Fun with Apache HTTPD and subrequest variable inconsistencies
Why does the REQUEST_URI variable return /index.html and not / when requesting a directory? Blame it on the subrequest for the DirectoryIndex file.
Apache HTTPD
Make changes to static content with response body substitutions
Tweak the HTTP response body with regex substitutions. Apache HTTPD configuration example shows changing the URL tracking parameters in a syndication feed file.
Don’t rely on mod_negotiation to serve pre-compressed resources
Apache’s module for server-driven HTTP content negotiation isn’t suited to make decisions about which pre-compressed resource to serve.
Problems to expect when using the Apache mod_cache module
Five implementation problems and gotchas when using Apache’s HTTP caching module. Learn how to keep your HTTPD caching proxy server from messing up.
Allow OCSP stapling in Apache Web Server with SELinux policies
Adjust the default SELinux policies in CentOS and Fedora Linux to not block the Apache HTTPD Server from OCSP stapling TLS certificates.
How to use same Host header for origin and proxy in Apache mod_proxy
How to forward your front-end HTTP proxy server’s hostname (the HTTP Host request header) to your origin server using the Apache mod_proxy module.
New Brotli compression filter module now in Apache Web Server
Learn how to enable the new Brotli compression module alongside Gzip compression in the Apache HTTPD server.
Apache bug leads to websites dropping out of Yandex search
An Apache server bug caused HTTP/2 websites to drop out of the Yandex search engine. Here’s how to work around the bug to get your site back into the Yandex index.