ShellCmdTempl directive
Controls the composition of the command line given to WinExec() to start up the script execution environment.
Purpose
The ShellCmdTempl
directive
specifies a special formatting string that controls the composition of the command
line used in the server's call to WinExec() to start up a script execution.
You can use this to tailor the command line issued by httpd to suit your needs. Note
the special character sequences listed below, which are used as substitution
signals (analogous to printf() formats).
Syntax
ShellCmdTempl format-string
format-string is a template for the WinExec() command line.
It can consist of anything that is legal in a Windows command line, plus the following special sequences for which substitutions are made as described:
~s
- The executable that is to be run, as specified by
ShellExec.
~x
- The shell exec option(s) as specified by
ShellExecOption or
ShellExecOptionDeb (when
script tracing
is active).
~p
- The tempfile containing the shell startup jacket procedure that defines the environment variables then invokes the actual script.
~i
- The tempfile containing the POST content, if any,
that was supplied by the client.
~o
- The tempfile in which the httpd server expects to find
the output from the script.
Only one ShellCmdTempl directive is allowed in the configuration file.
Default
If you do not specify a ShellCmdTempl, httpd assumes:
ShellCmdTempl ~s ~x ~p < ~i > ~o
Example
ShellCmdTempl ~s ~x ~p -i ~i -o ~o
For a hypothetical shell that uses -i and -o
for input and output files instead of command line redirection..
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