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Yes, I know that the # sign is reserved.
These are used for named identifiers, ie xxx.html#gohere . These #'s, of course, are reserved, but is there a way to use them?
I have tried to use %23 instead of the # sign in some url rewrites, but they all return 404 errors. I tried quotes also, but to no avail?
Is there a way to use #'s in the url's anyway?
I guess there is NO way to use the rewrites to redirect with a named anchor in it?
Evans Craig
Last edited by dklynn; Aug 24, 2010 at 14:56. Reason: faux signature removed
eh,
There is a good treatment of special characters (and Apache's parsing of the path and query string PRIOR to mod_rewrite) at https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/s...i?id=32328#c12 which suggests that you CAN access {THE_REQUEST} to get the original, unescaped request string. It's UGLY (and will teach you to avoid such characters if at all possible) but it is available for you to access.
Regards,
DK
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Actually there is a pretty simple way to allow for the use of hash characters within a URL structure, all you need to-do is add a no-escape to your mod rewrites.
As an example:Originally Posted by http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod/mod_rewrite.html
PS: Patience is a virtue, we don't get paid to help people so don't expect immediate answers.Code:RewriteRule ^before.html$ /before.html#after [R,NE]
Alex,
That's for the redirection. I believe that the OP was talking about preserving a page anchor. Thanks for that reminder, though (but don't forget the Last flag!).
Regards,
DK
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Ah, I was under the assumption he was trying to invoke a redirect while ensuring the hash character wasn't filtered (I guess the OP will have to let us know!)
I am trying to just use regular redirects with existing ones (we migrated to a new system that does not have the perl redirect script we were using prior)
Here is the code I am trying to use:
RewriteRule ^/Atlanta$ /pub/ed/ed_marketplace/in-person.html#cff [NC,R]
evans
What last flag?
eh,
What else is in your .htaccess that could be impacting this?
Alex is correct, though, as adding the page anchor needs the NoEscape (NE) flag.
The L flag that terminates a mod_rewrite (block) statement just like ; or } in JavaScript and PHP. PHP doesn't work without them, JavaScript is dicey but mod_rewrite will believe that the omission is intentional and will AND successive (block) statements until it receives the Last flag. In other words, learn to code correctly.
Regards,
DK
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Jeez dude!eh,
What else is in your .htaccess that could be impacting this?
Alex is correct, though, as adding the page anchor needs the NoEscape (NE) flag.
The L flag that terminates a mod_rewrite (block) statement just like ; or } in JavaScript and PHP. PHP doesn't work without them, JavaScript is dicey but mod_rewrite will believe that the omission is intentional and will AND successive (block) statements until it receives the Last flag. In other words, learn to code correctly.
Regards,
DK
I am not doing this in the .htaccess file, I am using a redirects.conf file in the Apache content area, so I do not need to terminate each statement.
Thanks Alex.
I am using the NoEscape (NE) flag & all is working correctly.
Good to know, I had the same issue a while back so I had a feeling that it might have been what you were looking for
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