[SOLVED] What is wrong with my mod rewrite?

[pneudralics]

Trying to attempt to mod rewrite but just getting error 500.

 

What I'm trying to get is: backgrounds/Animals/Birdy/29

 

So will the first set of A-Z replace Animals or category? If it replaces Animals..does it just ignore category?

 

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /

RewriteRule ^backgrounds/([A-Z]+)/([A-Z]+)/([0-9]+)$ backgroundsimage.php?category=Animals&title=Birdy&id=29

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Options +FollowSymLinks

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^backgrounds/([A-Z]+)/([A-Z]+)/([0-9]+)(/?)$ backgroundsimage.php?category=$1&title=$2&id=$3 [NC,L]
</IfModule>

 

This code actually work (tested). I replace the GET value with $var. Added (/?) in the regular expression so you can use both with or without a trailling slash like that :

http://www.example.com/backgrounds/animals/birds/70/

http://www.example.com/backgrounds/animals/birds/70

 

Added a NC flag mean case insensitive (no case)

Added L flag mean when it match pattern apply it and stop there (don't read other rules in .htaccess)

 

My best guess is that you are missing the 'Options +FollowSymLinks' needed by mod_rewrite or mod_rewrite isn't installed.

[pneudralics]

Where did you test it? I tried WAMPSERVER AND XAMMP and it still doesn't work. I don't get any errors, it just doesn't rewrite.

[nadeemshafi9]

Where did you test it? I tried WAMPSERVER AND XAMMP and it still doesn't work. I don't get any errors, it just doesn't rewrite.

 

what do you do in order to try it ?

[pneudralics]

Where did you test it? I tried WAMPSERVER AND XAMMP and it still doesn't work. I don't get any errors, it just doesn't rewrite.

 

what do you do in order to try it ?

 

Click on the links on the page that are dynamic..

 

When I type it in the browser it works.

 

Now if I have this:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^backgrounds/$ backgrounds.php [NC,L]
</IfModule>

 

and I type http://localhost/backgrounds/

 

all my links are now under the backgrounds directory so none work anymore.

 

Isn't mod_rewrite suppose to rewrite the url so if I type http://localhost/backgrounds.php it'll change that to http://localhost/backgrounds/ ?

 

[pneudralics]

and if I hover over links it'll say backgrounds/ instead of backgrounds.php

[wildteen88]

mod_rewrite will not rewrite urls already within a webpage. You have to modify your urls manually.

[pneudralics]

mod_rewrite will not rewrite urls already within a webpage. You have to modify your urls manually.

 

.htaccess file now have this in it

RewriteRule ^backgrounds/(.*)$ backgroundscategory.php?category=$1 [NC,L]

 

php file with links now have this

echo "<a href=\"backgrounds/$categorylink\" class=\"backgroundsfg\">$categorylink</a><br />";

 

Everytime I click on the link it keeps adding backgrounds/...so my url will eventually look like:

 

http://localhost/backgrounds/backgrounds/backgrounds/backgrounds/category

[pneudralics]

Got it. Did this:

echo "<a href=\"/backgrounds/$categorylink\" class=\"backgroundsfg\">$categorylink</a><br />";