mod_php
E758391
mod_php is an Apache HTTP Server module that embeds the PHP interpreter directly into the web server to execute PHP scripts efficiently.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| mod_php canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8816634 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: mod_php Context triple: [Apache HTTP Server, supportsExtensionModule, mod_php]
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A.
mod_proxy
mod_proxy is an Apache HTTP Server module that provides proxy and gateway functionality, enabling features like load balancing, reverse proxying, and protocol tunneling for web applications.
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B.
mod_wsgi
mod_wsgi is an Apache HTTP Server module that hosts Python-based web applications using the WSGI interface, commonly used to deploy frameworks like Flask and Django in production.
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C.
Apache
The Apache are a group of culturally related Native American peoples of the Southwestern United States, known for their distinct languages, nomadic traditions, and resistance to colonial expansion.
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D.
lighttpd
lighttpd is a lightweight, high-performance open-source web server optimized for speed-critical and resource-constrained environments.
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E.
PHP
PHP is a widely used open-source server-side scripting language especially suited for web development and powering dynamic websites and applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: mod_php Target entity description: mod_php is an Apache HTTP Server module that embeds the PHP interpreter directly into the web server to execute PHP scripts efficiently.
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A.
mod_proxy
mod_proxy is an Apache HTTP Server module that provides proxy and gateway functionality, enabling features like load balancing, reverse proxying, and protocol tunneling for web applications.
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B.
mod_wsgi
mod_wsgi is an Apache HTTP Server module that hosts Python-based web applications using the WSGI interface, commonly used to deploy frameworks like Flask and Django in production.
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C.
Apache
The Apache are a group of culturally related Native American peoples of the Southwestern United States, known for their distinct languages, nomadic traditions, and resistance to colonial expansion.
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D.
lighttpd
lighttpd is a lightweight, high-performance open-source web server optimized for speed-critical and resource-constrained environments.
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E.
PHP
PHP is a widely used open-source server-side scripting language especially suited for web development and powering dynamic websites and applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apache HTTP Server module
ⓘ
PHP integration module ⓘ software component ⓘ |
| advantage |
reduced per-request PHP startup overhead
ⓘ
simple configuration for PHP hosting ⓘ tight integration with Apache ⓘ |
| affects |
Apache process memory usage
ⓘ
Apache process model ⓘ |
| alternativeTo |
CGI-based PHP execution
ⓘ
FastCGI-based PHP setups ⓘ PHP-FPM ⓘ
linked to:
FastCGI
|
| associatedWith | prefork MPM ⓘ |
| category |
PHP software
ⓘ
web server module ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
BSD operating systems
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
Unix-like operating systems ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| configurationDirective |
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
ⓘ
LoadModule php_module ⓘ |
| configurationFile |
Apache virtual host configuration
ⓘ
httpd.conf ⓘ |
| developedFor | serving PHP applications on Apache ⓘ |
| disadvantage |
higher memory consumption per Apache process
ⓘ
less flexible scaling compared to PHP-FPM ⓘ tighter coupling between web server and PHP version ⓘ |
| executionModel |
embedded interpreter
ⓘ
in-process module ⓘ |
| historicallyPopularFor | shared hosting environments ⓘ |
| implements | server-side scripting for PHP ⓘ |
| language | C ⓘ |
| lessSuitableWith |
event MPM
ⓘ
worker MPM ⓘ |
| license | Apache License compatible (via Apache HTTP Server and PHP licenses) ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Apache HTTP Server community and PHP community ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apache HTTP Server ecosystem
ⓘ
linked to:
Apache HTTP Server
|
| relatedTo |
FastCGI
ⓘ
PHP-FPM ⓘ
linked to:
FastCGI
mod_perl ⓘ mod_python ⓘ |
| requires |
Apache HTTP Server
ⓘ
PHP interpreter ⓘ |
| runsIn | Apache HTTP Server ⓘ |
| supports | PHP ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
PHP configuration via php.ini
ⓘ
per-directory PHP settings via .htaccess ⓘ |
| usedFor |
embedding the PHP interpreter into the web server
ⓘ
executing PHP scripts within Apache HTTP Server ⓘ serving dynamic web pages written in PHP ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: mod_php Description of subject: mod_php is an Apache HTTP Server module that embeds the PHP interpreter directly into the web server to execute PHP scripts efficiently.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Apache HTTP Server (via mod_spdy and later modules)