php-doc-en/reference/apache/functions/apache-note.xml
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<refentry xml:id="function.apache-note" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>apache_note</refname>
<refpurpose>Get and set apache request notes</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>apache_note</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>note_name</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>note_value</parameter><initializer>""</initializer></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
This function is a wrapper for Apache's <literal>table_get</literal> and
<literal>table_set</literal>. It edits the table of notes that exists
during a request. The table's purpose is to allow Apache modules to
communicate.
</para>
<para>
The main use for <function>apache_note</function> is to pass information
from one module to another within the same request.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>note_name</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of the note.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>note_value</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The value of the note.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
If called with one argument, it returns the current value of note
<literal>note_name</literal>. If called with two arguments, it
sets the value of note <literal>note_name</literal> to
<literal>note_value</literal> and returns the previous value of
note <literal>note_name</literal>.
If the note cannot be retrieved, &false; is returned.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title>Passing information between PHP and Perl</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
apache_note('name', 'Fredrik Ekengren');
// Call perl script
virtual("/perl/some_script.pl");
$result = apache_note("resultdata");
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
<programlisting role="perl">
<![CDATA[
# Get Apache request object
my $r = Apache->request()->main();
# Get passed data
my $name = $r->notes('name');
# some processing
# Pass result back to PHP
$r->notes('resultdata', $result);
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title>Logging values in access.log</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
apache_note('sessionID', session_id());
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
<programlisting role="apache">
<![CDATA[
# "%{sessionID}n" can be used in the LogFormat directive
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>virtual</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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