Apache :: Problems with ForceType

jgp4 · Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 4

I'm having some problems with ForceType in my .htaccess file.

I'm trying to do a PHP version of mod_rewrite of sorts, as outlined in this tutorial
http://www.tutorio.com/tutorial/php-alternative-to-mod-rewrite-for-se-friendly-urls

but it's not working - allow me to explain:-

I have a php file called home.php, and I want this to be loaded when I go to http://localhost/home/type/name (where type and name are to do with loading templates and content). Override all is on in httpd.conf, and in my .htaccess file I have:

<FilesMatch "^home$">
ForceType application/x-httpd-php
</FilesMatch>

as it says I should in the tutorial, but the server looks for a file called 'home' to process as PHP, rather than opening home.php.

Is this a problem with my server setup or do I need to add something extra to the FilesMatch?

Is there anyway to tell the server to load home.php?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Steffen

You said : Override all is on ....
I supose you mean: AllowOverride All .

Looks like Apache is not reading .htaccess.
Be sure that AllowOverride All is in the good place.

jgp4 · Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 4

Yes thats what I meant.

.htaccess is working, if I say

<FilesMatch "^home.php$">
ForceType text/html
</FilesMatch>

then home.php displays the page plus all of the code, so it is working.

The apache error says

[client 127.0.0.1] script 'C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs/home' not found or unable to stat

thanks

Steffen

I am puzzled. Your php is working, .htaccess is read and the filematch looks fine.

When you rename home.php to just home, what happens.

When I read the ASF docu, it says:
"For example, if you had a directory full of GIF files, but did not want to label them all with .gif"

You can read that as: name the file xxx instead xxx.gif.

Steffen

jgp4 · Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 4

When I rename home.php to just home it works fine. I'm pretty sure the server is looking for a file called 'home' with no extension - but i thought it should look for a .php file as that is what the mime type is set to.

V. confused

jgp4 · Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 4

do you think i should just remove the extension on all my php files? Or would that present a security issue?

Steffen

Indeed, it looks likes it works that way, it is changing the type and not the extension.

Thanks for the posts, I learned again.

Steffen

James Blond

You can set in .htaccess file in that folder