PM71102: "<LOCATION> SETTINGS DON'T AFFECT SOME MOD_NEGOTIATION GENERATED CONTENT"

7.0.0.27: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 27
8.5.0.2: WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Fix Pack 2
8.0.0.6: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 6

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Web content is not being compressed before it gets transferred
  to the client.  Use mod_deflate for this. Now add the
  functionality to have localized content.  Use mod_negotitaion
  for this.  After enabling the usage of mod_negotiation the
  localized web content does not get compressed before they are
  sent to the browser.
  
  This is only broken when the configuration you want applied to
  mod_negotiation (SetOutputFilter DEFLATE) is defined
  within a <Location> or <LocationMatch> block.
  

Local fix

• Local Fix￘
  Configure deflate in a <Directory> block that covers the
  negotiated content -- or outside of a config section entirely.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM HTTP Server users that have enabled     *
  *                  mod_negotiation (MultiViews)                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When mod_negotiation (MultiViews) is    *
  *                      configured, configuration of other      *
  *                      features in <Location> may not be       *
  *                      applied.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:  Apply this fix if mod_negotiation is not    *
  *                  working as expected.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  mod_negotiation uses an internal subrequest to probe for and
  deliver the negotiated resource, but this internal subrequest
  did
  not properly merge the configured list of <Location> based
  configurations.
  

Problem conclusion

• IBM HTTP Server was updated to include per-location config
  during internal subrequest processing.
  
  This fix is targeted for IHS fixpacks:
   - 7.0.0.27
   - 8.0.0.6
   - 8.5.0.2
  

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