From 7995148fdbcd7cb8e362de29a9bc2d42e224b4c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rich Bowen Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:41:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Clarify CGI meta-variables terminology in env.xml (bz 70095) The introductory paragraph incorrectly implied that HTTP defines environment variables. Reword to accurately describe the relationship: RFC 3875 defines meta-variables (many derived from HTTP headers), and httpd exposes them as environment variables. git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x@1935410 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68 --- docs/manual/env.xml | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/manual/env.xml b/docs/manual/env.xml index 72f042144a..26d2dfe99f 100644 --- a/docs/manual/env.xml +++ b/docs/manual/env.xml @@ -303,9 +303,11 @@
CGI environment variables -

The CGI specification (3875) defines a number of environment - variables that expand on those defined by the HTTP spec. - These have been adopted more broadly, and are a standard +

The CGI specification (3875) defines a + number of meta-variables, many of which derive their values from + HTTP request headers. Apache httpd makes these available as + environment variables to CGI scripts and other request-processing + mechanisms. These have been adopted more broadly, and are a standard part of passing information between the browser and the server, and between processes on the server side. Here we discuss a few of these. For the complete list of request -- 2.47.3