Rewrite causes 500 internal error

[soycharliente]

I'm copying this code from one server to another. Works fine on the first and causes a 500 internal server error on the second. Can anyone help me figure out why? Something I'm not seeing? I checked from extra keystrokes when transferring. This is driving me crazy.

 

.htaccess

RewriteEngine On
Options +FollowSymlinks
Options All -Indexes
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.domain.tld [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://domain.tld/$1 [L,R=301]

 

Thanks for any help.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

If you check the web server's error log you will probably get more information, but that error is usually because mod_rewrite is not enabled in the httpd.conf

[soycharliente]

It's on a server at a hosing company. I don't think I can get at that stuff. I know I can upload my own php.ini file. Can I do something in there to help fix the issue?

 

I wonder if mod_rewrite is on for one server and off for another. I'll call them about it too.

[cags]

Place all the mod_rewrite related code in an ifmodule like so...

 

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
# code here
</IfModule>

 

If mod_rewrite isn't enabled on the system the 500 server error should disappear. If it doesn't disappear then that is not the problem.

[soycharliente]

Still 500.

 

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
Options +FollowSymlinks
Options All -Indexes
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.domain.tld [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://domain.tld/$1 [L,R=301]
</IfModule>

[cags]

Hmm... if I use that code (with the address changed on the RewriteCond to my server) with mod_rewrite disabled then nothing happens, if I use it with it enabled then I get redirected to http://domain.tld. Is that the only code in your .htaccess?

[soycharliente]

Yup.

 

What's the best way to ensure mod_rewrite is enabled? Call my hosting company? Something I can put in my php.ini file?

[cags]

You need to check the httpd.conf file, you don't have access so would perhaps have to contact your host, there may be another way, but unlikely if you don't have SSH access. Having said that, I'm fairly confident it must be on since you still get the crash with the ifmodule used. Try using just the following in your .htaccess....

 

RewriteEngine On

 

... if you still get a 500 errror, try this...

 

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
</ifModule>

 

... if you still get an error try an empty .htaccess. I would probably guess at this point that the problem is the two Options directives rather than the mod_rewrite ones. If you try the above two without errors, try just...

 

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.domain.tld [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://domain.tld/$1 [L,R=301]
</IfModule>

[soycharliente]

I didn't even think about trying to test the Options. Took those out and it seems to be working perfectly.

 

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.youspeaktocongress.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://youspeaktocongress.com/$1 [L,R=301]
</IfModule>

 

...is what I have now.

 

Well, I was using those Options for something, but since I'm so new to mod_rewrite I forget exactly what they did. Guess this will have to do for now.

 

Thanks.

[cags]

The Options directives themselves have nothing to-do with mod_rewrite directly. The first line you have enables FollowSymLinks, which whilst required is probably already enabled. The second line you have enables all the options (thus rendering the first line obsolete) except the Indexes option (which displays a list of contents if a URL to a folder is requested and no DocumentIndex is found).

 

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod/core.html#options

 

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