mod_rewrite question

[Anon]

Relates directly to this article, which should be read for background info:

http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/tim20000526.php3

I want a rewrite rule that strip out the "local" part of the URI so that:

www.foo.com/local/parameter/string/etc.html

Can actually be typed into the address bar as:

www.foo.com/parameter/string/etc.html

and the URI variables are passed to the file "local".

Also, I wsih to eclude some directories from the rewrite rule so that directories already under "/" will still be OK - /images /css /cgi-bin etc.,

Thank you

[van__]

for url rewrites, you really need to go read up on Apache server Directives.

http://apache.org

DO NOT just plug in a rewrite rule without first planning out just how things such as images and other media shall be handled.

[van__]

Also, what happens when you want "location2"?
Or do you plan on just munging all your logic flow into a single script?

Possible with OOP, but highly undesireable for maintenance.

Tims example is viable and I actually use a variant of that, not in that format or that code, but similar.

having the location param in the URL is key, since that allows for multiple scripts to launch that can focus on key areas.

and you can do URL rewrites to handle special things rather than sticking yourself with a 1 page control script for everything.

[Anon]

Also, what happens when you want "location2"? Or do you plan on just munging all your logic flow into a single script?

Yes, a single script (with judicious use of "if/elseif" clauses, etc.,), with anything such as "localtion2" being defined as an exception to the rule in the mod_rewrite rule, hence that comment in my original post.

The conceot of "multiple scripts for key areas" could be defined also as conditional statements within the one script.

I am happy with 1 script, is there a rule that matches my question?

Thank you for your time,

David

[van__]

did you bother to go here?
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html

Dunno man...
But,check this out:

<?
include('_inc/invoke.inc');

if ((@constant('user') == 'register') && empty($GLOBALS['uName'])) {
$GLOBALS['REGISTER'] = new Register;
}

if (isset($GLOBALS['uName'])) {
switch ($GLOBALS['uMode']) {

case 'appraiser' :

	switch (@constant('view')) { 	  

	  case 'coverage' :
	  $myCoverage = new CoverageMan;
	  break;

	  case 'reqs':
    if (!defined('action') || @constant('action') == 'details') {
	  $myOrders = new orderMan;
     if (!@constant('orderID') && !@constant('propID')) {
	  	$myOrders->list_reqd_orders();
		} else {
			if (@constant('orderID')) {
			$myOrders->orderDetails();
			} 

			elseif (@constant('propID')) {
			$propertyMan = new propertyMan;
			$propertyMan->propertyDetails();

			} else { //then toss a page not found...
			$this->parseTemplate(COMMON_PATH.'tmpl/user_prompts/404.tmpl',
										'CONTENT_BODY');
			}
		 }
    } else { //then we have an action taking place....
    $appraisalMan = new appraisalMan;
    $appraisalMan->viewReqs();
    }

    break;

	  case 'orders':
	  $orderMan = new orderMan;
		switch (action) {
			case 'details':
			$orderMan->orderDetails();
			break;

			//case 'edit':
			//$orderMan->editForm();
			//break;

			case 'upload':
			$orderMan->uploadOrder();
			break;

			default:
			$orderMan->list_open_orders();
		}
    break;

	  default :
	  $homePage = new userHome;

	} // end switch(view)

break;

default : // these are the agent actions...
switch (@constant('view')) {

		case 'property' :
		$propertyMan = new propertyMan;

		  switch (@constant('action')) {
			case 'details':
			$propertyMan->propertyDetails();
			break;

			case 'edit':
			$propertyMan->editForm();
			break;

			case 'update':
			$propertyMan->updateProperty();
			break;

		   default :
			$propertyMan->listProperties();
			break;
		  }

		break;

		case 'orders':
		$orderMan = new orderMan;

			switch (@constant('action')) {

			case 'details':
			$orderMan->orderDetails();
			break;

			case 'edit':
			$orderMan->editForm();
			break;

			case 'update':
			$orderMan->updateOrder();
			break;

			default:
			$orderMan->list_open_orders();
			}

	  break;

	  default :
	  $homePage = new userHome;
	}

} // end switch(uMode)

