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author | intrigeri <intrigeri@boum.org> | 2011-04-03 18:05:47 +0200 |
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committer | intrigeri <intrigeri@boum.org> | 2011-04-03 18:07:03 +0200 |
commit | 15181ecc9be8fc8cb56cd807abce037edcb1fa15 (patch) | |
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parent | 17018241b64966482b7b08cfdf09a056707aaa62 (diff) | |
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Reply... cannot think of a great solution.
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diff --git a/doc/bugs/po:__apache_config_serves_index_directory_for_index.mdwn b/doc/bugs/po:__apache_config_serves_index_directory_for_index.mdwn index e8969abd7..e8832c0b0 100644 --- a/doc/bugs/po:__apache_config_serves_index_directory_for_index.mdwn +++ b/doc/bugs/po:__apache_config_serves_index_directory_for_index.mdwn @@ -11,3 +11,23 @@ the "index" directory exists, and so apache happily displays that directory, rather than the site's index page! --[[Joey]] + +> Ack, we do have a problem. Seems like ikiwiki's use of `index/` as +> the directory for homepage's sub-pages and attachments makes it +> conflict deeply with Apache's `MultiViews`: as the [MultiViews +> documentation](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_negotiation.html#multiviews) +> says, `index.*` are considered as possible matches only if the +> `index/` directory *does not exist*. Neither type maps nor +> `mod_mime` config parameters seem to allow overriding this behavior. +> Worse even, I guess any page called `index` would have the same +> issues, not only the wiki homepage. + +> I can think of two workarounds, both kinda stink: +> +> 1. Have the homepage's `targetpage` be something else than +> `index.html`. +> 2. Have the directory for the homepage's sub-pages and attachments +> be something else than `index`. +> +> I doubt either of those can be implemented without ugly special +> casing. Any other idea? --[[intrigeri]] |