The "httpd" Module (v3)

Description

This module allows the server administrator to serve various useful resources over HTTP.

Configuration

To load this module use the following <module> tag:

<module name="httpd">

<bind>

This module extends the core <bind> tags with the following listener types:

Name	Description
httpd	Listens for HTTP connections.

Example Usage

Listens for plaintext HTTP connections on the 127.0.0.1:8080 endpoint:

<bind address="127.0.0.1"
      port="8080"
      ...
      type="httpd">

<httpd>

The <httpd> tag defines settings about how the httpd module should behave. This tag can only be defined once.

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
timeout	Duration	10s	The duration to timeout HTTP connections after.

Example Usage

<httpd timeout="10s">

Special Notes

The following HTTP resource modules can be used in conjunction with this module:

Name	Description
httpd_acl	Allows access to other HTTP resources to be restricted.
httpd_config	Allows the server configuration to be viewed over HTTP.
httpd_stats	Provides statistics about the server and the channels and users on it.