PHP ... Apache ... URL ... No input file.

Kudose

'ello all.

This is the first time I have come across this problem without the file actually being corrupt or missing.

When I visit website.com/index.php/this/is/GET/vars on my web server, everything works fine. But when installing the site on another server, I get "No input file specified."

I am thinking that Apache is trying to use the entire URL as the document, instead of stopping at index.php.

All I am doing is internally parsing the URL and using the URL information like mod_rewrite, without actually using mod_rewrite.

Is there somethign I can change with the code as opposed to Apache?

/* get page information from URL */
    $PAGE = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
    /* put URL and vars into slicable chunk -> index:/var1/var2/var3/etc */
    $PAGE = preg_replace("#[/]?(.*)[/](.*)\.php(.*)#", "\\1#\\2:\\3", $PAGE);
    /* explode into array -> [0] = page [1] = /var1/var2/var3/etc */
    $pagevars = explode(":", $PAGE);
    $thisPage = explode("#", $pagevars[0]);
    $thisPageUpper = $thisPage[1];
    $thisPagePrefix = $thisPage[0];
    /* set $page to actual page (i.e. index.php) */
    $PAGE = strtolower($thisPageUpper);
    /* explode to get page vars (zero is empty) -> [1] = var1 [2] = var2 etc */
    $pagevars = explode("\x2F", $pagevars[1]);

/* page fix -- setting all pages to index.php */
/* actual page is first (NOT ZERO!!!) in exploded array */
/*set URL var pointer to /var1/var2/var3/etc */
$PAGEVARS = $pagevars;
array_shift($PAGEVARS);

   // then I use the variables like so
   if($PAGE == 'index')... 
   if($PAGEVARS[0] == 'this') ...

Any help would be great.

TIA!

bpat1434

Is there a reason why you don't/won't use mod_rewrite? It wouldn't be difficult. You could use much the same pattern you have now:

^{[/]?(.)/.php(.)}

And just replace it with something like:
^{/$1/$2.php\?vars=$3}

Then in your script, just pick up the vars string, and use the REQUEST_URI as you normally would.

I'm going to say your script is fine, and it's just the server that's messing you up. I think to make your script more global, you'll have to use mod_rewrite.

Kudose

Hmmm.

I tried what you said. Here is my .htaccess

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^[/]?(.*)[/](.*)\.php(.*) ^/$1/$2\.php\?vars=$3

and the parsing code

/* get page information from URL */
    #$PAGE = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
    $PAGE = $_GET['vars'];
    /* put URL and vars into slicable chunk -> index:/var1/var2/var3/etc */
    $PAGE = preg_replace("#[/]?(.*)[/](.*)\.php(.*)#", "\\1#\\2:\\3", $PAGE);
    /* explode into array -> [0] = page [1] = /var1/var2/var3/etc */
    $pagevars = explode(":", $PAGE);
    $thisPage = explode("#", $pagevars[0]);
    $thisPageUpper = $thisPage[1];
    $thisPagePrefix = $thisPage[0];
    /* set $page to actual page (i.e. index.php) */
    $PAGE = strtolower($thisPageUpper);
    /* explode to get page vars (zero is empty) -> [1] = var1 [2] = var2 etc */
    $pagevars = explode("\x2F", $pagevars[1]);

/* page fix -- setting all pages to index.php */
/* actual page is first (NOT ZERO!!!) in exploded array */
/*set URL var pointer to /var1/var2/var3/etc */
$PAGEVARS = $pagevars;
array_shift($PAGEVARS);

Still no dice ... go the "No input file specified." error.

Thanks for your suggestion though.

Kudose

Here is the php info for the two servers.

The server working is "mine" and the server in question is "action"

Kudose

Also, when I edit change the URL in the browser from index.php/myVar to index.php?vars=myVar the page shows up, but none of the variables take effect ...

bpat1434

Okay, I think the .htaccess rule may have to be modified:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule /?(.)/(.).php(.*) /$1/$2.php?vars=$3

I'm not going to claim to be the best at mod_rewrite, so you may have to look at the mod_rewrite manual for a little more guidance: Mod_Rewrite :: Rewrite Rule

As for the vars not being caught if you use GET variables.... $_GET['vars'] will only have var1/var2/var3/var4/varN in it. So the initial preg_replace on the second valid line of code in your previous code will fail. And since that fails, everything after that will fail. I suspect you want something like this:

<?php

if(isset($_GET['vars']) && !empty($_GET['vars']))
{
  $pagevars = $_GET['vars'];
  preg_match('#[/]?(.*)[/](.*)\.php#', $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], $pg); 
  // $pg[0] contains entire matched string
  $thispageUpper = $pg[2];
  $thispagePrefix = $pg[1];

  $PAGEVARS = explode("\x2F", $pagevars);

  /* Double check your array here, make sure it's what you want */
}
else
{
  /* Do it the old fashioned way if you want to, or error */
}
?>