#28023 [Fbk->Opn]: Apache2: PHP installation method breaks content negotiation

ID: 28023 User updated by: mark at tranchant dot plus dot com Reported By: mark at tranchant dot plus dot com -Status: Feedback +Status: Open Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: Linux -PHP Version: 4.3.5 +PHP Version: 4.3.5 / 5.0.1 New Comment: Yes. The whole point of content negotiation is that the URLs do not force the file type, but the Accept request header gives the server the information it needs to choose an appropriate file type. It also allows the author to switch technologies (e.g. static .html to dynamic .php) without updating all the links and suffering from out-of-date inbound links. You're right - the problem only occurs if the request doesn't contain .php, but that's not a workaround. The solution presented on my page is a workaround, but it's not documented. Basically, the server admin needs to use: AddHandler php5-script php AddType text/html php instead of AddType application/x-httpd-php .php Then, when an extensionless request comes in with an Accept header including text/html, the server knows that the .php file is an appropriate type to send. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-09-18 11:01:00] vrana@php.net This is in the Apache 2 documentation: "The effect of MultiViews is as follows: if the server receives a request for /some/dir/foo, if /some/dir has MultiViews enabled, and /some/dir/foo does not exist, then the server reads the directory looking for files named foo.*". So the only problem is if the request doesn't contain .php extension, right? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-04-16 06:25:55] mark at tranchant dot plus dot com Description: ------------ Please see http://tranchant.plus.com/notes/multiviews which describes the problem. Basically, the installation instructions break Apache's MultiViews. The URL above also presents a solution, which relies on largely undocumented features. I'd like these features documented to prevent them disappearing in future versions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=28023&edit=1