URL Path Directory Literal

Category: URL

Purpose: Identifies requests by whether the requested URL points to a relative path that matches a literalThis type of value does not assign a special meaning to characters. The only exception is % which is used for URL encoding. value. This relative path excludes the filename of the requested assetA file is the most commonly known example of an asset. Refers to any collection of data that is typically stored as a single unit on a storage unit (e.g., disk drive). An example of an asset that is not physically stored on a disk drive occurs when dynamically generated content is not cached..

Choosing the right URL path match condition.

Key information:

• The Relative to option determines whether the URL comparison will start before or after the content access pointThis URL segment of a CDN URL identifies where the request should be directed. This relative path starts directly after the CDN hostname. The proper syntax for a content access point is "/yyAN," where "yy" stands for the origin identifier and "AN" stands for a customer account number. A content access point for a customer origin also includes a directory that identifies it..

  What is a content access point?

  The content access point is the portion of the path that appears between the CDN hostname and the relative path to the requested asset (e.g., /800001/CustomerOrigin). It identifies a location by server type (e.g., CDN or customer origin) and your customer account number.

  The available values for this option are explained below.

  • Root: Indicates that the URL comparison will start directly after the CDN hostname.

    Example:

    http://can.0001.transactcdn.com/800001/myorigin/myfolder/index.htm

  • Origin: Indicates that the URL comparison will start after the content access point (e.g., /000001 or /800001/myorigin).

    Example:

    http://can.0001.transactcdn.com/800001/myorigin/myfolder/index.htm

• An edge CNAME URL will be rewritten to a CDN URL prior to URL comparison.

  Example:

  Both of the following URLs point to the same asset and therefore have the same URL path.

  CDN URL:

  http://can.0001.transactcdn.com/800001/CustomerOrigin/path/asset.htm

  Edge CNAME URL:

  http://my.domain.com/path/asset.htm

  URL path (Relative to Root):

  /800001/CustomerOrigin/path/

  URL path (Relative to Origin):

  /path/

• The value associated with this match condition may be defined using any combination of numbers, letters, and/or symbols. All characters, with the exception of the % symbol, will be treated as a fixed value and cannot take on a special meaning.

• This match condition is satisfied when the relative URL path, excluding file name, is either an exact match (i.e., match) or does not match the specified value.
• A URL comparison ends right before the filename of the requested asset. A trailing forward slash is the last character in this type of path.

• Replace spaces in the URL path with %20.

• The case-sensitivity of URL comparisons is determined by the Ignore Case option.

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