1.2 Flexibility
Apache processes requests in phases (e.g. read the request, parse
headers, check access, etc.). These phases can be implemented by
functions called handlers. Traditionally, handlers are written in C
and compiled into Apache modules. Mod_python provides a way to extend
Apache functionality by writing Apache handlers in Python. For a
detailed description of the Apache request processing process, see the
Apache API Notes, as well
as the Mod_python -
Integrating Python with Apache paper.
To ease migration from CGI, a standard mod_python handler is provided
that simulates the CGI environment allowing a user to run legacy scripts
under mod_python with no changes to the code (in most cases).
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