[mod_python] Apache directory listing

Aaron Gallagher habnabit at gmail.com
Mon May 28 06:51:36 EDT 2007


Okay, I'll try that.

But, what exactly is the purpose of a PythonFixupHandler? The  
documentation doesn't have much to say, but I assume it's for doing  
URL rewriting and redirection.

On May 28, 2007, at 3:44 AM, Graham Dumpleton wrote:

> Arrgghh, mistook mime type for handler.
>
> Trying again, although not sure this will work, but might be able  
> to say:
>
>  req.handler = "httpd/unix-directory"
>  return apache.DECLINED
>
> The reason this might not work is that mod_python registers itself as
> a middle handler as does the autoindex module. Because the autoindex
> module is inbuilt, it probably gets processed prior to mod_python
> handler so too late to do the above.
>
> Thus, your only choice would be to provide a fixuphandler which undoes
> the SetHandler just for the request against the directory and triggers
> autoindex instead. Ie.,
>
>  def fixuphandler(req):
>    if req.content_type = "httpd/x-directory":
>      req.handler = "httpd/unix-directory"
>    return apache.OK
>
> Enable this using appropriate PythonFixupHandler directive.
>
> Graham
>
> On 28/05/07, Aaron Gallagher <habnabit at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I get a 404 Not Found error.
>>
>> On May 28, 2007, at 3:22 AM, Graham Dumpleton wrote:
>>
>> > What happens if you return apache.DECLINED.
>> >
>> > Graham
>> >
>> > On 28/05/07, Aaron Gallagher <habnabit at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Is there a way to tell Apache to give a directory listing? I'm  
>> using
>> >> SetHandler on a directory, and in some cases, I don't need to do
>> >> any special
>> >> handling, so I'd like Apache to just list the contents of the
>> >> directory so
>> >> that I don't have to write my own way of doing it.
>> >>
>> >> Just returning apache.OK has Apache send a document of MIME time
>> >> httpd/x-directory with content length 0.
>> >>
>> >> Aaron Gallagher
>> >> <habnabit at gmail.com>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> Aaron Gallagher
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>>
>>
>>

Aaron Gallagher
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