PI49473: IBM HTTP Server mod_filter is unable to process pages with error response codes returned from WebSphere Plugin

8.0.0.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 12
8.5.5.9: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 9
7.0.0.41: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 41
8.5.5.10: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 10
8.5.5.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 11
8.0.0.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 13
7.0.0.43: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 43
8.5.5.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 12
8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 13
7.0.0.45: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 45
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15
7.0.0.45: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP60 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.41: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP20 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.43: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP41 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
8.5.5.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 15
8.5.5.17: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 17
8.5.5.20: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.20
8.5.5.18: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 18
8.5.5.19: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 19
8.5.5.16: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 16
8.5.5.21: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.21

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• mod_filter works as expected if the page that is returned from
  WebSphere Plugin has a return code of 200, but does not work
  if attempting to post and process pages with any error codes.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Users of the mod_filter module with error   *
  *                  response codes returned by WebSphere        *
  *                  Plugin                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: mod_filter is unable to process pages   *
  *                      with a non-200 response code from       *
  *                      WebSphere Plugin                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:  Apply this fix                              *
  ****************************************************************
  mod_filter normally only runs filters on responses with HTTP
  status 200 (OK). If you want to filter documents with other
  response statuses, you can set the 'filter-errordocs'
  environment variable, and it will work on all responses
  regardless of status.  To refine this further, you can use
  expression conditions with 'FilterProvider'.
  

Problem conclusion

• Support was added for filtering non-200 status codes.
  This fix is targeted for IBM HTTP Server fix packs:
  - 7.0.0.41
  - 8.0.0.12
  - 8.5.5.9
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• 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

  IBM HTTP SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0801

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

     UP

• R800 PSY

     UP

• R850 PSY

     UP