Re: mod_ext_filter module for Apache? -- WEB400

Peter, yes, you're right, mod_ext_filter doesn't appear in the list. I
have a far-fetched hope that this module may be part of the "core"
modules, as the proxy module seems to be. Unlikely, I admit.

I saw a set of instructions for adding a custom module to Apache. I'll
take a look and see if it's a practical option.

Alan

On 12/23/2011 11:12 PM, Peter Connell wrote:

Alan,
I think if you run the STRTCPSVR cmd for any instance using option -l you'll find that mod_ext_filter is not one of the modules in the list.

The only way I could see to gain control over the output filter process was to write my own Apache filter module, an arcane process, and something of a black art from my perspective.
To achieve this you probably need to understand how Apache requires a data export from your module also about registering hooks for Apache.
The thing gets implemented by adding an Apache directive like
LoadModule mytest_module /QSYS.LIB/MYTEST.LIB/MYFILTER01.SRVPGM
And SetOutputFilter MYFILTER to the relevant Directory container

Cheers, Peter

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From: [1]web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [[2]mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alan Seiden
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Subject: Re: [WEB400] mod_ext_filter module for Apache?

Jack, right. The ExtFilterDefine directive is not accepted. What I don't
know is whether I need to use a specific LoadModule directive, or if the
module isn't supplied.

On 12/23/2011 8:38 AM, Jack Kingsley wrote:

If you add it, does it throw/error it out in your log file after you recycle the server instance.

On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Peter Connell [1][3]<Peter.Connell@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

Hmm,
I recall having to write one in C a while back but it never got to be used in production.

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From: [[4]2]web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [[3][5]mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alan Seiden
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Subject: [WEB400] mod_ext_filter module for Apache?

Anyone know if the IBM i implementation of Apache HTTP Server includes the
module "mod_ext_filter" (or equivalent) ? It's sometimes hard to find
Apache modules because they have different names on IBM i.

[1][5][7]http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_ext_filter.html

The mod_ext_filter module allows admins to define an external output
filter for HTTP content. We already have a DEFLATE filter that compresses
output, but mod_ext_filter would allow custom filters (any external
program) to be defined using the SetOutputFilter and ExtFilterDefine
directives. For example, I could tell Apache to post-process any web
server output through a PHP or Perl script, or Tidy to clean up the HTML,
etc.

Thanks!

Alan
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