/etc/apache2/mods-available
Directory with files giving information on available modules.
a2enmod8
Enable or disable an apache2 module
Usage
a2enmod [{-q | --quiet}]
[{-m | --maintmode}]
[module]
a2dismod [{-q | --quiet}]
[{-f | --force}]
[{-m | --maintmode}]
[{-p | --purge}]
[module]
Overview
This manual page documents briefly the a2enmod and a2dismod commands.
a2enmod is a script that enables the specified module within the apache2 configuration. It does this by creating symlinks within /etc/apache2/mods-enabled. Likewise, a2dismod disables a module by removing those symlinks. It is not an error to enable a module which is already enabled, or to disable one which is already disabled.
Note that many modules have, in addition to a .load file, an associated .conf file. Enabling the module puts the configuration directives in the .conf file as directives into the main server context of apache2.
Options
-
-q, --quiet -
Don't show informative messages.
-
-f, --force -
When disabling a module, also cascade disables all modules that depends on it.
-
-m, --maintmode -
Enables the maintainer mode, that is the program invocation is effectuated automatically by a maintainer script. This switch should not be used by end users.
-
-p, --purge -
When disabling a module, purge all traces of the module in the internal state data base.
Exit status
a2enmod and a2dismod exit with status 0 if all modules are processed successfully, 1 if errors occur, 2 if an invalid option was used.
Examples
a2enmod imagemap
a2dismod mime_magic
Enables the mod_imagemap module, and disables the mod_mime_magic module.
Files
-
/etc/apache2/mods-enabled -
Directory with links to the files in
mods-availablefor enabled modules.
Releases
11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 4 times.
--force since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--maintmode since Debian 8 (Jessie);
--purge since Debian 8 (Jessie);
--quiet since Debian 8 (Jessie);
-f since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-m since Debian 8 (Jessie);
-p since Debian 8 (Jessie);
-q since Debian 8 (Jessie).