PI50376: DGW COMPATIBILITY FOR DOCUMENT

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

This APAR makes multiple changes to the IBM HTTP Server
powered by Apache for DGW compatibility:
1) Set DOCUMENT_ROOT to the dirname of the requested cgi file
2) Set DOCUMENT_ROOT and DOCUMENT_NAME in CGI scripts, rather
than only in serverside-included files
3) Prevent mod_dir from changing DOCUMENT_URI to the
DirectoryIndex

Local fix

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  Users of Domino Go webserver who are        *
*                  migrating to IBM HTTP Server powered by     *
*                  Apache.                                     *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The values of the DOCUMENT_ROOT,        *
*                      DOCUMENT_NAME, and DOCUMENT_URI CGI     *
*                      and SSI variables differ between DGW    *
*                      and IHS.                                *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:  Apply this fix.                             *
****************************************************************
The DOCUMENT_* variables differ in these four ways:
- DOCUMENT_ROOT holds the parent directory of the
requested file in DGW, whereas it is equal to the value of
DocumentRoot in IHS.
- DOCUMENT_NAME holds the full path to the file in DGW,
whereas in IHS it contains only the name of the file.
- DOCUMENT_NAME and DOCUMENT_ROOT are set within both SSIs
and CGIs in DGW, but they are set only in SSIs in IHS.
- When the index of a directory is requested (e.g.
/), in DGW, DOCUMENT_URI holds the original URI of the
request, whereas IHS holds the mapped URI (e.g. /index.html).

Problem conclusion

Four directives have been added to correct each of the
differences listed in the problem summary, and one directive
has been added to set all four flags at once. The four
directives corresponding to the four differences in the
problem summary are:

 - CGISetDocumentRootToDirname
 - CGISetDocumentNameToFullPath
 - CGISetDocumentVars
 - CGIDocumentURIIgnoreDirectoryIndex

The overriding directive to set all four at once is
"DGWScriptCompat", which may be updated to also toggle other
compatibility options in the future.

This fix is targeted toward the following fixpacks:
 - 7.0.0.41
 - 8.5.5.9
 - 8.0.0.12
 - 9.0.0.0-PI49954

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number
PI50376
Reported component name
WAS IHS ZOS
Reported component ID
5655I3510
Reported release
850
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2015-10-12
Closed date
2015-10-13
Last modified date
2015-11-25

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Fixed component name
WAS IHS ZOS
Fixed component ID
5655I3510

Applicable component levels

R700 PSY
UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 April 2022

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PI50376: DGW COMPATIBILITY FOR DOCUMENT_* CGI VARIABLES

Fixes are available

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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Status

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APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Fixed component name

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R700 PSY

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