context> +</contextlist> +<override>FileInfo</override> + +<usage> + <p>The <directive>CharsetDefault</directive> directive specifies the + charset that content in the associated container should be + translated to.</p> + + <p>The value of the <em>charset</em> argument must be accepted + as a valid character set name by the character set support in + APR. Generally, this means that it must be supported by + iconv.</p> + Example: +<example> + <Directory "/export/home/trawick/apacheinst/htdocs/convert"><br /> + CharsetSourceEnc UTF-16BE<br /> + CharsetDefault ISO8859-1<br /> + </Directory> +</example> +</usage> +</directivesynopsis> + +<directivesynopsis> +<name>CharsetOptions</name> +<syntax>CharsetOptions <em>option</em> [<em>option</em>] ...</syntax> +<default>CharsetOptions <em>DebugLevel=0</em> +<em>NoImplicitAdd</em></default> +<contextlist><context>server config</context> +<context>virtual host</context><context>directory</context> +<context>.htaccess</context> +</contextlist> +<override>FileInfo</override> + +<usage> + <p>The <directive>CharsetOptions</directive> directive configures certain + behaviors of <module>mod_charset_lite</module>. <em>Option</em> can + be one of</p> + + <dl> + <dt>DebugLevel=<em>n</em></dt> + + <dd>The <code>DebugLevel</code> keyword allows you to specify + the level of debug messages generated by + <module>mod_charset_lite</module>. By default, no messages are + generated. This is equivalent to <code>DebugLevel=0</code>. + With higher numbers, more debug messages are generated, and + server performance will be degraded. The actual meanings of + the numeric values are described with the definitions of the + DBGLVL_ constants near the beginning of + <code>mod_charset_lite.c</code>.</dd> + + <dt>ImplicitAdd | NoImplicitAdd</dt> + + <dd>The <code>ImplicitAdd</code> keyword specifies that + <module>mod_charset_lite</module> should implicitly insert its + filter when the configuration specifies that the character + set of content should be translated. If the filter chain is + explicitly configured using the AddOutputFilter directive, + <code>NoImplicitAdd</code> should be specified so that + <module>mod_charset_lite</module> doesn't add its filter.</dd> + </dl> +</usage> +</directivesynopsis> + +</modulesynopsis>
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