Make a custom Apache handler (for multiple PHP versions)

Question

I've successfully installed PHP 5.2 and it runs as CGI.

(5.3 is my default running on mod, or as the phpinfo says "Server API: Apache 2.0 Handler")

Ultimately I want to put something like AddHandler application/x-httpd-php52 in the .htaccess file of the directory I want to run it in. is that defined somewhere? (since in compiled php 5.2 myself)

However, this only really works in virtual hosts because I can't wrap my head around how to define a custom handler.

<FilesMatch "\.php">
SetHandler application/x-httpd-php5
</FilesMatch>
ScriptAlias /php52-cgi /usr/lib/cgi-bin/php52-cgi
Action application/x-httpd-php5 /php52-cgi
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php

How can I do something like AddHandler application/x-httpd-php52 in the .htaccess?

Answer 1

Ive figured it out.

in /etc/apache/apache2.conf (or httpd.conf)

ScriptAlias /php52-cgi /usr/lib/cgi-bin/php52-cgi
Action application/x-httpd-php52 /php52-cgi

in .htaccess (or virtualhost)

<FilesMatch "\.php">
SetHandler application/x-httpd-php52
</FilesMatch>
#AddHandler application/x-httpd-php52 .php .php5 .php4 .php3

(dont seem to need the addhandler, just the filesmatch, can anyone explain why?)

by the way, i mostly followed the instructions here

Answer 2

Create or edit an .htaccess file and add the following:

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php52 .php .php5 .php4 .php3