A2ENMOD(8) System Manager's Manual A2ENMOD(8)
NAME
a2enmod, a2dismod - enable or disable an apache2 module
SYNOPSIS
a2enmod [-q|--quiet] [-m|--maintmode] [ module ]
a2dismod [-q|--quiet] [-f|--force] [-m|--maintmode] [-p|--purge] [ mod-
ule ]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the a2enmod and a2dismod commands.
a2enmod is a script that enables the specified module within the
apache2 configuration. It does this by creating symlinks within
/etc/apache2/mods-enabled. Likewise, a2dismod disables a module by re-
moving those symlinks. It is not an error to enable a module which is
already enabled, or to disable one which is already disabled.
Note that many modules have, in addition to a .load file, an associated
.conf file. Enabling the module puts the configuration directives in
the .conf file as directives into the main server context of apache2.
OPTIONS
-q, --quiet
Don't show informative messages.
-f, --force
When disabling a module, also cascade disables all modules that
depends on it.
-m, --maintmode
Enables the maintainer mode, that is the program invocation is
effectuated automatically by a maintainer script. This switch
should not be used by end users.
-p, --purge
When disabling a module, purge all traces of the module in the
internal state data base.
EXIT STATUS
a2enmod and a2dismod exit with status 0 if all modules are processed
successfully, 1 if errors occur, 2 if an invalid option was used.
EXAMPLES
a2enmod imagemap
a2dismod mime_magic
Enables the mod_imagemap module, and disables the mod_mime_magic mod-
ule.
FILES
/etc/apache2/mods-available
Directory with files giving information on available modules.
/etc/apache2/mods-enabled
Directory with links to the files in mods-available for enabled
modules.
SEE ALSO
apache2ctl(8), a2enconf(8), a2disconf(8), a2ensite(8), a2dissite(8).
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Daniel Stone <daniel@sfarc.net> for the
Debian GNU/Linux distribution, as it is a Debian-specific script with
the package.
12 October 2006 A2ENMOD(8)
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