Question

Has anybody implemented short URL's in Dakar? I have been trying to do this but have limited knowledge of Apache.

The one that seemed easiest to implement was ShorterCaseInsensitiveURLs, and have been playing with this to try and get it working on our intranet.

What I have done so far:

• Copied the code from ShorterCaseInsensitiveURLs into httpd.conf
• Ensure twiki/bin has Options ExecCGI
• Changed ScriptUrlPath = ''

This prouced the page with the short URL, but nothing was being used from the pub directory (i.e style sheets, pics). In the Apache log I got the following:

File does not exist: /var/www/pub

I changed {PubUrlPath} = ''. This stopped the error message, but still does not load style sheets or pics. This is where I am a little stuck... it must be finding the files, or it would still be producing the error. Yet they are not being loaded.

Things I have tried:

• Setting allow from all in the pub dir
• Endless changing of dir names in the httpd file and the anycase file that came with ShorterCaseInsensitiveURLs
• Have also tried ShorterURLs and ShorteningUrls, but have had more luck with this one.

I have noticed a couple of Bug reports about short URLs and Dakar, so this may be a problem. I am also yet to find someone using a Dakar release with short URL's, so if you are I would really appreciate it if you could share your solution!

Anything else that may help:

• Is running under an Apache Virtual Host
• I am using Apache 2

Thanks in advance,

Andrew Jones

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-- AndrewRJones - 05 Sep 2006

Answer

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Update: I am now getting the following in the Apache logs (about 10/11 times per load):

(104)Connection reset by peer: core_output_filter: writing data to the network

This normally happens when someone navigates away from a half loaded page, which im not doing. I'm guessing its because the browser was waiting too long for the page and so gave up. Thing is, I have no idea why its timing out like this, and why the pictures/css sheets just arn't loading!

-- AndrewRJones - 06 Sep 2006

AndrewRJones was so kind and updated ShorterUrlCookbook

-- PeterThoeny - 06 Sep 2006