default document does not work for subfolders 2

[y2k1981]

I've already posted this question some time ago in thread65-344913 but I haven't gotten an answer. I've reinstalled apache and this still doens't work. I've just installed apache on my NTWS4 (sp4). It's not online or networked, it's just a stand alone and I want to have a http server 'cause I'm going to learn some server side stuff. If I specify

http://127.0.0.1

- then I get the index.html file which I saved in the htdocs folder. However, if I type in

http://127.0.0.1/contact

- I get a 404. Even though the contact folder (which is in the htdocs folder - same place as the index.html which loads when I enter

http://127.0.0.1)

has an index.html file in it. Why is this? Is there something I need to change in the configuration file? index.html is set as the default document, so shouldn't this work?

 

[GoldenEternity]

Does it work if you type in

http://127.0.0.1/contact/

<~~ note the trailing '/'

 

[y2k1981]

I didn't think of that. I'll give that a go tonight when I go home and I'll post back tomorrow.

 

[y2k1981]

Hi again,

Well I tried it out, but to no avail. I still get a 404 regardless of whether I put the / at the end or not.

 

[sleipnir214]

And if you point your web browser to:

http://127.0.0.1/contact/index.html

you get the page, right? Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

TANSTAAFL!

 

[GoldenEternity]

What do your logs say?

 

[y2k1981]

ok lads, screwed up a little. when I tried out GoldenEternity's suggestion of adding the trailing '/' - I'd forgotten that I had deleted the conact folder - so naturally I was going to get a 404 - d'uh!!

I recreated it last night and now when I enter 127.0.0.1/contact/ I get the index.html file that's in the contact folder - so it is working properly. however, if I enter 127.0.0.1/contact - I get the 404 error. my next question is, how do I configure apache so that if a user enters the URL without the trailing '/' that it'll add it on?

Thanks again for your help

 

[sleipnir214]

Use a Rewrite Rule.

Look here:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/rewriteguide.html

under the heading &quot;Trailing Slash Problem&quot; Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

TANSTAAFL!

 

[y2k1981]

lads, thanks so much for your help. I don't really know much about web servers, up until now I was only doing client side stuff but I'm trying to learn some perl so I had to install apache.

thanks again

 

[y2k1981]

I need help again!! sleipnir214 - the link you provided me, where exactly do I insert this code? I know I put it into the apache.httpd file, but after that I'm all clued out. I did try putting it in near the top, but when I restarted it said something about not recognizing Rewrite engine. I can't remember exactly what it said. plz, anybody help me?

 

[danielhozac]

Try putting it at the end. //Daniel

 

[sleipnir214]

y2k1981:

Apache isn't going to recognize those configuration directives until it has loaded the module mod_rewrite.

The end of the file sounds as good a place as any. Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

TANSTAAFL!

 

[y2k1981]

HI again, well I tried putting this at the end, but that didn't work either. I still got the same error. why is this? what am I doing wrong?