apparently apache retrieves index.php from non existent directory

Paolo Benvenuto

3/7/23, 8:52 PM

I have a web site defined in apache2 with the conf file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName my.site.net
    DocumentRoot /var/www/foto
    <Directory /var/www/foto>
        DirectoryIndex index.php
        Options +FollowSymLinks
        Options -Indexes
        AllowOverride None
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Everything is fine, but:

If I load my.site.net/non-existent-directory (without the trailing slash), the /var/www/foto/index.php file is loaded, and all the files which are loaded by index.php are found

Why is /var/www/foto/index.php loaded? I'd expect a not found error.

How is non-existent-directory interpreted?

if I load my.site.net/non-existent-directory/ (with the trailing slash), the /var/www/foto/index.php file is loaded, Loading it, the files which should be loaded by index.php are not found, because are searched in the non existent directory.

Again, why is /var/www/foto/index.php loaded?

What should I do in order to avoid it?

Edit: removed trailing slash from DocumentRoot and upgraded order allow,deny, allow from all to Require all granted

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apache-2.4

Joel C

3/10/23, 3:30 AM

Do you have an .htaccess file in /var/www/foto?

Chris

3/12/23, 11:30 AM

The .htaccess file is not relevant, `AllowOverride None` in vhost prevents them to be loaded. From doc, *The `DocumentRoot` should be specified* ***without a trailing slash***. I would try first to remove the trailing slash. Also note the `order allow,deny, allow from all` directives are apache2.2 synthaxe. You should try to use [the apache2.4 synthaxe](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/en/howto/access.html) (`Require all granted`)

Paolo Benvenuto

3/12/23, 7:23 PM

removed the trailing slash, nothing changed

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