ApacheCon: Core Europe 2015

The Apache HTTP Server module configuration API is challenge even for seasoned httpd developers. Per-server and per-directory configuration scopes, merging of configuration sections, optimizations to survive complex configurations, and configuration directive handling are all challenges to the beginning and even an adept Apache module author. Join us as we unwind this complexity for the new module author or existing module hacker and offer best practices, promote more robust module configuration, and allow for easier introduction of new features with less code.