Using BookStack in Subdirectory leads into "Page not found"

[twindscheif]

Describe the Bug

First of all: I love BookStack and i already installed several instances using default parameters.
In this case i need to use a Subdirectory for the first time.

Installed a fresh BookStack v24.05.1-instance on latest Ubuntu Server 24 LTS with Install-Script.
If accessing the Subdirectory it fails with "Page not found."
Without using Subdirectory it works, which means, i can logon and work within BookStack.

Target URL: http://portal.mydomain.local/bookstack
Bookstack Install-Path: /var/www/bookstack

When using subdirectory (/bookstack) like used in the configuration example (https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/subdirectory-setup/)
i'm redirected to /bookstack/login and always get "Page not found"-Error.

/var/www/bookstack/.env

# This file, when named as ".env" in the root of your BookStack install
# folder, is used for the core configuration of the application.
# By default this file contains the most common required options but
# a full list of options can be found in the '.env.example.complete' file.

# NOTE: If any of your values contain a space or a hash you will need to
# wrap the entire value in quotes. (eg. MAIL_FROM_NAME="BookStack Mailer")

# Application environment
# Can be 'production', 'development', 'testing' or 'demo'
APP_ENV=production

# Sets application language to english
APP_LANG=en

#disable auto language
APP_AUTO_LANG_PUBLIC=false

# Application key
# Used for encryption where needed.
# Run `php artisan key:generate` to generate a valid key.
APP_KEY=base64:<Removed for Security>

# Application URL
# This must be the root URL that you want to host BookStack on.
# All URLs in BookStack will be generated using this value
# to ensure URLs generated are consistent and secure.
# If you change this in the future you may need to run a command
# to update stored URLs in the database. Command example:
# php artisan bookstack:update-url https://old.example.com https://new.example.com
APP_URL=http://portal.mydomain.local/bookstack

# Database details
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_DATABASE=bookstack
DB_USERNAME=bookstack
DB_PASSWORD=<Removed for Security>

Installed Apache modules:
sudo a2enmod ssl
sudo a2enmod headers
sudo a2enmod rewrite

/etc/apache2/sites-available/bookstack.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>

        ServerName portal.mydomain.local
        DocumentRoot /var/www/bookstack/public/

    # BookStack Configuration
    Alias "/bookstack" "/var/www/bookstack/public"

    <Directory "/var/www/bookstack/public">
      Options FollowSymlinks
      AllowOverride None
      Require all granted

      RewriteEngine On
      # Redirect Trailing Slashes If Not A Folder...
      RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
      RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ /$1 [L,R=301]

      # Handle Front Controller...
      RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
      RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
      RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]
    </Directory>


    <Directory "/var/www/bookstack">
      AllowOverride None
      Require all denied
    </Directory>
    # End BookStack Configuration

        ErrorLog error.log
        CustomLog access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Restarted apache service via
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Cleared Browser Cache

Steps to Reproduce

1. Browse http://portal.mydomain.local/bookstack with Firefox

Expected Behaviour

If accessing the main page http://portal.mydomain.local/bookstack i expect to see the login-page of BookStack

Screenshots or Additional Context

No response

Browser Details

Firefox 126 on Windows Server 2019

Exact BookStack Version

v24.05.1

[ssddanbrown]

Hi @twindscheif,
Within your /etc/apache2/sites-available/bookstack.conf file, can you update the DocumentRoot /var/www/bookstack/public/ option so the path is in a completely different location to the BookStack setup? (Do not use the /var/www/bookstack/ path at all, so something like /var/www/other-folder/).
Then restart apache and check again.

[twindscheif]

Hi @ssddanbrown,

you are a genius :). After Changing the DocumentRoot to another folder outside the BookStack-installation (or even comment out DocumentRoot) it works perfectly.

Thank you so much

[ssddanbrown]

Good to hear that worked, and thanks for the support and PR!