I’ve tried everything I can think of, but to no avail. I’m sure that everything is configured correctly in my httpd.conf file since I have mod_rewrite working correctly for another site on the same server.
I’ve never had trouble with rewriting URLs in the past, is there some hidden trick when dealing with a subdomain that I don’t know about? I’m about to pull my hair out! :injured:
Yes, you need to put the .htaccess in the subdomain’s DocumentRoot (kind of what ScallioXTX was saying).
If you’re using Apache 2.x, you don’t need the regex’s leading /? and should have an END anchor ($). The redirection should not have the leading / and you do need a Last flag after the redirection.
More info (and examples) in my signature’s tutorial article.
Thanks for the replies guys, but I’m still getting that pesky 404 error.
I tried your code, Scallio. I also took a look at your tutorials (which are very informative btw), dklynn. I even used your little test procedure in my subdomain document root and it worked fine, indicating mod_rewrite is working.
I’m running Apache/1.3.41 and as seen by dklynn’s test and my phpinfo() file, mod_rewrite is up and running. When I go directly to file.php?var=value it works so I know it has nothing to do with the actual file either. Please tell me, what is wrong with the following code?
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^/?dir1/dir2/([a-zA-Z0-9]*)$ dir1/dir2/index.php?ident=$1 [L]
Bummer! Okay, Apache 1.x makes a difference as you do need the leading / in your regex (if you’re going to use the start anchor, ^).
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^/?dir1/dir2/([a-zA-Z0-9]*)$ dir1/dir2/index.php?ident=$1 [L]
Your code is just fine as ^/? is accepted by both Apache 1.x AND Apache 2.x so, if your host upgrades (as they should), you’ll be all set.
dir1/dir2/ are static directories so no problem (so long as your index.php script IS located in dir2).
The ([a-zA-Z0-9]*) atom is lowercase and uppercase letters and digits, zero or more, and is terminated by the end anchor - PERFECT (so long as your value is ONLY letters and digits - no example provided)!
The redirection is based on the current location (DocumentRoot) so the dir1/dir2 is fine as is the index.php. The ident key is then assigned the value captured by the atom in the regex and the mod_rewrite block is terminated (as in ; or }) by the Last flag.
At this point, I have to ask for the test URI that you are using for this redirection (and the target URI).
Wow, I fixed the problem. It turns out that there was a copy of the .htaccess file in my second directory and it was apparently messing everything up. As soon as I deleted it, everything works fine.
Thank you very much for the help, dklynn. Sorry for trying to rack your brain when it was my fault all along!
