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Apache HTTP Server Version 2.5

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Overview of new features in Apache HTTP Server 2.6

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This document describes some of the major changes between the 2.4 and
2.6 versions of the Apache HTTP Server. For new features since
version 2.2, see the 2.4 new features document.

  * [down] Core Enhancements
  * [down] New Modules
  * [down] Module Enhancements
  * [down] Program Enhancements
  * [down] Documentation
  * [down] Module Developer Changes

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Core Enhancements P

ContentDigest directive and Content-MD5 header
    The ContentDigest directive and support for the the Content-MD5
    header has been removed from the server, corresponding with the
    removal of this header from RFC7231 Hypertext Transfer Protocol
    (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content.
Listen directive options
    The Listen directive now supports an optional options=...
    argument, allowing per-listener socket options to be configured.
systemd socket activation
    httpd can now be configured to start via systemd socket
    activation.
New DefaultStateDir directive.
    The DefaultStateDir directive has been added to specify a
    directory for storing persistent state.
Zone/scope support in IPv6 addresses
    If built against APR 1.7.0 or later, zones (scopes) can be
    specified in an IPv6 link-local address used with the Listen or
    VirtualHost directive.

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New Modules P

mod_journald, mod_syslog
    These new modules provide support for logging to syslog or
    journald.

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Module Enhancements P

mod_ssl
    The following mod_ssl enhancements are included:
      + SSLRandomSeed directive is now deprecated and is ignored if
        building against OpenSSL 1.1.1 or later.
      + The SSLKEYLOGFILE environment variable can now be set to log
        private key material for off-line decryption of SSL/TLS
        protocol dumps using third-party tools.
mod_cgid
    If configured with --enable-cgid-fdpassing, the CGI daemon will
    set up stderr handling in the same way as mod_cgi.

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Program Enhancements P

htpasswd
    The htpasswd utility can now generate SHA-256 or SHA-512 crypt()
    hashes where supported by the C library.

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Documentation P

Fill me in
    The mod_example documentation fill me in.

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Module Developer Changes P

New type ap_method_mask_t.
    The ap_method_mask_t type has been added and is now used for the
    method_mask field in ap_method_list_t, AP_METHOD_BIT, allowed
    field of request_rec, limited field of cmd_parms.
mod_ssl.h mod_ssl API changes.
    The ssl_var_lookup optional function API now takes a const char *
    name argument and returns a const char * string value. The pool
    argument must now be non-NULL.

The developer documentation contains a detailed list of API changes.

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