This article describes how to use cPanel to configure custom Apache handlers for your web site. Apache handlers are used to specify how certain file types are processed by the server.
Apache is an open-source web server that is used to serve your web site's content. Apache handlers specify how certain types of files are processed by the web server. For example, by default Apache is configured to process files that have .pl extensions as Perl files. If you also wanted to process files that have .script extensions as Perl files, you could set up a custom Apache handler for your site.
People are sometimes confused about the difference between MIME types and Apache handlers. MIME types instruct the browser how to process files, whereas Apache handlers instruct the server how to process files.
To add a custom Apache handler, follow these steps:
1. In the Advanced section of the cPanel home screen, click Apache Handlers.
2. Under Create an Apache Handler, type the name of the handler in the Handler text box.
To see a list of handlers available, you can view the System Apache Handlers at the bottom of the page.
3. In the Extension(s) text box, type the file extension or extensions that you want to be processed by the handler.
You must add a period ('.') before the extension name.
4. Click .
