Hi, You have to tell apache to send requests to *.foo to mod-mono, check your configuration.
2009/4/3 Mike Christensen <[email protected]>: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Mono-list maillist - [email protected] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list > -- Ricardo Lopes _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
