[pmwiki-users] Clean URLs (Another question from the newbie)

[Eric Celeste]

I've only used Apache in a Unix environment, so I have no idea what issues
might be stirred up by this being a Windows environment.
> Interestingly, all the URLs when clicking Pmwiki internal links have the
"?n=" in them.
> However, if one types an address without that, the wiki is able to resolve
it.

The "?n=" being there or not in the links should be controlled by the
$EnablePathInfo variable in the config.php file. Interestingly, the comments
about this in the config file state: "try setting $EnablePathInfo below.
 Note that this doesn't work in all environments, it depends on your
webserver and PHP configuration." Maybe there is something else in the
machine or PHP environment that is preventing EnablePathInfo from doing it's
job.

As to why the link to http://hip.eharch.com/Main/Main does not work, I am a
bit more mystified. For one thing, I don't know what you mean by it works if
typed into directly. Typing a URL or clicking on it should make no
difference to how it is resolved, if it does make a difference, then I'm out
of my depth. When I try to go to that URL I get...

   The requested URL /wiki/pmwiki.phpMain/Main was not found on this server.

Notice the missing "/" between "php" and the first "Main". The only thing I
can think of is that your EnablePathInfo is actually not set to "1". Check
to make sure the "#" is removed at the front of that line in your
config.phpfile.

Good luck,
...Eric

On 12/4/07, Sameer Kumar <skumar at eharch.com> wrote:
>
>  Eric,
>
> I have pmwiki installed with Apache running on a Windows XP machine.
>
> My web root directory is C:\web
>
> The full path of the pmwiki install is C:\web\wiki\pmwiki.php
>
> The URL that I would like to be home is http://hip.eharch.com and this
> works.
>
> Actually, my homepage is located at http://hip.eharch.com/Main/Main which
> also works if directly typed into the browser URL bar.
>
>
>
> My .htaccess file is located inside C:\web and its contents are as
> follows:
>
>
>
> # Use mod_rewrite to enable "Clean URLs" for a PmWiki installation.
>
> RewriteEngine On
>
> # Define the rewrite base.  It's not necessarily PmWiki's directory.
>
> RewriteBase /
>
> # Send requests without parameters to pmwiki.php.
>
> RewriteRule ^$            /wiki/pmwiki.php  [L]
>
> # Send requests for index.php to pmwiki.php.
>
> RewriteRule ^index\.php$ /wiki/pmwiki.php  [L]
>
> # Send requests to pmwiki.php, appending the query string part.
>
> RewriteRule ^([A-Z0-9\xa0-\xff].*)$ /wiki/pmwiki.php?n=$1  [QSA,L]
>
>
>
> Interestingly, all the URLs when clicking Pmwiki internal links have the
> "?n=" in them. However, if one types an address without that, the wiki is
> able to resolve it.
>
> For example, if you click "Projects" on the sidebar, it goes to
>
> http://hip.eharch.com/?n=Projects/Projects
>
> but if you manually type
>
> http://hip.eharch.com/Projects/Projects
>
> it still works.
>
>
>
> Thanks for your attention.
>
> Sameer
>
>
>
> *From:* Eric Celeste [mailto:efc.dev at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 04, 2007 2:16 PM
> *To:* Sameer Kumar
> *Cc:* pmwiki-users at pmichaud.com
> *Subject:* Re: [pmwiki-users] Clean URLs (Another question from the
> newbie)
>
>
>
> The only other problem I see is potentially the leading "/" on the
> rewritten address. In other words, all the "/singles" below should probably
> be "singles" instead (assuming "singles" is not actually at the root of your
> hard disk).
>
>
>
> Really, to debug this would require more detailed information using only
> full paths.
>
>
>
> What is the full path of your pmwiki install?
>
> (for example "/home/efc/www/pmwiki/pmwiki.php")
>
>
>
> What is the URL you would like to be "home" for your wiki?
>
> (for example " http://mydomain.org/Main/HomePage")
>
>
>
> What is the full path of your ".htaccess" file?
>
> (for example "/home/efc/www/.htaccess")
>
>
>
> Assumption: your server is configured so that a request of a page from
> your domain actually reaches your .htaccess file.
>
>
>
> ...Eric
>
>
>
> On 12/4/07, *Sameer Kumar* <skumar at eharch.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> <Snip>
> Following the directions in the clean URL cookbook I set up my .htaccess
> file in /website as follows:
>
> # Use mod_rewrite to enable "Clean URLs" for a PmWiki installation.
> RewriteEngine On
> # The rewrite base will be the document root.
> RewriteBase /website
> # Send requests without parameters to pmwiki.php.
> RewriteRule ^$           /singles/pmwiki.php  [L]
> # Send requests for index.php to pmwiki.php .
> RewriteRule ^index\.php$ /singles/pmwiki.php  [L]
> # Don't rewrite requests for any files, directories, or symbolic
> # links (shortcuts) that exist on the filesystem.
> # RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
> # RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
> # RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l # Send requests to pmwiki.php,
> appending the query string part.
> RewriteRule ^([A-Z0-9\xa0-\xff].*)$ /singles/pmwiki.php?n=$1  [QSA,L]
>
> I set up my /website/singles/local/config.php file as follows:
>
> <?php if (!defined('PmWiki')) exit();
> ## Use "Clean URLs".
> $EnablePathInfo = 1;
> $ScriptUrl = " http://localhost";
> ## more configuration settings...
>
> <snip>
>
> I believe you want the RewriteBase to be the root as served rather than
> the root as stored. Try "RewriteBase /" instead.
>
> Note, the should also allow " http://localhost" without the "index.php" to
> bring up your site.
>
> Also, for this to work your Apache server on the localhost must have
> mod_rewrite activated. You might want to check to be sure this is the case.
>
> ...Eric
>
> <snip>
>
> Eric,
>
> I have exactly the same situation as Tom's description above and I have
> the .htaccess file in my root directory. I have followed all the
> instructions that I have found (my htaccess file looks exactly the same as
> above) and can also confirm that mod_rewrite is also activated for my Apache
> install.
>
> However, I cannot get rid of a "?n=" from my URLs. For example, my URLs
> read as:
>
> http://hip.eharch.com/?n=Materials/Materials
>
> instead of
>
> http://hip.eharch.com/Materials/Materials
>
> which I would prefer.
>
> Would you have any ideas or suggestions regarding getting rid of the "?n="
> ?
>
> Thanks. Sameer
>
>
>
>
>
>
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