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# Apache Module mod_echo

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Description: | A simple echo server to illustrate protocol modules
Status: | Experimental
Module Identifier: | echo_module
Source File: | mod_echo.c

### Summary

This module provides an example protocol module to illustrate the concept. It provides a simple echo server. Telnet to it and type stuff, and it will echo it.

### Directives

### Bugfix checklist

- httpd changelog
- Known issues
- Report a bug

### See also

- Comments

## ProtocolEcho Directive

Description: | Turn the echo server on or off
Syntax: | `ProtocolEcho On|Off`
Default: | `ProtocolEcho Off`
Context: | server config, virtual host
Status: | Experimental
Module: | mod_echo

The `ProtocolEcho` directive enables or disables the echo server.

### Example

    ProtocolEcho On

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