Apache Handlers
Last modified: May 13, 2020
Overview
Apache handlers control how your site’s Apache web server software manages certain file types and file extensions. Apache can handle CGI scripts and server-parsed files. The file extensions for these files include .cgi, .pl, .plx, .ppl, .perl, and .shtml.
You can configure Apache to use an existing handler to handle a new file type. To do this, manually add the handler and extension in this interface.
Create an Apache Handler
To add an Apache handler, perform the following steps:
- Enter the handler name in the Handler text box. cPanel includes the following built-in handlers:
- default-handler — Sends the file and uses Apache’s default handler for static content.
- send-as-is — Sends the file with HTTP headers intact.
- cgi-script — Handles the file as a CGI script.
- imap-file — Parses the file as an imagemap rule file.
- For more information, read Apache’s documentation.
- server-info — Retrieves the server’s configuration information.
- server-parsed — Parses the file for server-side includes.
- server-status — Retrieves the server’s status report.
- type-map — Parses the file as a type map file.
- For more information, read Apache’s documentation.
- A file extension consists of the letters after the dot (.) in a file name (for example, filename.fileextension).
- Space-separate multiple extensions (for example, .cgi .pl .ppl).
Note:
This interface does not allow you to create custom Apache handlers.
Remove an Apache Handler
To remove a user-defined handler, perform the following steps:
- Click Delete under the Remove heading for the appropriate handler in the User Defined Apache Handlers table.
- Click Yes.
Note:
You cannot remove the file extensions that Apache automatically handles.