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## Name

http_file — Metaproxy HTTP File Server Module

## DESCRIPTION

This module enables file access via the HTTP protocol. All URLs with a given prefix are directed to a specific document root (on local file storage). The module only serves static content.

## SCHEMA

# Metaproxy XML config file schemas
#
# Copyright (C) Index Data
# See the LICENSE file for details.
namespace mp = "http://indexdata.com/metaproxy"
filter_http_file =
attribute type { "http_file" },
attribute id { xsd:NCName }?,
attribute name { xsd:NCName }?,
element mp:mimetypes { xsd:string }?,
element mp:area {
element mp:documentroot { xsd:string },
element mp:prefix { xsd:string },
element mp:raw { xsd:boolean }?,
element mp:passthru { xsd:boolean }?
}*

## EXAMPLES

A typical configuration looks like this:

       <filter type="http_file">
        <mimetypes>/etc/mime.types</mimetypes>
        <area>
         <documentroot>/var/www/metaproxy/html</documentroot>
         <prefix>/etc</prefix>
        </area>
       </filter>

## SEE ALSO

metaproxy(1)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2005-2026 Index Data

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