this is an extension patch of http://drupal.org/node/168403. by using access_*(), block visibility will able to define in Apache-mode, with Apache mod_authz_host syntax. e.g. if we hope to display a block for front page, user login page and admin pages only, we can define rules as:

Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from <front>
Allow from user
Allow from ^admin.*

default style will be define as Order Deny,Allow. therefore if NO rules defined, the behavior will equal as "Show on every page except the listed pages." with empty rules.

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hswong3i commented
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new drupal-6.x-dev-apache_mode-0.2.1.patch7.38 KB

minor update: bulky code cleanup, minor bug fix.

a small bug with no idea: if use <front> and then change front page setting, rules will not update since cached. a simple re-submit of block configuration page can solve this problem.

patch required: http://drupal.org/node/168403#comment-295952

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hswong3i commented
Version: 6.x-dev » 7.x-dev
Status: Needs review » Active

sorry that this patch IS TOOOOO late within D6 development life cycle, and so i will postpone it for D7.

BTW, please consider about its powerful feature: we will able to define rules with a very powerful syntax, with very flexible handling, on the other hand without implementing our own filter rules by using complicated PHP-mode syntax (which is usually something TOOOOO much for normal site and project maintainers).

P.S. this syntax is something that i am even DREAMING for, during implement http://asia.playstation.com/ (a Drupal 4.7 + Oracle project). i can't imagine how many OT hours can be saved, if we are able to have this feature 1 year ago ;p

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lilou commented
Status: Active » Needs work

Patch no longer works against HEAD.

Such feature should be in a contrib module. Related discussion : #228594: UMN Usability: split access rules into an optional module

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casey commented

I agree this definitely should be a contrib module.

Instead of pushing this to D8 a suggest setting this to won't fix.

Feel free to reopen however.

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casey commented
Status: Needs work » Closed (won't fix)

whoops