From: Rich Bowen <rbowen@apache.org>
Date: Sat, 2 May 2026 22:26:58 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: mod_expires: document wildcard sub-type matching in ExpiresByType (Bug 69257)
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mod_expires: document wildcard sub-type matching in ExpiresByType (Bug 69257)

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diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_expires.xml b/docs/manual/mod/mod_expires.xml
index 2f356ae890..4fe207afb6 100644
--- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_expires.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_expires.xml
@@ -208,6 +208,23 @@ ExpiresByType text/html M604800
     <p>You can also specify the expiration time calculation using
     an <a href="#AltSyn">alternate syntax</a>, described earlier in
     this document.</p>
+
+    <p>The MIME type can use a wildcard for the sub-type, for
+    example <code>image/*</code>. This will match any type under
+    that major type. When a request's content type does not match
+    a specific <directive>ExpiresByType</directive> entry, a
+    wildcard entry for the major type is checked before falling
+    back to the <directive module="mod_expires">ExpiresDefault</directive>.</p>
+
+    <example><title>Example with wildcard:</title>
+    <highlight language="config">
+ExpiresActive On
+# All images expire after 1 month
+ExpiresByType image/* "access plus 1 month"
+# Override specifically for GIF
+ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 week"
+    </highlight>
+    </example>
 </usage>
 </directivesynopsis>