Url without ending slash

Buttercups · 06-26-2003, 10:31 PM

hi,

i have a couple of sites residing on my webserver. what should i do to enable users to type in the url without having to include a slash "/" at the end of the url? Btw,if this is of any help, i have disabled Directory Indexing.

eg:
http://www.x.com/site1/ ----> http://www.x.com/site1

rmartine · 06-27-2003, 03:04 AM

Try this... this is all I can think of.

Sorry

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/FA...set-servername

I guess this also assumes you're using Apache huh...

Jinkzer · 06-27-2003, 03:34 AM

If you are using apache take a look in the file
/<apache-dir>/conf/httpd.conf (or search for it)

Find the parameter "DocumentRoot" and make sure you don't have a "/" on the end of that. (there could be more than one)
The same applies to all values of <Directory "/<apachedir>/htdocs/mysites>"

I've done this typo-error a couple of times with the result you describe.

Restart apache with /<apachedir>/bin/apachectl restart

/J

mhearn · 06-27-2003, 09:15 AM

apache has to know its own servername for that to work correctly.

Buttercups · 06-27-2003, 09:16 PM

i tried this solution based on the article rmartine gave.

1. i removed the end slash at the

Alias /doc/ /usr/share/doc

2. But because my server is a local development server, thus the servername is not FQDN, i need to remain using IP addressing. (http://161.x.x.x.x/site1). So i turn off here

UseCanonicalName Off

and it works. I dun know if this is a valid solution, but it works for me.

Btw, my DocumentRoot is already set without any ending slash.

thanks guys for ur help.