Apache rewrite regexp

[mnuzum]

Hello, Having difficluties with regexps...

I'm using an apache regex rule:
RewriteRule !.(gif|xml|jpg|png) /somefile.php
to redirect all traffic (other than requests for .gif, .xml, .jpg, .png files) to a specific file on my site. It then handles the request.

I've decided to do some expansion, and I've created an alias for the site called /images. However, the alias does not override the above rewrite rule.

I have a choice, I can enhance the above rule so that it ignores /images, or I can create a <Location></Location> (or is it <Directory></Directory>?) that has different rules.

Can anyone recomend the best way to do this?

Thanks,
Matthew Nuzum

[van__]

well, you might not have correctly changed that regex. You are already creating a subset with the parenthesis, so you could try to be a bit more creative...
.(images|(gif|xml|jpg|png))

[van__]

Oops,
kinda realized you are probably wanting to have seperate actions for say a .gif called from the original site and then another activity to take place if inside your alias.

You'd use either <Location> or <Directory>
since both do essentially the same thing, but I believe <Directory> is a bit more robust.

But the problem I see here is that even if you declare a location or directory to have a set of rules, you'll have to make sure the oterh rule for .gifs and such is wrapped safely inside it's own locations.

What might be easiest here is if you set up a cname say... images.mysite.com that can be it's own vhost with it's own rules and it's doc_root can even be in the same pathing as www.mysite.com

Sounds like the safest bet actually, and least headache for expansion.