REQUEST_URI unexpectedly contains FQDN

Question

On my main web server, the $_SERVER variable REQUEST_URI always contains something like \"/filename.php\" however on my development server (PHP Version 5.3.5-1ubuntu7.3, Apa

Answer 1

Using proxy & HTTP 1.1 leads to full URL in REQUEST_URI variable in Apache. Web applications have to test REQUEST_URI before trying to concatinate it with host (this bug exists in Wordpress CMS for example).