A2ENMOD(8)		    System Manager's Manual		    A2ENMOD(8)



NAME
       a2enmod, a2dismod - enable or disable an apache2 module

SYNOPSIS
       a2enmod [ [-q|--quiet] module]

       a2dismod [ [-q|--quiet] module]

DESCRIPTION
       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.

       -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  mod-
       ule.

FILES
       /etc/apache2/mods-available
	      Directory with files giving information on available modules.

       /etc/apache2/mods-enabled
	      Directory	 with links to the files in mods-available for enabled
	      modules.

SEE ALSO
       apache2ctl(8), a2enconf(8), a2disconf(8).

AUTHOR
       This manual page was written by Daniel Stone <daniel@sfarc.net> for the
       Debian  GNU/Linux  distribution, as it is a Debian-specific script with
       the package.



				12 October 2006			    A2ENMOD(8)