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How to pass parameters to an Apache Module from httpd.conf?

I'm trying to figure out how to pass parameters from the httpd.conf file to an apache module initialization routine. All of the examples I can find do not do this, and most do not have an explicit initialization routine.

The init routine signature is:

static void initialize( server_rec *s, pool *p );

The server_rec is passed to the initialize method, so my question is there any way to add initialization parameters to the httpd.conf of apache, and have them show up in the server_rec?

Thanks,
Frank

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That is interesting, I belive that SetPerlVar used in the httpd.conf sets a variable that is somehow set in the perl environment, so when your perl module runs, it can then pick it up. It's sorta like global variables. Kinda of a kludge but functional...

Unfortunately, my apache modules written in C, not perl. And I've looked at dozens of apache modules and most if not all don't even do initialization, let alone any kind of parameter passing from httpd.com.

Thanks,
Frank

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