Article - CS427717

Apache directive 'RewriteEngine' is set to 'on' by default for both port 80 and port 443 (SSL) starting 13.0

Modified: 25-Sep-2024   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 13.0.0.0 to 13.0.2.1

Description

  • Apache directive 'RewriteEngine' is set to 'on' by default for both port 80 and port 443 (SSL) starting  13.0
    • In prior versions,   this directive was only enabled for the sslvhost, or https:// connections
    • With this option set to 'on', it is no longer possible to view the 'It Works!' page from port 80 - http://localhost, http://127.0.0.1, or http://<server ip address>  via browser on windchill server machine
      • Turning this directive off allows all of these to work again
  • Why was this change made starting 13.0 ?
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