There are 11 directives (listed in Table 2.1, “ModRuby Apache Configuration Directives”) which are basically split into two contexts: server context and handler context. Server context pertains to settings and declarations that are specific to the (global) server environment. These include setting configuration variables (key value pair) and environmental variables (which show up in the CGI environment). Handler context pertains to framework handlers. In this context, you can define specialized configuration variables associated with specific framework handlers.
Table 2.1. ModRuby Apache Configuration Directives
| Name | Args | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
RubyDefaultHandlerModule | {module_name} | Anywhere | Set default Ruby module for Apache handler |
RubyDefaultHandlerClass | {class_name} | Anywhere | Set default Ruby class for Apache handler |
RubyDefaultHandlerMethod | {method_name} | Anywhere | Set default Ruby method for Apache handler |
RubyConfig | {key} {value} | Anywhere | Set server-level configuration setting |
RubyEnv | {key} {value} | Anywhere | Set environmental server-level variable |
RubyHandler | {handler_name} | Anywhere | Set the framework handler to fire for a given context |
RubyHandlerDeclare | {handler_name} | Global | Declare a new Ruby handler |
RubyHandlerModule | {handler_name} {module_name} | Global | Define module for declared handler |
RubyHandlerClass | {handler_name} {class_name} | Global | Define class for declared handler |
RubyHandlerMethod | {handler_name} {method_name} | Global | Define method for declared handler |
RubyHandlerConfig | {handler_name} {key} {value} | Global | Define a handler-level configuration setting |