Re: ForceType hack with Apache 2?

I ran into this problem too - but there is a conf directive to handle it now (even on FreeBSD, which I use) - http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/core.html#acceptpathinfo Danny ----- Original Message ----- From: "a.h.s.boy" <spud@nothingness.org> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 7:14 PM Subject: [PHP] ForceType hack with Apache 2? > I've built an application framework in PHP that makes heavy use of the > "smart URL" technique for passing variables, which works great with > Apache 1.3.22. I have reports, however, that it breaks under Apache 2.x, > and would like to verify whether or not anyone can confirm this. > > I'm using URLs to pass parameters in the manner of the relatively > well-known method, e.g. > > http://www.server.com/info/display/123/index.php > > with > > <Location info> > ForceType application/x-httpd-php > </Location> > > in the httpd.conf file. It works like a charm (on Linux, anyway). I've > run into problems with it under FreeBSD, but I was forewarned that it > might not work there. > > Another user of the framework, however, just installed Apache 2/PHP > 4.2.1 on Linux, and reports that the "smart URLs" aren't being so smart, > and generate 404s. > > Strangely, the URL > > http://www.server.com/info > > will correctly execute as PHP a script called "info", but > > http://www.server.com/info/display/123 > > will NOT execute the info script, instead looking for a directory path > that doesn't exist, and generating a 404 error. > > Since I don't have Apache 2 installed, I can't test it myself. Has > anyone used this trick (and made it work) with Apache 2? I don't know > whether to blame a fundamental change in Apache 2, or to look for some > other configuration error in the user's system. > > Cheers, > spud. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > a.h.s. boy > spud(at)nothingness.org "as yes is to if,love is to yes" > http://www.nothingness.org/ > PGP Fingerprint: 7B5B 2E7A FA96 865A D9D9 5D6D 54CD D2C1 3429 56B4 > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >