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, - COPYRIGHT This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See