{"id":1182,"date":"2025-07-05T13:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T12:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/knowledgebase\/manage-apache-handlers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:01:07","slug":"manage-apache-handlers","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/knowledgebase\/manage-apache-handlers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Manage Apache Handlers in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"margin:1.35rem 0 1.75rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01-apache-handlers-main.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01-apache-handlers-main.png\" alt=\"Apache Handlers screen in cPanel\" style=\"display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<h2>Open Apache Handlers<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Advanced &gt; Apache Handlers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Review the existing handlers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Add an Apache Handler<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Enter the handler name.<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Enter the file extension without the dot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"margin:1.35rem 0 1.75rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02-add-handler-form.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02-add-handler-form.png\" alt=\"Add Apache Handler form\" style=\"display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li value=\"3\">Click <strong>Add<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Remove an Apache Handler<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Find the handler in the list.<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Click <strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Confirm the removal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Notes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Only add handlers if you know the exact handler and file extension needed.<\/li>\n<li>Incorrect handlers can stop files from loading properly.<\/li>\n<li>If you are unsure, ask support before changing this setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open Apache Handlers Go to Advanced &gt; Apache Handlers. Review the existing handlers. Add an Apache Handler Enter the handler name. Enter the file&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","kb_category":[23],"class_list":["post-1182","kb_article","type-kb_article","status-publish","hentry","kb_category-cpanel-advanced"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/1182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb_article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/1182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1301,"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/1182\/revisions\/1301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4uhosting.co.uk\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_category?post=1182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}