Re: SetHandler & PHP (parsing pages through a php script)

Thanks to the help of Philip Hallstrom we discovered a solution to my problem. I'm posting it for posterity. Apache seems to be able to use the mime type for SetHandler, so... SetHandler application/x-httpd-php ...works perfectly. Thanks, --Chris C J Michaels wrote in message <20020108222114.25305.qmail@pb1.pair.com>... >Server version: Apache/1.3.22 (Unix) + mod_php/4.1.1 > >Hello, > >Short Question: >What is php's apache handler, i.e. for use with the "SetHandler" statement? > >Longer Version: >I would like to parse every URI that is requested on a certain VirtualHost, >through a specific PHP script. I have _almost_ figgured out a way to do it >but I've run into one snag. Below is the config I am using. > >I am using "Action" to assign a handler to a specific php script and then >using "SetHandler" in the VHost to use that script. > >If I use a script that is not in a directory that falls under the one I >specified "SetHandler" in it works fine. If the script falls under the same >dir that has the "SetHandler" specified, I get sucked into a loop. I'll >eventually get an error to the effect of: > >Forbidden: >/path-to/script.php/path-to/script.php/path-to/script.php/path-to/script.ph p >/path-to/script.php/path-to/script.php/URL-REQUESTED > >The kicker here being, is that I want EVERY url on the server to be >processed by the .php script I specify, so everything on that server (even >the script) falls under the "SetHandler" directive. > >I cannot seem to find a way to disable the "SetHandler" but I can specify a >new one. Problem is, I have no clue what to use for the "SetHandler" >statement that would force it to be processed by php. > >Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I'm open to alternate >solutions to my root problem. > >--Chris > >========= ><VirtualHost *:80> >ServerName myserver.mydomain.org >DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/myserver >Action php-parse /path-to/script.php > ><Directory "/usr/local/www/myserver"> > SetHandler php-parse > allow from all > order allow,deny ></Directory> ></VirtualHost> >========== > >