| TABLE 1: Sample Apache 2.0 Modules |
| Module |
Purpose |
| mod_cgi |
Provides support for CGI scripts, which are the backbone of many Web sites. Apache also supports mod_perl, which loads the Perl interpreter into memory and can drastically reduce CGI execution time. |
| mod_dav |
Implements the WWW Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) specification, a set of HTTP extensions that let remote users collaboratively edit and manage files on a Web server. |
| mod_php4 |
Provides support for the PHP4 server-side programming language. PHP is similar to ASP in that it lets programmers embed directly into HTML documents programming code to be executed on the server. |
| mod_rewrite |
Permits dynamic rewriting of URLs to redirect access to files or authentication scripts, to reroute users to other sites, and more. One of the most powerful yet underused modules. |
| mod_ssl |
Provides an interface to the SSL encryption protocols that OpenSSL provides. |