Apache handlers tells the server how to handle files having specific extension. Apache handlers control how your site’s  Apache web server software manages certain file types and file extensions.

You can configure Apache  to handle a new file type with the help of “Apache handlers” on cPanel.

1) Click on the Apache handlers button on the home page.

2) To add an Apache handler

a) Enter the handler name into the text box “Handler”.

b) Enter the file extension, separate each entry with a space in the text box “Extension(s)” started with a dot (“.”).

c) Click “Add” to add the new appache handler.

3) Existing user-defined handler are seen under “User Defined Apache Handlers”

a) Click on the Remove button of appropriate handler to delete an existing handler.

The file extension automatically supported by the Apache server are seen under “System Apache Handlers”