} else { // they must login....
$this->parseTemplate(COMMON_PATH.'tmpl/forms/click_appraiser.tmpl','ADD_TYPE');
$user_auth->reqLogin();
}

include('_inc/footer.inc');
// Thus ends the section module
?>

Now this is off a production site that uses the concept I described earlier. This is an Object module that handles 1 location within the site. Lots of "if's" going on there.
And it's pretty complex as it is, since everything slips in and out of objects that are transparent and omnipresent.

Think about how complex this script would look if it included all 4 other sections of the site...

And this is template based, with no echos or HTML in anything. With complete abstraction of every major piece of logic.

So be careful about how you go about things here.

Not trying to bash on you though, just hoping to save you some pain later on down the road.

[forefront]

Thank you for your input and the link and code.

An advantage of this project is it is very similar/95% identical to Tim's directory project so the need for one script is not so cumbersome.

Again, if you can suggest a rewrite rule, great.

David

[van__]

Well, that link had just about everything you could ever want to know about rewrites...

but since you asked:

RewriteCondition %{REQUEST_URI} !images
RewriteRule ^[.]*$ fileName

and any URL entered that doesn't contain the word "images" will be redirected to your script.

But, I really wouldn't attempt anything here without first reading that page I gave you the link to.

enjoy.

[van__]

oops... bad syntax in there.

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !images
RewriteRule ^[.]*$ fileName

[forefront]

I am reading the manual in detail.

The following rule allows me correctly to strip away "index.php"

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^{/(cgi-bin|css|images|includes)/?.*$}
RewriteRule ^(.+) - [L]
RewriteRule ^{([A-Za-z0-9_]+)/?$} index.php [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

However, I want it so that I can pass any number of variables to the script thus:

www.foo.com/1/2/3
www.foo.com/1/2/
www.foo.com/1/2/3/4/5/6.html

etc.,

...index.php will handle ALL requests (correct or otherwise).

What does this rule need to make that happen?

Thank you

David

[van__]

Well Well Well, looking good there.

this regex here...
the URI would have to start and end with exactly those words. Not good
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^{/(cgi-bin|css|images|includes)/?.*$}

try...
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (cgi-bin|css|images|includes)

..or be cheap and just check for a non-existant file/path...
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-f

Not sure why you need this and L means LAST we should stop rewriting...
RewriteRule ^(.+) - [L]

try using something else besides index.php
try just appending the URI to the extensionless filename. Of course the filename should in this case be "index" the new URI would now be /index/blah/blah/blah/
...or so it would seem in theory
RewriteRule ^{([A-Za-z0-9_]+)/?$} index$1[T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

[van__]

oops damn word wrap...
RewriteRule ^{([A-Za-z0-9_]+)/?$} index$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

all better now

[Anon]

RewriteRule ^{([A-Za-z0-9_]+)/?$} index$1[T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

It did not like that...or this:

RewriteRule ^{([A-Za-z0-9_]+)/?$} index.php$1[T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

...and it did need the "RewriteRule ^(.+) - [L]" line.

I have a rule that does work now very well, on both BSD & Linux (essential for testing!):

<Directory /usr/local/etc/httpd/foo.com/htdocs>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^{/(cgi-bin|css|images|includes)/?.*$}
RewriteRule ^(.+) - [L]
RewriteRule ^{([A-Za-z0-9]+)/?$} index.php [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]
RewriteRule ^([A-Za-z0-9]+)/([A-Za-z0-9_]+)/?$ index.php [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]
</Directory>

All I need now is that the above rule will allow the apending ".html" to the last part of the URI which will always be here:

www.foo.com/oink/page2.html
www.foo.com/oink/page4.html
www.foo.com/oink/foo.html

Any thoughts, using that rule?

Thanks

David