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desbest · Mar 1, 2009, 14:52

I can point subdomains to subfolders, but not sub-subfolders. How can I?

Code:

RewriteEngine on


# Rewrite <subdomain>.example.com/<path> to example.com/<subdomain>/<path>
#
# Skip rewrite if no hostname or if subdomain is www
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} .
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
# Extract (required) subdomain (%1), and first path element (%3), discard port number if present (%2)
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST}<>%{REQUEST_URI} ^([^.]+)\.hostingz\.org(:80)?<>/([^/]*) [NC]
# Rewrite only when subdomain not equal to first path element (prevents mod_rewrite recursion)
RewriteCond %1<>%3 !^(.*)<>\1$ [NC]
# Rewrite to /subdomain/path
RewriteRule ^(.*) /%1/$1 [L]

What that code does is redirect http://subdomain.hostingz.org to http://hostingz.org/subdomain. And it works!

But how do I modify the last line, the RewriteRule so that it redirects to sites/(then the subdomain).

So http://subdomain.hostingz.org --> http://hostingz.org/sites/subdomain.

How can it be done? And test it out first as

Code:

RewriteRule sites/^(.*) /%1/$1 [L]

or

Code:

 RewriteRule sites^(.*) /sites/%1/$1 [L]

Both does not work.

Dan Grossman · Mar 1, 2009, 19:28

The URL you're matching is "subdomain.hostingz.org", which does not contain the word "sites", so it doesn't make sense for "sites" to appear in your pattern (left side of the rule).

Code:

RewriteRule ^(.*) /%1/$1 [L]

becomes

Code:

RewriteRule ^(.*) /sites/%1/$1 [L]

desbest · Mar 2, 2009, 17:25

I tried it and I get this

Code:

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Any help anyone?

dklynn · Mar 2, 2009, 18:24

db,

Yeah, DON'T use the

EVERYTHING

atom unless you know what you're doing (i.e., know how to prevent looping on the @#$% thing)!

Code:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/?sites/
RewriteRule ^(.*) sites/%1/$1 [L]

IMHO, improper use of (.*) is the sign of someone who does not know/understand regex (as originated in desbest's code). If you want to learn something about regex, have a go at the tutorial linked in my signature.

Regards,

DK

desbest · Mar 2, 2009, 18:30

That code doesn't work either, but that's identical to the one Dan Grossman gave me.

dklynn · Mar 2, 2009, 19:19

db,

Except that it will NOT loop if sites is in the {REQUEST_URI}.

Regards,

DK

desbest · Mar 2, 2009, 19:54

So whats the code then its still unresolved?

Dan Grossman · Mar 2, 2009, 20:51

dklynn gave you a new RewriteCond to add, did you use it?

desbest · Mar 3, 2009, 10:32

Thank's alot dklynn and everyone else who helped me so a solution could be found.
I needed help because I've got a site builder account creator, and would like to create subdomains on the fly.

Topic solved. Lock this thread.

Mar 1, 2009, 19:28	#2
Dan Grossman Follow Me On Twitter: @djg Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Philadephia, PA Posts: 19,741	The URL you're matching is "subdomain.hostingz.org", which does not contain the word "sites", so it doesn't make sense for "sites" to appear in your pattern (left side of the rule). Code: RewriteRule ^(.) /%1/$1 [L] becomes Code: RewriteRule ^(.) /sites/%1/$1 [L]

Mar 2, 2009, 17:25	#3
desbest SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 32	I tried it and I get this Code: Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Any help anyone?

Mar 2, 2009, 18:24	#4
dklynn Hosting Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Auckland Posts: 11,070	db, Yeah, DON'T use the EVERYTHING atom unless you know what you're doing (i.e., know how to prevent looping on the @#$% thing)! Code: RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/?sites/ RewriteRule ^(.) sites/%1/$1 [L] IMHO, improper use of (.) is the sign of someone who does not know/understand regex (as originated in desbest's code). If you want to learn something about regex, have a go at the tutorial linked in my signature. Regards, DK

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Mar 2, 2009, 18:30	#5
desbest SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 32	That code doesn't work either, but that's identical to the one Dan Grossman gave me.

Mar 2, 2009, 19:19	#6
dklynn Hosting Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Auckland Posts: 11,070	db, Except that it will NOT loop if sites is in the {REQUEST_URI}. Regards, DK

Mar 2, 2009, 19:54	#7
desbest SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 32	So whats the code then its still unresolved?

Mar 2, 2009, 20:51	#8
Dan Grossman Follow Me On Twitter: @djg Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Philadephia, PA Posts: 19,741	dklynn gave you a new RewriteCond to add, did you use it?

Mar 3, 2009, 10:32	#9
desbest SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 32	Thank's alot dklynn and everyone else who helped me so a solution could be found. I needed help because I've got a site builder account creator, and would like to create subdomains on the fly. Topic solved. Lock this thread.