Apache2, PHP, and tinyurl

["Todd A. Jacobs" <nospam@codegnome.org>]

I found a problem in my apache logs with attempts to view a php script
on my server. The problem appears to be related to URL decoding, as the
page itself is valid.

Apache2 says:

    [Sat Jun 27 04:54:07 2009] [error] File does not exist: /srv/web/scripting/showscript.php?script=internet_outtage.sh, referer: http://tinyurl.com/p5ywrs

This is perfectly true, as the page is actually
"/srv/web/scripting/showscript.php" and the rest of the URL should be
interpreted as the query.

Firefox says:

    http://www.codegnome.org/scripting/showscript.php%3Fscript%3Dinternet_outtage.sh
    404 Not Found
    The requested URL /scripting/showscript.php?script=internet_outtage.sh was not found on this server.

However, when decoded the url correctly accesses the page at
http://www.codegnome.org/scripting/showscript.php?script=internet_outtage.sh
and displays everything properly.

So, is the problem with Apache or PHP? It looks like *something* is
failing to decode the url before attempting to serve it, but I'm not
sure how to track the problem down further, or how to fix it.

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