casesensitive url’s on linux server

Question

i have moved my html only (not dinamic site) from windows server to linux server now i've problem with casesensitive url's.

for example: i've a file named "Test.htm" and i can't access the file when i type "test.htm" ..

i've tried to modify .htaccess file but failed, i've not enough knowledge for this.

can you recommend me how can i handle this problem,i m looking for better solution then changing all the filenames and url's.

thanks.

Answer 1

If you use Apache, try this solution:

Add this line to /etc/apache2/mods-available/speling.load:

CheckSpelling on

Enable speling module by this command:

a2enmod speling

And restart Apache:

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Otherwise I strongly recommend to have strict name convention of files that matches with their URL.

Answer 2

You can either use mod_speling for a solution for this problem in your web server or use something like ciopfs to solve the problem on the file system level (without renaming the files, which would be the best solution).

I'd go with mod_speling and progrssively fix the filenames and their links in your web pages.