Information about the package, mod_xsendfile, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mod_xsendfile package is designed for, Apache module to send files efficiently.
Package Name:
mod_xsendfile
Summary:
Apache module to send files efficiently
Description:
mod_xsendfile is a small Apache2 module that processes X-SENDFILE headers registered by the original output handler. If it encounters the presence of such header it will discard all output and send the file specified by that header instead using Apache internals including all optimizations like caching-headers and sendfile or mmap if configured. It is useful for processing script-output of e.g. php, perl or any cgi.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.12
Release:
3.el6
Size:
14 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
ASL 2.0
Control the mod_xsendfile package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install mod_xsendfile
This command will install mod_xsendfile on the server.
yum remove mod_xsendfile
This command will un-install mod_xsendfile on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mod_xsendfile, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove mod_xsendfile
This command will un-install mod_xsendfile on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mod_xsendfile when using the -y flag.
yum update mod_xsendfile
This command will update mod_xsendfile to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mod_xsendfile, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update mod_xsendfile
This command will update mod_xsendfile to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mod_xsendfile when using the -y flag.
yum info mod_xsendfile
This command will show you core information about the mod_xsendfile package.
yum deplist mod_xsendfile
This command will show you the dependencies for mod_xsendfile. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update mod_xsendfile
This command will check if there is an update waiting on mod_xsendfile. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.