SE Friendly URLs Apache Bug?

JamesRxx555 · #1 10-Jul-2003, 21:37

Hi all,

I am trying to create search engine friendly urls on my site using a well discussed method.

example:
sitename

which allows "myprog" to run without being called "myprog.php" and passing the two parameters...

I am running Win2K and I've tried 3 versions of Apache: 1.3.27, 2.0.46, and 2.0.47

*** The problem is, I get a 404 error page because Apache is not backtracking the URL to find out that "myprog" is a valid PHP script.

Apparently this is to do with the "AcceptPathInfo On" directive when using Apache versions over 2.0

I just can't get it to work under Win2k.

Does this make sense to anyone?

Please help if you can - this is really pissing me off.

- James

JdS · #2 11-Jul-2003, 01:58

First of all, NO it's not a bug.

The problem why that URL doesn't work for you is because:

You were trying to fetch myprog.php just using the filename without the extension. That simply won't work no matter how intuitive you think Apache usually is.

If you had requested this instead, you will see that your link will work: http://www.example.com/myprog.php/param1/param2; note the .php extension in the link.

Solution: Apache's <Files></Files> Directive

Create or modify your .htaccess file and add the following lines to it:

Code:

<Files myprog> 
ForceType application/x-httpd-php 
</Files>

Next, rename myprog.php to just myprog

Now, linking to http://www.example.com/myprog/param1/param2 will / should work!

By the way, the variable that you will be looking for ultimately is: $_SERVER['PATH_INFO'].

JamesRxx555 · #3 11-Jul-2003, 07:37

Quote:

<Files myprog>
ForceType application/x-httpd-php
</Files>

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I did all that.

I know it's working because when I run the file without the parameters it works fine:

mysite

The script just like that works fine.
It's when I tack on:

mysite

Then it gives me problems (file not found).

That's why it just doesn't make sense to me...

I had to do the files directive in the Apache config file because I couldn't get the .htaccess to work under windows. Is that possible to use the .htaccess under windows? I saw that there was an apache option for it in the config, but it didn't seem to work...

Anyway, thanks,

James

JdS · #4 11-Jul-2003, 08:04

I am certain .htaccess files work on Windows since I use Windows ME myself and I use it all the time when I test my rewritten urls.

It can't be the .htaccess since you say that you've already got http://www.example.com/myprog working... I can't imagine how you got that done without .htaccess being set up or setting it up directly in Apache's httpd.conf

JamesRxx555 · #5 11-Jul-2003, 08:13

It was simple without using the .htaccess file.

All I did was put this in the file section of the conf. file:

<Files myprog>
ForceType application/x-httpd-php
</Files>

I am running it from the root - I assume it would work fine for sub folders as well...

It just pisses me off tho because I'm running Apache 1.3.27 right now, which by default is supposed to have that AcceptPathInfo on automatically, but it gives 404 if I send those parameters...

JdS · #6 11-Jul-2003, 08:22

Trust me... I've just tested it myself and it works like a charm.

I am on Windows ME, Apache 1.3.27 and using virtual hosts. I type http://www.example.com/myprog/param1/param2 and I get the page off 'myprog'.

In my 'myprog' file I have the following PHP scriplet:

PHP Code:


<?php
echo "<pre>\\n";
print_r( $_SERVER );
echo "</pre>\\n"
?>

You might want to make sure you have no other subfolders that even resembles /param1 or /param2

Also, try a different filename...

BTW, I have not heard of AcceptPathInfo till today

JamesRxx555 · #7 11-Jul-2003, 08:41

Ok I have my .htaccess file working now... BUT it still gives me "File not found" when I include parameters as in...

www.example.com

I tried changing the file name of "myprog" and using different parameters that weren't folders and I modified my code to match yours - but still no goat...

I am using the virtualhost directives as well to have multiple sites locally...

Here's the one for this particular site:

Code:

<VirtualHost *>
ServerAdmin webmaster@mysite
DocumentRoot "c:/mysite"
ServerName mysite
ServerAlias *.mysite
ErrorLog logs/site1-error.log
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "c:/mysite/cgi-bin/"
<Directory "c:/mysite">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Does yours look much different?

Thanks

JdS · #8 11-Jul-2003, 08:55

I suggested the change in filename simply cause I know how evil browser caches can be

I didn't think you'd go and set up virtual hosts on me... hang on, I will be back with my virtual hosts bit off the httpd.conf file I have.

JdS · #9 11-Jul-2003, 09:00

Here's an extract from mine (httpd.conf):

Code:

#
# Use name-based virtual hosting.
#
NameVirtualHost 127.0.0.1:80

# some other sites followed by...

<virtualhost 127.0.0.1>
ServerName www.example.com
ServerAdmin admin@localhost
DocumentRoot "/home/example/public_html"
  <Directory />
      Options FollowSymLinks
      AllowOverride All
  </Directory>
</virtualhost>

JamesRxx555 · #10 11-Jul-2003, 09:08

I just copied what you had (putting in my custom settings) and no dice...same old same old...

If there's anything that annoys me about computers/programming it is TOTALLY this.

What should have taken 5 minutes last night has now taken 7 hours....but ahhh.... the programmer's life...

Maybe it's something to do with Windows 2000 versus ME, but you'd think others would run into the same problem and there'd be more about it on the net....

Thanks for your time though...

James

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