Apache Module mod_charset_lite
allows the server to change the character set of responses before sending them to the client. In an EBCDIC environment, Apache always translates HTTP protocol content (e.g. response headers) from the code page of the Apache process locale to ISO-8859-1, but not the body of responses. In any environment, modcharsetlite
can be used to specify that response bodies should be translated. For example, if files are stored in EBCDIC, then modcharsetlite
This module provides a small subset of configuration mechanisms implemented by Russian Apache and its associated mod_charset
is deployed. These character set names are not standardized and are usually not the same as the corresponding values used in http headers. Currently, APR can only use iconv(3), so you can easily test your character set names using the iconv(1) program, as follows:modcharsetlite
iconv -f charsetsourceenc-value -t charsetdefault-value
If the translation rules don't make sense for the content, translation can fail in various ways, including:
The value of the charset argument must be accepted as a valid character set name by the character set support in APR. Generally, this means that it must be supported by iconv.
disables translation. The charset need not match the charset of the response, but it must be a valid charset on the system. | |---|
should implicitly insert its filter when the configuration specifies that the character set of content should be translated. If the filter chain is explicitly configured using the AddOutputFilter
doesn't add its filter.TranslateAllMimeTypes | NoTranslateAllMimeTypes
will only perform translation on a small subset of possible mimetypes. When the TranslateAllMimeTypes
keyword is specified for a given configuration section, translation is performed without regard for mimetype. | |---|
The character set names in this example work with the iconv translation support in Solaris 8.
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Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4
Apache Module mod_charset_lite
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Common Problems
The character set name parameters of CharsetSourceEnc and CharsetDefault must be acceptable to the translation mechanism used by APR on the system where mod_charset_lite is deployed. These character set names are not standardized and are usually not the same as the corresponding values used in http
CharsetDefault Directive
The CharsetDefault directive specifies the charset that content in the associated container should be translated to.
CharsetOptions Directive
The CharsetOptions directive configures certain behaviors of mod_charset_lite. Option can be one of
CharsetSourceEnc Directive
The CharsetSourceEnc directive specifies the source charset of files in the associated container.