PQ56147: VIRTUAL HOST CASE SENSITIVITY ISSUE. THIS APAR FIXES THE PROBLEMAND MAKES HOST NAME CASE INSENSITIVE.

APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
On Websphere 4.0.1 with iPlanet Webserver 4.1 SP7, when user typ
es a host name in CAPITALIZED from ( assuming the virtual host n
ame is specified in lowercase), the user fails to get any respon
se. The virtual host name is not case insensitive. This APAR fix
es this problem and makes it case INSENSITIVE.
Local fix Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: WebSphere Application Server 4.0 users who   *
*                 are case insensitive in the requests made    *
*                 to the webserver.                            *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The plugin was doing a case sensitive   *
*                      compare on incoming requests during     *
*                      request routing.  Therefore, if the     *
*                      case didn't match the request would     *
*                      fail to get routed to the application   *
*                      server when it should have been.        *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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The plugin was calling strcmp on the match for the hostname
used in the request which is case sensitive.  As a result,
hostnames that should have matched successfully would fail.
Problem conclusion
The plugin now calls strcasecmp which is the case insensitive
call so that request routing will work for hostnames that
match regardless of the case.
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ56147
Reported component name WEBSPHERE AE SO
Reported component ID 5630A2202
Reported release 400
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2001-12-24
Closed date 2002-01-16
Last modified date 2002-01-16

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
PLUGIN          

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 #: PQ56147
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Jan 16, 2002