1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb
index 429b3b9017..6e73a69ed7 100755
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb
@@ -84,9 +84,20 @@ module ActionController
     def ssl?
       protocol == 'https://'
     end
-
+  
+    # returns the interpreted path to requested resource after
+    # all the installation directory of this application was taken into account
     def path
-      request_uri ? request_uri.split('?').first : ''
+      path = request_uri ? request_uri.split('?').first : ''
+
+      # cut off the part of the url which leads to the installation directory of this app
+      path[relative_url_root.length..-1]
+    end    
+    
+    # returns the path minus the web server relative 
+    # installation directory
+    def relative_url_root
+      File.dirname(env["SCRIPT_NAME"].to_s).gsub /(^\.$|^\/$)/, ''
     end
 
     def port