Topic: Webserver Question

[WesR]

Hi all,

my question is in regard to the way the webserver has to have exact spelling requests for files and directories. Like if a directory is named "CoolVids", you have to type it in exactly like that with the capitalization and what not. Is there a way to change it so that "coOlviDs" or "COOLVIDS" would all go to the directory named "CoolVids".

Thanks,
-Wes

[Damien Curtain]

WesR wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> my question is in regard to the way the webserver has to have
> exact spelling requests for files and directories. Like if a
> directory is named "CoolVids", you have to type it in exactly
> like that with the capitalization and what not. Is there a
> way to change it so that "coOlviDs" or "COOLVIDS" would all
> go to the directory named "CoolVids".

Enable mod_speling

You'll need to make a custom template (/etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf) for both 20LoadModule40 and 30AddModule30 where you just uncomment the lines.

And add "CheckSpelling on" to the templates you require, probably 90e-smithAccess10primary and 90e-smithAccess40ibays. I stuck examples of the changes in http://www.pagefault.org/download/misc/ these are version 5.6 template fragments.

There's a similar apache module last time I looked that has the case insensitive without the spelling feature, such as if you enable mod_speling and someone types coolvdis they will get coolvids.
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 Damien

[Damien Curtain]

One thing to keep in mind is I don't think this works across defined directories, ie. If someone spells or has the wrong case for an ibay name then this wont help them.
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 Damien