PQ62167: AFTER PQ57773 IPLANET SERVER SIDE INCLUDES FAIL FOR WEBSPHERE RESOURCES IN WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER V4.02 PTF3

 A fix is available

4.0.5: WebSphere Application Server Version 4.0 Fix Pack 5 (Version 4.0.5)



APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
Websphere Application Server V403 using iPlanet 4.0.x OR 4.1.x
iPlanet server side includes fail after applying WAS 4.0 PTF3
The plugin is not parsing cgi scripts or static html files
 correctly.
Problem did not occur on WAS V4.0.2
When this happens, the following errors are reported in the
  native.log:

The following errors are reported in the plugin trace:
 ERROR: ns_plugin: parse_encoded_uri: Null request line.
 ERROR: ws_common: websphereHandleRequest:
    Request Info Encoded URI is NULL
ERROR: ws_common: websphereHandleRequest:
    Failed to begin the request
Local fix
No Local fix or Workaround
Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: WebSphere Application Server users who use   *
*                 the server side include feature of           *
*                 iPlanet 4.x, 6.x                             *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: PTF3 of WebSphere breaks iPlanet        *
*                      ServerSideInclude functionality         *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Changes introduced in PTF3 inadvertently broke the SSI facility
in iPlanet.  The problem was from the WAS plugin assuming a
particular server variable would never be NULL.
Problem conclusion
Changed the code so the NULL's that were causing problems
before were handled correctly.  This fixes the SSI problem,
and possibly other situations where this variable could
have been NULL.
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ62167
Reported component name WEBSPHERE AE SO
Reported component ID 5630A2202
Reported release 400
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2002-06-12
Closed date 2002-08-08
Last modified date 2002-08-08

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
PLUGIN          

SRLS

Fix information
Fixed component name WEBSPHERE AE SO
Fixed component ID 5630A2202

Applicable component levels
R400 PSY    UP


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > General
Operating system(s):
Software version: 400
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ62167
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Aug 8, 2002