Derrick C.'s questions

I have a front end Apache 2.4 running, how can I load the content based on the folder name? Here is an example. Notice that the folder name represents the port number of the source server:

https://example.com/8000/xyz will load the content from http://192.168.1.101:8000/xyz

https://example.com/9000/xyz will load the content from http://192.168.1.101:9000/xyz

Currently I have the following setup, which is good for one domain / one port.

VirtualHost *:443
    ServerName example.com
    ProxyPass / http://192.168.1.101:8000/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://192.168.1.101:8000/
/VirtualHost

Ideally I like to have one domain that can cover multiple (>100) ports. Is it possible to do it without having to create over 100 of subdomains and configs?

I found a problem with my Apache webserver:

Suppose I ONLY HAVE ONE file on my website (index.php):

example.com/index.php

When I access the URL using this way:

example.com/index.php/abc or example.com/index.php/123

Apache will display the content of: example.com/index.php

It has created a lot of problem to my web application. How can I make this as a 404 error?

Notice that my Apache is standard/default. I didn't do any modification to my Apache settings. OS is Fedora Linux.

Thanks.