Local app.yaml file gives different results to remote file

[Paul Canning]

In my CodeIgniter application, I have set a handler in the app.yaml file for the following:

handlers:

- url: /task.php

  script: task.php

This file is in the root directory.

In a typical LAMP/WAMP environment, a .htaccess file would be used to allow access, as typically you are only allowed to access the index.php file (that's how CI works).

So, there is no .htaccess in GAE, only app.yaml (and dispatch.yaml etc)

Locally, I can access http://localhost:8080/test.php, remotely, I get the CI 404 page.

Why would there be a difference?

(I understand this is most likely an issue with how CI works, but the fact that the yaml file gives different results must be something to do with GAE?)

[Vinny P]

On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 5:22 AM, Paul Canning <pa...@drawandcode.com> wrote:

handlers:

- url: /task.php

  script: task.php

Locally, I can access http://localhost:8080/test.php, remotely, I get the CI 404 page.

Why would there be a difference?

Well, first of all I want to point out that your handler is handling task.php, while your test url is calling for test.php, so it's probably worthwhile to double-check that you're attempting to access the right page. 

If you're still having problems, is that handler instruction the first handler command in app.yaml, or are there other handlers previous to it? If there are other handlers present, try moving your task.php handler to the top. Can you post your entire app.yaml and a picture of your directory structure? If you can't share your directory structure for confidentiality reasons, you can create a small test case that replicates the issue and post that.

 

 

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-Vinny P

Technology & Media Consultant

Chicago, IL

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[Paul Canning]

Ah, typo in the question, I was trying to access task.php in both environments!

For some reason, it is working now, and to answer your other question, it was beneath some static file handlers and above the handler for the index.php page.

[Vinny P]

On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 5:44 AM, Paul Canning <pa...@drawandcode.com> wrote:

Ah, typo in the question, I was trying to access task.php in both environments!

For some reason, it is working now, and to answer your other question, it was beneath some static file handlers and above the handler for the index.php page.

Good to hear! It's always nice when applications seem to fix themselves :-).