## Index → Modules

1. Handlers: Connection handling modules.

   - Static Content: Send files.

   - Only listing: List directories.

   - List & Send: List directories and send files.

   - HTTP error: Generate custom HTTP errors.

   - Redirection: URL forwards and rewrites.

   - CGI: Common Gateway Interface.

   - FastCGI: Fast Common Gateway Interface.

   - SCGI: Simple Common Gateway Interface.

   - uWSGI: uWSGI protocol.

   - HTTP reverse proxy: Surrogate/reverse proxy handler.

   - Server Side Includes: SSI Server Support.

   - Upload Reporting: Show an upload progress bar.

   - Audio/Video Streaming: Media streamer.

   - Hidden Downloads: Secure, Time expiring downloads.

   - Server Info: Provide info about Cherokee.

   - MySQL bridge: MySQL over HTTP bridge.

   - Remote Administration: Cherokee administration handler.

   - 1x1 Transparent GIF: Returns a 1x1 pixel transparent GIF.

   - Drop Connection: Immediately drop TCP connection.

2. Validators: Authentication mechanisms.

   - Plain: Plain file mechanism.

   - htpasswd: htpasswd mechanism.

   - htdigest: htdigest mechanism.

   - LDAP: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol mechanism.

   - MySQL: Database mechanism.

   - PAM: Pluggable Authentication Module mechanism.

   - Fixed list: Fixed authentication list.

3. Encoders: Compression and filtering.

   - gzip: compress using gzip algorithm.

   - deflate: compress using deflate algorithm.

4. Loggers: Logging mechanisms.

   - Combined: Combined Log Format.

   - Custom: Customizable Format.

   - Common (NCSA): Common Log Format.

5. Balancers: Load balancing strategies.

   - Round robin: Round Robin strategy.

   - IP Hash: Client IP hash strategy.

   - Failover: Failover/backup-server strategy.