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Whats the difference between an Apache “module”, a “filter” and a “handler”?

April 26, 2017Apache difference filter handler module

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Whats the difference between an Apache “module”, a “filter” and a “handler”?

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“Module” is a general term for any code that gets linked with or loaded by Apache and uses the Apache API. “Handler” and “Filter” are 2 subdivisions of this term which describe different types of input and output processors.