Help with PATH_INFO and Apache?

r_mariotti

Please pardon my ignorance but I have a situation that requires someones help.
I am converting a series of perl scripts to php 4.2.2 running under apache 2.0.40 on rh8. Because I must maintain compatibility with the older perl scripts I need to access the path_info. However, when I key in the url with the php extension apache complains with 404 file not found. Here's an example:

https://www.abc.net/prog.php/123

This should execute the script prog.php and make the "/123" available in path_info. However, when I add the /123 at the end of the URL apache cannot find the file.

I assume it is NOT stopping at the first script name found.

Now, this may be an apache config issue but it seems to be limited to my php.

Can someone please recommend a remedy or at least where else to search or look?

Thanks a million.

Bob

zingbats

right.. I am assuming that prog.php is a folder?

rohithmr

Hey mariotti,
I am pretty sure that the path_info wont work if ou have php working as a cgi rather than a apache module.

r_mariotti

Hey r O h I t H;

Well, I am not trying to run php as cgi. I hope that I have it setup correctly as a module.

BTW to a previous responder - no, abc123.php is the script I wish to run.

Bob

rohithmr

Ok try this to troubleshoot ur problem. First create a php file name phpinfo.php with

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Now call the script in the browser and it should say whether ur using PHP as a cgi or module in the first block of info. If it is runnig as a module, pass sumtin to the script in the form:

http://your-domain.com/phpinfo.php/var=val

IF Apache is able to find the page and display it, then u can varify everything works by looking for the PHP_INFO in the 'Apache Environment' section.

IF Apache cant find the script, then I am pretty sure that the problem is not with PHP but with Apache. I would recommend a re-install of the newest version of Apache(1.3.28 OR 2.x.x).

r_mariotti

Bingo - solution!!!

It was in fact an apache config issue but only involved php.

I had to add the AcceptPathInfo On directive to my httpd.conf file and now it works as expected.

Funny, though, this worked OK for perl.cgi without this.

Thanks for your questions/advice.

Bob