I'm currently using this snippet of code in my .htaccess for Pagespeed:
<IfModule pagespeed_module>
ModPagespeedDomain cdn.example.com
ModPagespeedMapRewriteDomain cdn.example.com *example.com
</IfModule>
I'd like something like this (Doesn't work):
<IfModule pagespeed_module>
ModPagespeedDomain cdn.%{HTTP_HOST}
ModPagespeedMapRewriteDomain cdn.%{HTTP_HOST} *%{HTTP_HOST}
</IfModule>
I'm looking for a way to keep these variables dynamic so that I don't have to add this by hand per client. I'm also trying to avoid creating a PHP script to do this if there is a way to keep everything in .htaccess. Thanks!
PageSpeed doesn't currently have a way to make this easier for you, sorry! Interpreting %{VARIABLE}s would be a good feature to add.
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I keep reading that, where possible, I should not be using mod_rewrite. As such, I am trying to do a http to https rewrite with RedirectMatch.
Question: How can I use RedirectMatch and use Apache server variables (such as %{HTTP_HOST}) in the URL parameter?
This code fails to return a response to the client (Chrome):
RedirectMatch ^(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1
I recently asked a similar question to this, but it may have been too wordy and lacks direction for an answer: Redirecting http traffic to https in Apache without using mod_rewrite
If you're using 2.4.19 or later, the Redirect directive has a somewhat obscure feature: putting it inside a Location or LocationMatch will enable expression syntax.
So your example can be written as
<LocationMatch ^(?<PATH>.*)>
Redirect "https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{env:MATCH_PATH}"
</LocationMatch>
(Here, the ?<PATH> notation means that the match capture will be saved to an environment variable with the name MATCH_PATH. That's how we can use it later in the Redirect.)
It's even easier if you always redirect using the entire request path, because you can replace the capture group entirely with the REQUEST_URI variable:
<Location "/">
Redirect "https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}"
</Location>
Now, is this easier to maintain/understand than just using mod_rewrite for this one case? Maybe not. But it's an option.
No, You can't use variables of that type with Redirect/RedirectMatch. If you need variables, such as %{HTTP_HOST}, use mod_rewrite.
Note: I commend you for not trying to use mod_rewrite right away, because most people will go for mod_rewrite even for the simplest of redirections, which is clearly overkill and most times it is just looking to complicate things unnecessarily.
Writing for users who might face the same in future.
Not sure how you are adding vhost entries.
I guess this vhost entries are added automatically with help of some programming script.
Do you use VhostDirective with ServerName?
<VirtualHost *:8080>
ServerName example.domain.com
</VirutalHost>
If so, then you can use the same domain value for populating RedirectMatch field.
If you are manually adding vhost entries just write that domain URL value explicitly instead of HTTP_HOST.
Or let me know if its a different scenario.
I'm experiencing some issues with mod_rewrite in htaccess.
Let's for instance say I request example.com/foo/, it works perfectly if I don't have a file starting with "foo.*" in the root directory.
Let's say I have news.php, sitemape.xml, style.css in root, I can't use /news/ or /sitemap/ or /style/ , it will give a 404 like /news.php/ etc.
Here's my rewrite string. It works locally with my Apache 2.2.22 but not at my web-host with the same Apache version.
RewriteRule ^([A-Za-z0-9]+)/?$ index.php?category=$1 [NC,L]
Anyone has a clue?
This sounds like Multiviews rearing its ugly head when its not wanted. It may be that your host automatically turns on the Multiviews option by default, and mod_negotiation then tries to "guess" what the request is for, and if it's close enough (like with /news/ and /news.php), it will automatically serve it, and disregard whatever mod_rewrite rules you may have.
Try turning off multiviews. You can do this in your htaccess file using the Options directive (assuming your host has allowed Options):
Options -Multiviews
Is it possible with Apache's RewriteEngine to do the following, and how?
This is the environment:
domain.com has a folder that contains a index.html page, htaccess is set to strip files so domain.com/folder/ opens domain.com/folder/index.html
Now what i need to achieve is display domain.com/folder/ content (the index.html) as it comes from domain.com/virtualfolder/ where virtualfolder does not exist and the url has to show as domain.com/virtualfolder/
I hope what i wrote it is understandable.
