Adding Apache Handlers in cPanel Flash Tutorial

Adding Apache Handlers through your cPanel control panel allows you, the client, to specify how files with different filename extensions are handled by the server.

For example with the standard settings all HTML pages, JPGs, and GIFs are sent as-is from the server when they are requested by your visitors. PHP and Perl scripts are handled differently because they are parsed by the server before being sent.

Adding an Apache Handler could turn any extension into one that is parsed and interpreted by the server before being sent. You could specify that all files ending in .perl are Perl scripts and should be interpreted before sending.

Some people get confused between MIME types and Apache handlers. The difference is that MIME types inform your visitors' web browser how to display the file, while Apache Handlers tell the browser how to send it.

The following flash tutorial guides you through adding Apache Handlers in cPanel control panel.

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