PHP won't receive POST requests at /directory/ only at /directory/index.php

Question

When POST request are sent to "http://domain.com/directory/", the POST data isn't received. But if it's sent to "http://domain.com/directory/index.php" it is received.

How can I make it work when just the directory is called? Thanks!

Answer 1

If you're running Apache, check if the mod_dir module is enabled and configured correctly. These are the contents of my dir.conf:

<IfModule mod_dir.c>
    DirectoryIndex index.html index.cgi index.pl index.php index.xhtml index.htm
</IfModule>

Answer 2

Have you tried using a tool like HttpFox for Firefox to see if when you make a request to the directory on its own, you are being redirected? I know a redirect can kill a POST request as it gets converted into a GET request.

Answer 3

As Lucanos said, is the web server redirecting to index.php? POST data might get "lost" between pages if you redirect. Try GET and check if the URL ends with correct data.