Configuration Directives

This is the list of Appweb supported configuration directives.

Name	Purpose
Action	CGI program to handle specific content.
AddInputFilter	Add an input filter to the processing pipeline.
AddHandler	Add a handler for processing given file extensions.
AddLanguageSuffix	Add a supported language and filename suffix to use for this language.
AddLanguageDir	Add a per-language content directory.
AddOutputFilter	Add an output filter to the processing pipeline.
AddType	Add a MIME type specification.
Alias	Map URLs to directories.
Allow	Define which servers can access content.
AuthAutoLogin	Automatically login as the designated user.
AuthDigestQop	Define the quality of protection for Digest Authentication.
AuthGroupFile	Define the name of the user group file for authentication.
AuthStore	Define the authentication method: "config" or "system".
AuthName	Define the realm of users to be permitted access to this set of documents.
AuthType	Define the type of authentication to use: Basic, Digest or Form.
AuthUserFile	Define the file of user names.
Cache	Configure client and server side caching.
CanonicalName	Define a name for the server to use when creating redirections.
CgiEscape	Escape shell special characters in CGI environment variables.
CgiPrefix	Define a prefix string for URI query and form variables when passing to CGI programs.
Chroot	Define the directory for a "chroot jail" in which Appweb will execute.
Condition	Define a conditional test for a route.
CrossOrigin	Define cross-origin sharing exceptions for the route.
DefaultLanguage	Set the default language to use for a route.
Defense	Define a defensive response for attack monitoring.
Deny	Define which servers cannot access content.
DirectoryIndex	Define the default index file to service for directory requests.
Documents	Directory containing web content.
ErrorDocument	Define an error document to serve.
ErrorLog	Define the location and format of the error log.
EspApp	Define an ESP application.
ExitTimeout	Define the timeout period to wait for requests to complete before exiting or restarting.
FastConnect	Configure FastCGI for the route.
GroupAccount	Define the O/S account group used by Appweb.
Header	Manage the response headers.
Home	Define the directory containing configuration files.
IgnoreEncodingErrors	Ignore UTF-8 encoding errors in WebSockets
IndexOptions	Define the options for directory listings.
IndexOrder	Define the order of processing directory index options.
InactivityTimeout	Maximum request and connection inactivity duration.
LimitCache	Set the maximum size of the Appweb cache for responses and sessions.
LimitCacheItem	Set the maximum size of a single item in the Appweb cache.
LimitChunk	Set the maximum transfer chunk encoding size.
LimitClients	Set the limit of simultaneous clients.
LimitConnections	Set the limit of simultaneous client connections.
LimitConnectionsPerClient	Set the limit of simultaneous client connections per client.
LimitFiles	Set the maximum number of open files or sockets on a Unix system.
LimitKeepAlive	Define the re-use count for a connection.
LimitMemory	Limit the total memory usage of Appweb. This is a hard limit.
LimitPacket	Set the maximum packet size for pipeline queues and stages.
LimitProcesses	Maximum number of CGI processes to spawn.
LimitRequestsPerClient	Set the limit of simultaneous requests for a single IP address.
LimitRequestBody	Set the maximum size of the incoming request body.
LimitRequestForm	Set the maximum size of the incoming request form data.
LimitRequestHeader	Set the maximum total request header size.
LimitRequestHeaderLines	Set the maximum number of request header lines.
LimitResponseBody	Set the maximum response body size.
LimitSessions	Set the limit of simultaneous client sessions.
LimitStreams	Set the limit of HTTP/2 streams per connection.
LimitUpload	Set the maximum file upload size.
LimitUri	Set the maximum size of a request URI.
LimitWebSocketsFrame	Limit the maximum size of a Web Sockets Message Frame.
LimitWebSocketsMessage	Limit the maximum size of a Web Sockets Message.
LimitWebSocketsPacket	Limit the maximum size of a Web Sockets Message Packet.
LimitWorkers	Limit the maximum size of a Web Sockets Message.
Listen	Define the IP address and port on which to listen.
LoadModule	Load an Appweb module.
LoadModulePath	Specify a list of directories to search for modules.
Log	Control the tracing of HTTP events.
Map	Control the mapping of requests by extension.
MemoryPolicy	Define the action to take when memory is depleted.
Methods	Control the acceptable HTTP method verbs.
Monitor	Monitor a resource for attacks and trigger a defensive response.
Options	Control directory listing options.
Order	Specify the order in which the allow and deny directives apply.
Param	Define a route step to test request param values.
Prefix	Define a route prefix to trim from the URI.
PreserveFrames	Preserve WebSocket frames.
ProxyConfig	Configure a block of proxy settings
ProxyConnect	Configure proxy applications.
Redirect	Redirect requests to a new target.
RequestHeader	Define a HTTP request header test for a route.
RequestParseTimeout	Maximum time to parse a request or response HTTP headers.
RequestTimeout	Maximum request duration.
Require	Define which authenticated users will be permitted access to content.
Reroute	Open a previously defined route to add or modify directives.
ResetPipeline	Reset the input and output pipeline for a block.
Role	Defines an authentication role with associated abilities.
Route	Define a block of directives to apply to a URL route.
RouteName	Set the route name.
ScriptAlias	Map a URL to a directory for CGI processing.
SetConnector	Set the connector stage for a block.
SetHandler	Set the handler to process requests.
Source	Define source code for the handler to use.
StartWorkers	Number of worker threads to pre-allocate and preserve.
Stealth	Control stealth mode.
Target	Define the target action to take for a route to serve a response to the client.
ThreadStack	Stack size for each thread.
ServerName	Define the server names to be served by a host or virtual host.
SessionCookie	Control the visibility of the session cookie in the browser.
SessionTimeout	Maximum session state inactivity duration.
SSLCACertificateFile	Define the location of the client certificate file.
SSLCertificateFile	Define the server certificate.
SSLCertificateKeyFile	Define the server's private key.
SSLCipherSuite	Set the cipher suite to use for SSL.
SSLEngine	Enable SSL processing for a block.
SSLProtocol	Set the SSL protocols to enable.
SSLVerifyClient	Verify the identity of the client certificate.
SSLVerifyIssuer	Verify the identity of the issuer or the client certificate.
StreamInput	Control if request body content is buffered or streamed to the handler.
Target	Define a route target.
Trace	Define what request events to trace.
TraceLog	Define the location and format of the request trace log.
TypesConfig	Specify the location of the MIME types file.
UnloadModule	Unload an Appweb module.
Update	Define an update modification for a route.
UploadDir	Set the directory for uploaded files.
UploadAutoDelete	Control if files are auto-deleted after uploading.
UserAcount	Define the O/S user account used by Appweb.
VirtualHost	Create a directory block for virtual hosting for an IP address.