[TYPO3-dev] getIndpEnv('TYPO3_DOCUMENT_ROOT') problems when using mod_rewrite in httpd.conf (Apache)

[Michael Stucki]

Hi Martin,

I will have a look at it.

- michael

> Did I break my httpd.conf or are here only true believers of .htacess?
> 
> I usually disable .htaccess in Apache and would like to stick to that
> principle.
> 
> Martin Kutschker schrieb:
>> Hi!
>> 
>> getIndpEnv() tries to determine the DOCUMENT_ROOT from SCRIPT_FILENAME
>> and SCRIPT_NAME. This works in .htacess like this:
>> 
>> URL: http://host/base/abc/def
>> 
>> SCRIPT_NAME /URL_base/index.php
>> SCRIPT_FILENAME /file/system/base/index.php
>> 
>> But in httpd.conf the situation is like this:
>> 
>> SCRIPT_FILENAME    /file/system/base/index.php
>> SCRIPT_NAME /URL_base/abc/def
>> 
>> Now SCRIPT_NAME shows the real URL, and only SCRIPT_FILENAME reflects
>> the file system path.
>> 
>> The result is a broken TYPO3_DOCUMENT_ROOT. It simpyl is empty because
>> both  variable has have no "common end".
>> 
>> The code in getIndpDev has this note that some webserver configs "will
>> deliver a 'wrong' DOCUMENT_ROOT (according to our description)". But it
>> doesn't tell what "our description" is. DOCUMENT_ROOT is in both
>> versions correct. That is it simply shows the configured DOCUMENT_ROOT
>> of the webserver.
>> 
>> Perhaps the function can be modified to use DOCUMENT_ROOT as a fallback
>> if its normal operation results in an empty string.
>> 
>> Masi

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