RewriteRule

misunderstood · #1 21-Jun-2003, 04:58

I have just read the article http://www.desilva.biz/apache/rewritedir.html about the RewriteRule. However can anybody tell me how I should rewrite additional levels?
My pages are recalled using
first level
index.php?opt=

second level
index.php?opt=pages&id=

and third level by
index.php?opt=pages&id=&par=

How would I write the second and third levels?

JdS · #2 21-Jun-2003, 07:15

Hello misunderstood,

It's been a while since I figured out my last mod rewrite rule but try this for a possible immediate solution.

Code:

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [L]

RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/$ index.php?opt=$1&id=$2&par=$3 [L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/([^/]+)/$ index.php?opt=$1&id=$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/$ index.php?opt=$1 [L]

Let me know if it doesn't do the job... we may need to fine-tune it yet.

Your html / links should look like this...

HTML Code:


<li><a href="/pages/">Pages Link</a></li>
<li><a href="/pages/23/">ID 23</a></li>
<li><a href="/pages/2/">ID 2</a></li>
<li><a href="/pages/2/something/">Something in pages-2-something</a></li>

misunderstood · #3 21-Jun-2003, 07:35

I tried that into the htaccess but now my site comes up forbidden access?
Am I missing something?

misunderstood · #4 21-Jun-2003, 09:56

I have read a few more forums and I seem to think I may have a problem with my .htaccess file being read? But to be honest I havent got a clue and am clutching at straws!

JdS · #5 21-Jun-2003, 11:33

I assure you the rules are working on my set up - I just checked it, so it might be a number of server issues.

You might want to get your web host to confirm that you can use Apache's mod rewrite for your website (if you haven't already confirmed that).

misunderstood · #6 21-Jun-2003, 11:38

Thanks for the reply. I am in the process of contacting my host to see why this is not working. One last question, If I put
RewriteEngine on
in the htaccess without any rules would this or should this affect the access to the site? I was trying this as a test.

JdS · #7 21-Jun-2003, 11:43

To be honest I wouldn't know what could happen, since the one question I would ask a host before using them is whether they have it (mod rewrite) on for me.

misunderstood · #8 21-Jun-2003, 13:33

One last question this is what is in my htaccess file:

Code:

# -FrontPage-

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*

<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all
</Limit>
<Limit PUT DELETE>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Limit>
AuthName http://www.mysite.co.uk
AuthUserFile /home/virtual/site/fst/var/www/html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthGroupFile /home/virtual/site/fst/var/www/html/_vti_pvt/service.grp

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [L]

RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/$ index.php?opt=$1&id=$2&par=$3 [L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/([^/]+)/$ index.php?opt=$1&id=$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/$ index.php?opt=$1 [L]

And then the site shows

Forbidden
you do not have access/ to this site.

Does everything look correct? My host say that the problem is the script and not the server. I have tried everything but the next step is bang my head against a wall to see if that makes a difference.

JdS · #9 21-Jun-2003, 13:46

Oh! FrontPage Server Extensions enabled...

How are your links created right now? I told you that my rewrite rule is not perfect yet... so, for now (just to get it to work), it is imperative that the links always end with a slash...

Otherwise point me to a web page with some links so I can figure out if it's just a missing slash or what-not...

misunderstood · #10 21-Jun-2003, 14:40

http://www.nwcfa.co.uk is my site
all the links are created from the script/database
I feel happier that I know why things are not working

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