Message-Id: <199607241457.JAA26225@meteor.cc.umr.edu>
Subject: Re: Bad choice of directory names for info- & status-modules
To: new-httpd@hyperreal.com
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 09:57:24 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Nathan Neulinger" <nneul@umr.edu>
Cc: dennis.lundberg@mdh.se
In-Reply-To: <199607241353.HAA02397> from "Rob Hartill" at Jul 24,
 96 07:53:04 am
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This bit me too just recently... Particularly dangerous when the web 
admin is not the person maintaining the content.

-- Nathan

> 
> Dennis Lundberg wrote:
> >
> >e-mail:         dennis.lundberg@mdh.se
> >
> >OS:             Solaris 2.X
> >
> >Apache version: 1.1.1
> >
> >Extra modules:  config_log_module status_module
> >
> >Symptoms:
> >If you have a directory, like we have, called "information" in your 
> >documentroot and use the new info_module, you can't access your 
> >directory "information" any more.
> >When you type in:
> > http://www.some.where/information/
> >as the location Apache automatically switches to the info_module page.
> >I suggest using a less common directory-name like "apache-info" for the 
> >info_module and "apache-status" for the status_module.
> >
> >ULR:
> >Sorry, I had to remove the info_module to keep our /information-pages 
> >available.
> 
> These names are user configurable, but I see your point, and maybe
> we should do something to warn people.
> 
> I'll pass the info on. thanks.
> 
> 
> rob
> 


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