#mod-rewrite

Fixed: Apache mod_substitute on HTTP requests to reverse-proxied host #it #development #dev

Apache mod_substitute on HTTP requests to reverse-proxied host

I have the following setup:

Printer #1 on LAN

Printer #2 on LAN

Internet facing Debian Apache 2.2 web server at server-external-ip that I want to use as an IPP gateway to the two printers

The two printers are reachable (from LAN and from the Apache server) at the following IPP URLs:

http://printer-1-local-ip/printer

http://printer-2-…

How to: Apache mod_rewrite double encodes query string on redirect #development #computers #dev

Apache mod_rewrite double encodes query string on redirect

We’ve encountered a strange issue (a bug, perhaps?) with Apache mod_rewrite’s behavior when passing through query strings.

To reproduce, we’ve set up a clean Ubuntu (oneiric) install with the default Apache configuration. We have enabled mod_rewrite, and in the default site configuration, we’ve added the following:

RewriteEngine on…

How to: I need to rewrite https://domain.com => https://www.domain.com because of wildcard SSL #it #dev #programming

I need to rewrite https://domain.com => https://www.domain.com because of wildcard SSL

Like the subject says I need to rewrite https://domain.com => https://www.domain.com. But I have a wildcard SSL setup for the domain and the root domain does not match *.domain.com, thus the browser brings up an error

domain.com uses an invalid security certificate.

The certificate is only valid for…

How-to: Using Mod_rewrite and Authentication on ALL incoming URLs #computers #it #dev

Using Mod_rewrite and Authentication on ALL incoming URLs

I have a need to make sure that my url, call it http://www.domain.comis always protected at least via Basic HTTP authentication. Also, I want to use mod_rewrite to send my users to one of two OC4j instances running on my server. I also want to protect my OC4j admin panel (and other admin-type functions) with this same authentication. I’ll…

How to: mod_rewrite REQUEST_FILENAME doesn't contain absolute path #fix #development #it

mod_rewrite REQUEST_FILENAME doesn’t contain absolute path

I have a problem with a file test operation in a mod_rewrite RewriteCond entry which is testing whether %{REQUEST_FILENAME} exists. It seems that rather than %{REQUEST_FILENAME} being an absolute path, I’m getting a path which is rooted at the DocumentRoot instead.

Configuration

I have this inside a <VirtualHost>block in my apache 2.2.9…

How to: Why do I get a double trailing slash depending on where my RewriteRule is located? #solution #computers #programming

Why do I get a double trailing slash depending on where my RewriteRule is located?

I am using the following code to direct all www requests to non-www URLs:

RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.example\.org$ [NC] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

This works great inside an .htaccess file in the root of my website. For example, http://www.example.com -> example.com/ htt…

Solution: How do I make all URLs run through a single PHP file? #development #fix #solution

How do I make all URLs run through a single PHP file?

How do MVC systems where the urls are in these forms force all the requests through a single index.php file?

http://www.example.com/foo/bar/baz http://www.example.com/goo/car/caz/SEO-friendly-name-of-the-object http://www.example.com/hey/you

EDIT: When I try the rewrite rules below I get this error:

[error] [client 127.0.0.1] Invalid URI in…

Solution: Apache: Where to examine the redirection logs? #programming #development #it

Apache: Where to examine the redirection logs?

I have complicated RewriteCond and RewriteRule in one machine. And according to these rules some of the request will be redirected to another machine. So is there an Apache log that shows clearly how the redirection takes place? Because the redirection is happening in the ways that I don’t anticipated.

Answer [by David Schmitt]: Apache: Where to…