Using slash arguments

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Server settings

• System paths
• Session handling
• HTTP
• Maintenance mode
• Cleanup
• Environment
• Site registration

Enabling slash arguments

The function slash arguments (using pathinfo or PATH_INFO) is required for SCORM packages and multiple-file resources with relative links such as IMS content packages to work correctly.

Slash arguments must be enabled on your web server, as described in:

• IIS slasharguments
• Apache slasharguments
• Nginx slasharguments

Error when uploading a file

If you obtain a 'File not found' error when uploading a file, it indicates that slash arguments need to be enabled on your web server.

If your web server doesn't support slash arguments, its use in Moodle can be disabled by un-ticking the checkbox 'Use slash arguments' in Administration > Site administration > Server > HTTP.

Warning: Disabling the use of slash arguments will result in SCORM packages and multiple-file resources not working and slash arguments warnings being displayed!

Slash arguments environment check

Note: The use of slash arguments will be required in future versions of Moodle.

If your web server doesn't support slash arguments, you will in future need to change to a web server which does. (It will no longer be possible to disable the use of slash arguments.)

In the meantime, Administration > Site administration > Server > Environment reports if the slash argument setting needs to be checked i.e. if it is detected that 'Use slash arguments' is disabled in Administration > Site administration > Server > HTTP. Thus, the check is a warning of the future requirement.

See also

• Requiring slasharguments in Moodle 2.9 - will anybody be seriously affected? forum discussion
• MDL-50416 - slasharguments check gives a warning on install], for versions 2.9 and 2.9.1