NAME
Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::File - Plugin providing file handling methods
SYNOPSIS
my $obj = $c->plugin('File')->method( ... ); # Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::File->method()
or
$c->plugin('File')->method( ... );
DESCRIPTION
Common methods for processing and outputting files.
PREREQUISITES
This package is part of a larger distribution and was NOT intended to be
used directly. In order for this plugin to work properly, the following
packages must be installed:
Apache2::WebApp
MIME::Types
Params::Validate
INSTALLATION
From source:
$ tar xfz Apache2-WebApp-Plugin-File-0.X.X.tar.gz
$ perl MakeFile.PL PREFIX=~/path/to/custom/dir LIB=~/path/to/custom/lib
$ make
$ make test
$ make install
Perl one liner using CPAN.pm:
$ perl -MCPAN -e 'install Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::File'
Use of CPAN.pm in interactive mode:
$ perl -MCPAN -e shell
cpan> install Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::File
cpan> quit
Just like the manual installation of Perl modules, the user may need
root access during this process to insure write permission is allowed
within the installation directory.
OBJECT METHODS
open
Open the file in a web browser window.
$c->plugin('File')->open( \%controller, '/path/to/file' );
download
Force the file as a web browser download.
$c->plugin('File')->download( \%controller, '/path/to/file' );
SEE ALSO
Apache2::WebApp, Apache2::WebApp::Plugin, Apache2::Request, MIME::Types
AUTHOR
Marc S. Brooks, <mbrooks@cpan.org> - <http://mbrooks.info>
COPYRIGHT
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.
See <http://dev.perl.org/licenses/artistic.html>