Recently, I decided to give the php fat free framework (also known as F3) a try in order to quickly construct a web application.
Despite reading through the documentation and thinking it would be straightforward, I have been encountering a single issue that has stumped me for days. It appears from similar queries on stackoverflow that I am not alone in facing this challenge.
Here are some pertinent details:
- I am utilizing wamp server to execute F3.
- The location of my F3 project is at /location-to-wamp-folder/www/fatfree-master.
- I have configured a virtual host for Apache within wamp so that points to index.php.
This is where my difficulties arise. Upon navigating to http/fatfree-master, I encounter the error detailed in the title of this post:
Not Found
HTTP 404 (GET /) C:/wamp/www/fatfree-master/index.php:111 Base->run()
The contents of my index.php are as follows:
<?php
$f3=require('lib/base.php');
$f3->set('DEBUG',3);
$f3->set('UI','ui/');
....
// custom PHP code defining routes etc ...
....
$f3->run(); // this is where an error occurs
While I acknowledge that I am not well-versed in Apache rewrite syntax, I have refrained from making any changes to my .htaccess file (which was provided with the F3 download).
Below are the contents of my default .htaccess file included with F3:
# Enable rewrite engine and route requests to framework
RewriteEngine On
# Some servers require you to specify the `RewriteBase` directive
# In such cases, it should be the path (relative to the document root)
# containing this .htaccess file
#
# RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^(tmp)\/|\.ini$ - [R=404]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule .* index.php [L,QSA]
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization},L]
If anyone can shed light on why I am receiving the 404 error and offer solutions, it would be greatly appreciated.
[[Additional Notes]]
I have integrated two routes into my revised index.php file. The current version looks like this:
<?php
$f3=require('lib/base.php');
$f3->set('AUTOLOAD','app/controllers/');
$f3->set('DEBUG',3);
$f3->set('UI','ui/');
/* Tools */
$f3->route('GET @tools_calculator_dates: /tools/calculator/dates', 'Beer->list');
// Default route
$f3->route('GET /',
function() {
echo 'Hello, world!';
}
);
$f3->run();
Upon accessing / in my browser, "Hello, world!" is displayed as expected. However, when attempting to access /tools/calculator/dates, a 404 error is returned:
Not Found
HTTP 404 (GET /tools/calculator/dates)
• C:/wamp/www/fatfree-master/index.php:119 Base->run()
In my directory structure, I have a class located at /path/to/wamp/www/fatfree-master/app/controllers/beer.php
Here is the content of the class:
<?php
class Beer
{
function list() {
echo "Beer::list() called!";
}
}
If anyone can provide insight into why the 404 error is occurring, I would greatly appreciate it.