Thank you very much
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^virtual-folder/(.*)$ folder/$1 [QSA]
</IfModule>
You need an alias:
Alias /virtualfolder /full_path_to/domain.com/folder
See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_alias.html for more details.
Alias is the most convenient way, but it is required to put the alias in the httpd.conf. If you rent some web space, the provider will usually only allow you to edit the .htaccess file, and it´s no possible to put an alias in there. In that case, you need to work with mod_rewrite. Just have the same problem right now when typing it.
However, if you rent some web space and you got Plesk 11.5 or 12.0 installed, there´s usually an option "virtual directory" (if not deactivated)
I am attempting to redirect & rewrite some dynamic PHP URL's to pretty and SEO friendly URLs. I have manged to do this successfully through .htaccess with the following code:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^somevar=green&nodescription=([a-zA-Z0-9_-]*)$
RewriteRule (.*) /green\/%1\/? [L,R=301]
RewriteRule ^green/([^/]*)/$ /script.php?somevar=green&nodescription=$1&rewrite=on [L]
This creates a somewhat pretty URL as follows:
http://www.mysite.com/green/aA43-/
As I say, this works absolutley fine. Apart from one thing. The parameter nodescription contains a non-descriptive random set of letters, numbers and other characters.
I would like to rewrite the nodescription parameter to a more descriptive one. I understand that I can do this with a rewritemap through Apache. However, I have no experience at doing soemthing like this, and I'm not entirely sure where to start.
Normally I would simply alter script.php so that it contains more descriptive parameters, but this time I have no control over the script; I am pulling it from another site using cURL.
Can anybody give me an example of how to pull this off?
Thanks!
Matt
Well, to answer my own question, to pull this off you need access httpd.conf file on your apache server. My shared hosting company didn't allow access to this file (I doubt any would allow you access).
So I bit the bullet and purchased a VPS. I will post the steps I took here in order to set the rewritemap up in the hope that it will help a lost soul :) Ok, here goes...
My VPS has WHM installed, so in WHM I went to:
Server Configuration >> Apache Configuration >> Include Editor
Pre Virtual Host Include >> All Versions
This feature takes any text you put in and includes it in your httpd.conf file without worrying that it will be overwritten at a later stage. If you don't have WHM on your server then you can add the text directly to your httpd.conf file; make sure it is outside and before any virtual hosts.
OK, so I included the following map declaration and rewrite rule:
#Map to redirect (swaps key and value)
RewriteMap rwmap txt:/home/*/public_html/rdmap.txt
<Directory /home/*/public_html/test>
Options All -Indexes
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^url/([^/]*)/$ /script.php?foo=${rwmap:$1|$1}&rewrite=on [L]
</Directory>
The actual map is a simple text file containing key/value pairs - you need to place this file in the directory declared in RewriteMap rwmap txt:/home/*/public_html/rdmap.txt.
And there you go. Apache now rewrites my URLs for me and I now have some nice and pretty SEO optimized links thanks to my rewrite map! Hoorah!
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^green/([^/]*)/(.*)$ /script.php?somevar=green&nodescription=$1&rewrite=on [L]
This rewrite will allow you to pass "arbitrary text" that has nothing to do with the rewrite. For example:
http://www.mysite.com/green/aA43-/some-seo-boosting-title
Will still reroute correctly to script.php; the latter part will simply be ignored by the rewrite.
My sites root access is managed by htaccess: it redirects various aliases to their own home files /en/home for english /de/home for Deutsch etcettera. Previously, I used index.php to route and redirect all that, and hence the DirectoryIndex had something like this:
DirectoryIndex /index.php
Now, however, there is no index.php file, so I commented it
# DirectoryIndex /index.php
Would it be better to uncomment is and set it to the default /en/home (with or without .php because in this case? I have set up rules sohat my pages in browser also work when no extension is given)
DirectoryIndex /en/home
In all the above cases, my websites work fine and I don't see ANY change when I set either of the three instances as above. but ... "there's gotta be one best ain't it?"
Thanks!
If you have the rules written in .htaccess it is best not to repeat the rules in whatever php config and routing functions you are using. Routing through apache (your .htaccess) is much faster than subverting routes through php, though you will not realize the gains without a pretty high volume of traffic.