On 12/5/01 9:12 AM, "Larry Isaacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Geir, > > Concerning mod_rewrite, there was a lot of discussion about > what mod_jk should do about the Servlet 2.2's requirement that > HttpServletRequest.getRequestURI() return a URI that *remains* > encoded. So that it *remains* encoded, the mod_jk in Tomcat 3.2.3 > forwards the "unparsed" request to Tomcat. This prevents > mod_rewrite from having an effect since it modifies the > "parsed" request. > > To bring mod_rewrite back online, mod_jk in Tomcat 3.2.4 > forwards a re-encoded version of the "parsed" request > (sacrificing "remains" in favor of functionality). > > In Tomcat 3.3, this is configurable, though this hasn't > yet made it into the documentation. :( Ah. Thanks. I punted on the whole idea, and between the tomcat config, the app and JkMount, managed to get it all working perfectly. So I am happy. > In the mod_jk configuration file, you can set the following > options to control which request is forwarded to Tomcat. > > JkOptions ForwardURICompat+ > > forwards the "parsed" URI as is. Tomcat 3.3 will re-encode > the request for getRequestURI(). This is the default > behavior. > > JkOptions ForwardURICompatUnparsed+ > > forwards the "unparsed" URI and Tomcat 3.3 will return > this string unmodified for getRequestURI(). This best > matches the spec, but breaks mod_rewrite. This matches > Tomcat 3.2.3's mod_jk behavior. > > JkOptions ForwardURIEscaped+ > > forwards the re-encoded "parsed" URI and Tomcat 3.3 will > return this string unmodified for getRequestUR(). This > matches Tomcat 3.2.4's mod_jk behavior. > > I'll try to add some documentation concerning this in the > Tomcat 3.3 release. > > Thanks for the info. I was going to offer to update the docs, but I think you might be better able to explain. Thanks again. -- Geir Magnusson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] System and Software Consulting Be a giant. Take giant steps. Do giant things... -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
