PI56020: IBM HTTP SERVER SERVER-STATUS WITH ?AUTO QUERY STRING GIVES INCORRECT FORMAT OF OUTPUT

8.5.5.10: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 10
8.5.5.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 11
8.5.5.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 12
8.5.5.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 13
8.5.5.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 15
8.5.5.17: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 17
8.5.5.20: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.20
8.5.5.18: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 18
8.5.5.19: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 19
8.5.5.16: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 16
8.5.5.21: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.21

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• server-status usually gives output in HTML.  However, when
  ?auto query string is included, the output should be plain text.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM WebSphere Application Server Apache     *
  *                  and IBM HTTP Server web server plugin       *
  *                  users                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Plugin does not honor the auto          *
  *                      parameter on the server-status          *
  *                      request.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The server-status request has an option, auto, in which the
  server should respond with text output instead of html. The
  Plugin module does not honor this parameter.
  

Problem conclusion

• Added code to plugin to check for and honor the "auto"
  parameter on the server-status command.
  
  Plugin statistics can be disabled from the apache
  server-status output using setting the Apache environment
  variable "nowasstatus" to any value with SetEnv or SetEnvIf.
  Example:
  SetEnvIf Request_URI server-status nowasstatus=1
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 8.5.5.10.  Please refer to the Recommended Updates
  page for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSPHERE APP S

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0800

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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