[Mono-list] IHttpHandler works fine under IIS but not Apache

[Ricardo Lopes]

Hi,

You have to tell apache to send requests to *.foo to mod-mono, check
your configuration.

2009/4/3 Mike Christensen <imaudi at comcast.net>:
> Hi guys - I'm thinking this is most likely either an Apache limitation,
> a configuration problem, or a bug in mod-mono.  I'm hoping it's the
> latter so we can fix it :)
>
> Let's say I have an IHttpHandler:
>
> public class Handler : IHttpHandler
> {
> //Stuff here that will blow your mind
> }
>
>
> Now I register this in my web.config:
>
> <httpHandlers>
>  <add verb="*" path="*.foo" validate="false" type="Handler" />
> </httpHandlers>
>
> Good so far right?
>
> When I go to:
>
> /Test.foo
>
> My handler will be invoked and it will do all sorts of great things that
> you simply can't imagine, probably change the world and all.
>
> However if I do:
>
> /Blah/Test.foo
>
> Then Apache gives me a default 404 File not found error.
>
> If I go and create a blank directory on the file system called Blah,
> things will then work again.  The point is, I do not want Apache or
> anything else validating the filepath or directory structure.  Keep in
> mind there's web apps such as SharePoint that allow you to provision
> webs, subwebs, etc and these paths are completely resolved by HTTP
> handlers and are totally independent of the filesystem.  Porting this
> architecture over to Mono might cause problems.
>
> My question is what is actually to blame?  Is Apache verifying the
> directory before passing the request off to mod_mono?  It obviously
> doesn't validate the file itself since Test.foo doesn't exist anywhere
> on the filesystem.  I kinda think so because it's an Apache 404 error
> page I'm getting, which depresses me.  Also, this doesn't happen on xsp
> so I blame Apache.  Anything I can do about this?
>
> On my app, I can hack around it by creating the directories or maybe
> doing some hacks with vdirs and stuff, but is there a way we can provide
> a better experience?  Thanks!!
>
> Mike
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Ricardo Lopes