mod_rewrite and PHP problem

ChrisOlver

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase    /

RewriteRule ^media - [L]
RewriteRule ^support - [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)/ /index.php?dir=$1

I am using the code above for mod_rewrite on my apache server. Kinda works but have hit a stump which I cant resolve.

domain.com/dir/ - works fine
domain.com/dir - goes to 404 error... any ideas?

drew010

try changing the
RewriteRule ^(.*)/ /index.php?dir=$1
to
RewriteRule ^{([\w\d-_]+)/?} /index.php?dir=$1

ChrisOlver

500 Server Error

drew010

guess the apache version doesnt like the - left unescaped.
use
RewriteRule ^{([\w\d-_]+)/?} /index.php?dir=$1

ChrisOlver

Ok that one doesnt error but instead i just get 404 errors when going to the directories 🙁

drew010

add [R] at the end and see what page it takes you to.

ChrisOlver

Wasnt sure how you wanted me to do it:
First:
RewriteRule ^{([\w\d-_]+)/?} /index.php?dir=$1 [R] = 404 error and goes to same page (have a htaccess 404 error page in place)

RewriteRule ^{([\w\d-_]+)/?} /index.php?dir=$1 - [R] - 500 Server Error 🙁

drew010

use
RewriteRule ^{([a-zA-Z0-9-_]+)\/?} /index.php?dir=$1
that should work

ChrisOlver

500 Server Error

drew010

weird, i copy it and it works fine.

ChrisOlver

500 Server Error

My Current Code:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase    / 

RewriteRule ^media - [L] 
RewriteRule ^forums - [L] 
RewriteRule ^order - [L] 
RewriteRule ^stats - [L] 
RewriteRule ^stealth - [L] 
RewriteRule ^stealthly - [L] 
RewriteRule ^www - [L] 
RewriteRule ^sv_downloadurl - [L] 
RewriteRule ^ban - [L] 


#RewriteRule ^support - [L] 
#RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?dir=$1 - [L] 
#RewriteRule ^mohaa$ /index.php?dir=mohaa
#RewriteRule ^mohaa/ /index.php?dir=mohaa

RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9\-_]+)\/? /index.php?dir=$1

🙁

drew010

copied all of that, works ok on my end.
check the error logs and see where they say the error is.

ChrisOlver

Where would the error log be acctually? I tried to set an error log in the htaccess file and got a 500 server error doing it 🙁

dburr99

i am having some trouble with the following:

i want the user to be able to go to a page directly as follows:
www.xxx.com/smith where smith is their actual login name. i know i need to use htaccess and rewrite or redirect to convert that to the full code of www.xxx.com/member.php?login=smith

i then want to use that dynamically generated link to use the login name for a form field.

please advise.....

thanks,
dan

ps. this is more than likely in the wrong area but i can't figure out how to post a new thread.

RodneyW

well since dburr99 posted a question along the same lines as the one I have I am hoping someone can help both of us.

what I need is very similiar and after hours of trying to help myself first (searching everywhere) I have hit a wall and having trouble.

What I need is for ...

www.xxx.com/user1 to go to www.xxx.com/users/user1
www.xxx.com/user2 to go to www.xxx.com/users/user2
www.xxx.com/user3 to go to www.xxx.com/users/user3

and of course I need to make sure any existing sub-folders are not effected .. I.E.
www.xxx.com/images

any help would be fantastic.
Thanks!