Apache HTTP Server Version 2.0
Apache Module mod_charset_lite
| Description: | Specify character set translation or recoding |
|---|---|
| Status: | Experimental |
| Module Identifier: | charset_lite_module |
| Source File: | mod_charset_lite.c |
Summary
This is an experimental module and should
be used with care. Experiment with your
mod_charset_lite configuration to ensure that it
performs the desired function.
mod_charset_lite 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. mod_charset_lite does not translate the
data itself but instead tells Apache what translation to
perform. mod_charset_lite 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. mod_charset_lite
can be used to specify that a different translation is to be
performed. In an ASCII environment, Apache normally performs no
translation, so mod_charset_lite is needed in
order for any translation to take place.
This module provides a small subset of configuration
mechanisms implemented by Russian Apache and its associated
mod_charset.
Common Problems
Invalid character set names
The character set name parameters of CharsetSourceEnc and
CharsetDefault
must be acceptable to the translation mechanism used by APR on the
system where mod_charset_lite 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:
iconv -f charsetsourceenc-value -t charsetdefault-value
Mismatch between character set of content and translation rules
If the translation rules don't make sense for the content, translation can fail in various ways, including:
- The translation mechanism may return a bad return code, and the connection will be aborted.
- The translation mechanism may silently place special characters (e.g., question marks) in the output buffer when it cannot translate the input buffer.
CharsetDefault Directive
| Description: | Charset to translate into |
|---|---|
| Syntax: | CharsetDefault charset |
| Context: | server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess |
| Override: | FileInfo |
| Status: | Experimental |
| Module: | mod_charset_lite |
The CharsetDefault directive specifies the
charset that content in the associated container should be
translated to.
The value of the charset 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.
Example
<Directory /export/home/trawick/apacheinst/htdocs/convert>
CharsetSourceEnc UTF-16BE
CharsetDefault ISO-8859-1
</Directory>
CharsetOptions Directive
| Description: | Configures charset translation behavior |
|---|---|
| Syntax: | CharsetOptions option [option] ... |
| Default: | CharsetOptions DebugLevel=0 NoImplicitAdd |
| Context: | server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess |
| Override: | FileInfo |
| Status: | Experimental |
| Module: | mod_charset_lite |
The CharsetOptions directive configures certain
behaviors of mod_charset_lite. Option can
be one of
DebugLevel=n- The
DebugLevelkeyword allows you to specify the level of debug messages generated bymod_charset_lite. By default, no messages are generated. This is equivalent toDebugLevel=0. 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 ofmod_charset_lite.c. ImplicitAdd | NoImplicitAdd- The
ImplicitAddkeyword specifies thatmod_charset_liteshould 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 theAddOutputFilterdirective,NoImplicitAddshould be specified so thatmod_charset_litedoesn't add its filter.
CharsetSourceEnc Directive
| Description: | Source charset of files |
|---|---|
| Syntax: | CharsetSourceEnc charset |
| Context: | server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess |
| Override: | FileInfo |
| Status: | Experimental |
| Module: | mod_charset_lite |
The CharsetSourceEnc directive specifies the
source charset of files in the associated container.
The value of the charset 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.
Example
<Directory /export/home/trawick/apacheinst/htdocs/convert>
CharsetSourceEnc UTF-16BE
CharsetDefault ISO-8859-1
</Directory>
The character set names in this example work with the iconv translation support in Solaris 8.