Re: [newbie] Case Sensativity on web pages
Gerald Waugh wrote: > If you take a look at the apache mod_speling (not a typo!) module, you can > configure your server to do that (so I have heard) > http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_speling.html Gerald, Thanks -- I should have read this before I sent my last post! Randy Kramer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Case Sensativity on web pages
I'm afraid I may have misled you with my reply -- I should not have inplied that Apache can convert a mixed case file name to all upper or lower, I really meant to speak hypothetically -- if something else converted the file name to all upper or lower case (or if something was built into Apache to do this), this would be an appropriate user friendly approach. I don't know that Apache, in its present incarnation, can do anything along these lines. (But, I don't know that it can't, either.) Sorry for not being more clear, Randy Kramer Dragon . wrote: > > Its a pretty simple web page, and converting everything to lowercase would > be fine. How many people do you know specifiy different file names on a web > site by capitalization? Personally, I don't know any. I just wanted to > make sure that people can see the site even if they have a problem typing > uppercase and lowercase when they think it is proper. Its really just a > Directory test but you know some people love to type Test, and that doesn't > work. Thanks for the info. I'll scrounge around apache's site a little > more. > > From: Randy Kramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Case Sensativity on web pages > Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 07:17:45 -0500 > > Dave Sherman wrote: > > If you wanted to do that, you would be asking Apache to ignore the basic > > *nix filesystem rules, which I don't think is possible. The server would > > have to calculate every possible upper/lower case combination for each > > directory and file a user might request, and that would cause a > > (probably big) performance hit! > > Just for the sake of completeness: Or, it could do what Windows does, > basically convert the entire name to lower (or upper) case, i.e., it > makes no distinction between, for example, TeSt and test. I think there > may be places where this is the appropriate user friendly behavior. > > > And if there are two files with the same > > name (except for upper/lower case), then what would Apache do? > > If TeSt and test are indeed different files, Apache has a problem, if > TeSt, test, TEST, etc. all refer to a file named test, Apache could > handle it. Of course, we would have fewer file names available. > > Randy Kramer > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > _ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > --- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Case Sensativity on web pages
On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, Randy Kramer wrote: > >%_Dave Sherman wrote: > > If you wanted to do that, you would be asking Apache to ignore the basic > > *nix filesystem rules, which I don't think is possible. The server would > > have to calculate every possible upper/lower case combination for each > > directory and file a user might request, and that would cause a > > (probably big) performance hit! > > Just for the sake of completeness: Or, it could do what Windows does, > basically convert the entire name to lower (or upper) case, i.e., it > makes no distinction between, for example, TeSt and test. I think there > may be places where this is the appropriate user friendly behavior. > > > And if there are two files with the same > > name (except for upper/lower case), then what would Apache do? > > If TeSt and test are indeed different files, Apache has a problem, if > TeSt, test, TEST, etc. all refer to a file named test, Apache could > handle it. Of course, we would have fewer file names available. If you take a look at the apache mod_speling (not a typo!) module, you can configure your server to do that (so I have heard) http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_speling.html -- Gerald Waugh Registered Linux User 255245 register at http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Case Sensativity on web pages
Its a pretty simple web page, and converting everything to lowercase would be fine. How many people do you know specifiy different file names on a web site by capitalization? Personally, I don't know any. I just wanted to make sure that people can see the site even if they have a problem typing uppercase and lowercase when they think it is proper. Its really just a Directory test but you know some people love to type Test, and that doesn't work. Thanks for the info. I'll scrounge around apache's site a little more. From: Randy Kramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Case Sensativity on web pages Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 07:17:45 -0500 Dave Sherman wrote: > If you wanted to do that, you would be asking Apache to ignore the basic > *nix filesystem rules, which I don't think is possible. The server would > have to calculate every possible upper/lower case combination for each > directory and file a user might request, and that would cause a > (probably big) performance hit! Just for the sake of completeness: Or, it could do what Windows does, basically convert the entire name to lower (or upper) case, i.e., it makes no distinction between, for example, TeSt and test. I think there may be places where this is the appropriate user friendly behavior. > And if there are two files with the same > name (except for upper/lower case), then what would Apache do? If TeSt and test are indeed different files, Apache has a problem, if TeSt, test, TEST, etc. all refer to a file named test, Apache could handle it. Of course, we would have fewer file names available. Randy Kramer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Case Sensativity on web pages
Dave Sherman wrote: > If you wanted to do that, you would be asking Apache to ignore the basic > *nix filesystem rules, which I don't think is possible. The server would > have to calculate every possible upper/lower case combination for each > directory and file a user might request, and that would cause a > (probably big) performance hit! Just for the sake of completeness: Or, it could do what Windows does, basically convert the entire name to lower (or upper) case, i.e., it makes no distinction between, for example, TeSt and test. I think there may be places where this is the appropriate user friendly behavior. > And if there are two files with the same > name (except for upper/lower case), then what would Apache do? If TeSt and test are indeed different files, Apache has a problem, if TeSt, test, TEST, etc. all refer to a file named test, Apache could handle it. Of course, we would have fewer file names available. Randy Kramer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Case Sensativity on web pages
On Mon, 2002-01-14 at 21:37, Dragon . wrote: > I was wondering if there was a way to take off the case sensativity for the > httpd. I want to be able to browse to http:///test and > http:///TeSt for the same directory. Currently, > http:///TeSt doesn't work but http:///test does. > > --Dragon If you wanted to do that, you would be asking Apache to ignore the basic *nix filesystem rules, which I don't think is possible. The server would have to calculate every possible upper/lower case combination for each directory and file a user might request, and that would cause a (probably big) performance hit! And if there are two files with the same name (except for upper/lower case), then what would Apache do? Dave -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and good with ketchup. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
