I want to use a URL format like

https://server/index.php?sid=12345&lang=de

instead of a format like

https://newserver/index.php/12345/lang-de
or
https://newserver/index.php?r=survey/index/sid/12345/lang/de

after upgrading Limesurvey from 1.90+ Build 9642 to 2.05+ Build
140404.

Background
==========

I'm migrating our Limesurvey-Server to another
machine.

This involves upgrading from

1. Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.7 to Debian GNU/Linux 7.4
2. apache2 2.2.16-6+squeeze11 to apache2 2.2.22-13+deb7u1
3. php5 5.3.3-7+squeeze15 to php5 5.4.4-14+deb7u8
4. limesurvey 1.90+ Build 9642 to limesurvey 2.05+ Build 140404

The database runs on another system and its version is not affected by the
migration: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.49-1~bpo50+1

So far, the migration worked well, but ...

With the old server, I access the surveys using URLs like:

https://oldserver/index.php?sid=12345&lang=de

while with the new machine, I access the surveys using URLs like:

https://newserver/index.php?r=survey/index/sid/12345/lang/de

(After changing urlFormat in config.php form 'get' to 'path', I
got https://newserver/index.php/12345/lang-de)

Right now, the only solution, I can see, is some mod_rewrite
magic, either in .htaccess or in the apache configuration itself.

Any ideas?

Martin

Hi,

With url like this : https://newserver/index.php/12345/lang-de, you can use url like this : https://newserver/index.php?sid=12345&lang=de.

Give it a try

Denis

Thank you!

I'll test that ASAP and report back.

Martin

I've done the tests:

1. To get a baseline: using https://oldserver/index.php?sid=12345&lang=de
Result: the appropriate survey.

2. Using https://newserver/index.php/12345/lang-de
Result: the appropriate survey.

3. Using https://newserver/index.php?sid=12345&lang=de

Result:
- the page "The following surveys are available:"
- the URL https://newserver/index.php/surveys/publiclist?lang=en

Since this looks like a redirect, I checked, what apache was doing:

- RewriteLog enabled in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
- apache restarted.
- Test #2 and #3 repeated

Results:
- rewrite.log is empty
- in access.log: Test #2 is just a nice 200 response code.
- Test #3 is first a 200 response (that's ok -- I got something), followed by

So, there is a redirect.

My next step: checking .htaccess in LimeSurveys installation directory.

Martin

Any updates how to make the new version read old URLs?

Unfortunally, I've no technical update.

Right now, I've got professional support.

Martin