would not have had a chance to enable support for this
function.</dd>
+ <dt><code>ap_requires()</code></dt>
+ <dd>The core server now provides better infrastructure for handling
+ <directive module="mod_authz_core">Require</directive> configuration.
+ Register an auth provider function for each supported entity using
+ <code>ap_register_auth_provider()</code>. The function will be
+ called as necessary during <directive>Require</directive>
+ processing. (Consult bundled modules for detailed examples.)</dd>
+
<dt><code>ap_server_conf->process->pool</code>
userdata</dt>
<dd>
<dt>Implement cleanups which clear pointer variables</dt>
<dd>Use <code>ap_pool_cleanup_set_null()</code>.</dd>
+
+ <dt>Create run-time files such as shared memory files, pid files,
+ etc.</dt>
+ <dd>Use <code>ap_runtime_dir_relative()</code> so that the global
+ configuration for the location of such files, either by the
+ DEFAULT_REL_RUNTIMEDIR compile setting or the
+ <directive module="core">DefaultRuntimeDir</directive> directive,
+ will be respected. <em>Apache httpd 2.4.2 and above.</em></dd>
+
</dl>
</section>