problem about directory with accents since Apache 2.2.3

"Skrol29" <skrol29@xxxxxxxxxxx> · Sun, 26 Nov 2006 18:47:46 +0100

I have Apache 2.2.3 on Windows XP sp2.

With Apache 1.3.33 there was no problem to define in "httpd.conf" an alias 

for a directory that have accents in his name.

The following entries was valid:
*****************
Alias /dev "E:/dév/"
<Directory "E:/dév">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
*****************

Now with Apache 2.2.3, the same enties make the Apache server to not start.
You have to code it in UTF-8 instead :
*****************
Alias /dev "E:/dÃ©v/"
<Directory "E:/dÃ©v">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
*****************

This way the alias is correct and HTML files can be normally accessed with 

the URL

 http://localhost/dev/hello.html

But it doesn't work with PHP script because "E:/dÃ©v/" is not a correct path 

for PHP.

When you try to call any script in the aliased directory
 http://localhost/dev/myscript.php
you have an error:
*****************

Warning (E:/DÃ©v/myscript.php) failed to open stream: No such file or 

directory in Unknown on line 0

*****************

Do you know if there is a way to make Apache or the Alias module to deals 

with accents the same way it used to with Apache 1.3.x ?

Is this can be considered as a bug ?

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Skrol29
www.tinybutstrong.com
www.skrol29.com

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