| Re: Apache and php to show http request headers. [message #178507 is a reply to message #178506] |
Mon, 25 June 2012 18:22   |
Daniel Pitts
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On 6/25/12 11:00 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> Daniel Pitts wrote:
>> On 6/25/12 10:17 AM, M. Strobel wrote:
>>> Am 25.06.2012 18:48, schrieb Jerry Stuckle:
>>>> On 6/25/2012 12:10 PM, M. Strobel wrote:
>>>> > Am 25.06.2012 16:44, schrieb Jerry Stuckle:
>>>> >> On 6/25/2012 10:42 AM, Tony Mountifield wrote:
>>>> >>> In article <js9pqt$1lm$1(at)dont-email(dot)me>,
>>>> >>> Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex(at)attglobal(dot)net> wrote:
>>>> >>>> On 6/25/2012 9:36 AM, Tony Mountifield wrote:
>>>> >>>>> In article <klslb9-ogk(dot)ln1(at)luuk(dot)invalid(dot)lan>, Luuk
>>>> >>>>> <luuk(at)invalid(dot)lan> wrote:
>>>> >>>>>> On 25-06-2012 12:15, brumik wrote:
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> I need to test various http requests from an application and
>>>> >>>>>>> am using
>>>> >>>>>>> Apache/PHP on ubuntu to display the http request headers. The
>>>> >>>>>>> application proxy forwards http requests to the apache
>>>> >>>>>>> server's IP
>>>> >>>>>>> address like as follows:
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> 192.168.40.1/test/test.html
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> where 192.168.40.1 is the apache server.
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> I have a php script to dump the headers as follows:
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> <?php
>>>> >>>>>>> foreach($_SERVER as $h=>$v)
>>>> >>>>>>> #if(ereg('HTTP_(.+)',$h,$hp))
>>>> >>>>>>> echo "<li>$h = $v</li>\n";
>>>> >>>>>>> header('Content-type: text/html');
>>>> >>>>>>> ?>
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> The problem is that to show the headers, I redirect
>>>> >>>>>>> 192.168.40.1/* to
>>>> >>>>>>> the above index.php page using the following redirect:
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> Options +FollowSymlinks
>>>> >>>>>>> RewriteEngine on
>>>> >>>>>>> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/index.php$
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> RewriteRule $ /index.php [R=302,L]
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> However the php request headers page always shows the URI as /
>>>> >>>>>>> index.php as opposed to the 'original' URI requested (/test/
>>>> >>>>>>> test.html).
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> How can I get it to show the 'original' URI requested? is this
>>>> >>>>>>> something that can be done in PHP or is it apache specific?
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> Its apache, because it is redirecting, so PHP does only know
>>>> >>>>>> about the
>>>> >>>>>> redirected request, and does have no knowledge of how this
>>>> >>>>>> request
>>>> >>>>>> reached PHP.
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> You could try the Proxy flag in the RewriteRule:
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> RewriteRule $ http://localhost/index.php [P,L]
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> He can try a lot of things which won't work.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Well, yes, but I didn't think my suggestion was one of them. If you
>>>> >>> think it is, I would like to know why, so that I would know for the
>>>> >>> future, rather than just be the target of a bit of sarcasm. You
>>>> >>> could
>>>> >>> try something like "That won't work because...." (if applicable).
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> The OP's original rule obviously wouldn't work, because it tells the
>>>> >>> client browser to generate a completely fresh request with the new
>>>> >>> location. In contrast, the Proxy flag in RewriteRule is supposed to
>>>> >>> make Apache proxy the original request to the new location (even to
>>>> >>> itself if necessary). So the request's original headers should still
>>>> >>> be present, with perhaps one or more proxy headers.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Cheers
>>>> >>> Tony
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> It's off topic in this newsgroup. If you want to know why, try an
>>>> >> appropriate
>>>> >> newsgroup.
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> > Truth is never off topic.
>>>> >
>>>> > /Str.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Only in your small mind. This is a PHP group - hence the "PHP" in
>>>> its name. There
>>>> are other groups where experts in that area hang out.
>>>>
>>>> And your comment shows why there are so many crappy answers to
>>>> off-topic questions in
>>>> this newsgroup.
>>>>
>>> Ah, small mind. What could PHP do without Apache servers?
>> Quite a bit. Apache isn't a requirement for PHP by any means.
>>
>>
> No but then neither is a road for a car, nevertheless I wouldn't
> normally consider using a car off road ...
Straw man; the car/road analogy is lacking. There are *other* web
servers than Apache, such as nginx for example.
Asking an Apache specific question here is like asking a Windows
question on c.l.javascript.
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