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diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_mmap_static.html b/docs/manual/mod/mod_mmap_static.html deleted file mode 100644 index 07ed6b7350..0000000000 --- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_mmap_static.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,142 +0,0 @@ -<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> -<HTML> - <HEAD> - <TITLE>Apache module mod_mmap_static</TITLE> - </HEAD> -<!-- Background white, links blue (unvisited), navy (visited), red (active) --> - <BODY - BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" - TEXT="#000000" - LINK="#0000FF" - VLINK="#000080" - ALINK="#FF0000" - > -<!--#include virtual="header.html" --> - <H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Module mod_mmap_static</H1> - - <P> - This module is contained in the <CODE>mod_mmap_static.c</CODE> file, with - Apache 1.3 and later. It provides mmap()ing of a statically configured list - of frequently requested but not changed files. It is not compiled into the - server by default. To use <CODE>mod_mmap_static</CODE> you have to enable - the following line in the server build <CODE>Configuration</CODE> file: - <PRE> - AddModule modules/experimental/mod_mmap_static.o - </PRE> - </P> - - <H2>Summary</H2> - <P> - This is an <STRONG>experimental</STRONG> module and should be used with - care. You can easily create a broken site using this module, read this - document carefully. - <CODE>mod_mmap_static</CODE> maps a list of statically configured files (via - <CODE>MMapFile</CODE> directives in the main server configuration) into - memory through the system call <CODE>mmap()</CODE>. This system - call is available on most modern Unix derivates, but not on all. There - are sometimes system-specific limits on the size and number of files that - can be mmap()d, experimentation is probably the easiest way to find out. - </P> - <P> - This mmap()ing is done once at server start or restart, only. So whenever - one of the mapped files changes on the filesystem you <EM>have</EM> to - restart the server by at least sending it a HUP or USR1 signal (see the - <A HREF="../stopping.html">Stopping and Restarting</A> documentation). To - reiterate that point: if the files are modified <EM>in place</EM> without - restarting the server you may end up serving requests that are completely - bogus. You should update files by unlinking the old copy and putting a new - copy in place. Most tools such as <CODE>rdist</CODE> and <CODE>mv</CODE> do - this. The reason why this modules doesn't take care of changes to the files - is that this check would need an extra <CODE>stat()</CODE> every time which - is a waste and against the intent of I/O reduction. - </P> - - <H2>Directives</H2> - <UL> - <LI><A HREF="#mmapfile">MMapFile</A> - </LI> - </UL> - - <HR> - - <H2><A NAME="mmapfile">MMapFile</A></H2> - <P> - <A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Syntax" - REL="Help" - ><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> MMapFile <EM>filename ...</EM> - <BR> - <A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Default" - REL="Help" - ><STRONG>Default:</STRONG></A> <EM>None</EM> - <BR> - <A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Context" - REL="Help" - ><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> server-config - <BR> - <A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Override" - REL="Help" - ><STRONG>Override:</STRONG></A> <EM>Not applicable</EM> - <BR> - <A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Status" - REL="Help" - ><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> Experimental - <BR> - <A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Module" - REL="Help" - ><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_mmap_static - <BR> - <A - HREF="directive-dict.html#Compatibility" - REL="Help" - ><STRONG>Compatibility:</STRONG></A> Only available in Apache 1.3 or later - - <P> - The <CODE>MMapFile</CODE> directive maps one or more files (given as - whitespace separated arguments) into memory at server startup time. They - are automatically unmapped on a server shutdown. When the files have changed - on the filesystem at least a HUP or USR1 signal should be send to the server - to re-mmap them. - </P> - - <P> - Be careful with the <EM>filename</EM> arguments: They have to literally - match the filesystem path Apache's URL-to-filename translation handlers - create. We cannot compare inodes or other stuff to match paths through - symbolic links <EM>etc.</EM> because that again would cost extra <CODE>stat()</CODE> - system calls which is not acceptable. This module may or may not work - with filenames rewritten by <CODE>mod_alias</CODE> or - <CODE>mod_rewrite</CODE>... it is an experiment after all. - </P> - - <P> - Notice: You cannot use this for speeding up CGI programs or other files - which are served by special content handlers. It can only be used for - regular files which are usually served by the Apache core content handler. - </P> - - Example: - - <PRE> - MMapFile /usr/local/apache/htdocs/index.html - </PRE> - - <P> - <STRONG>Note</STRONG>: don't bother asking for a for a <CODE>MMapDir</CODE> - directive which - recursively maps all the files in a directory. Use Unix the way it was - meant to be used. For example, see the - <A HREF="core.html#include">Include</A> directive, and consider this command: - <PRE> - find /www/htdocs -type f -print \ - | sed -e 's/.*/mmapfile &/' > /www/conf/mmap.conf - </PRE> - -<!--#include virtual="footer.html" --> - </BODY> -</HTML> |