get variables with mod rewrite

[maccy93]

mod rewrite on easy php:

EasyPHP says to set the following in apache config : http://www.easyphp.org/faq.php#0

 

    Uncomment LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

    In <Directory "${path}/www"> section replace AllowOverride None by AllowOverride All

 

I have done as the guide requested on easyPHP and restarted the easyPHP.

 

 

writing a modrewite into the .htaccess following this guide:

http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/136

 

 

 

Resulted in a .htaccess like so:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^/route/([A-Za-z0-9]+)$                /?route=$1    [PT]

 

With this all in place and the url of the easyPHP index page is:

http: //127.0.0.1:8080/testsite/

 

I added a link on the home page like this:

http: //127.0.0.1:8080/testsite/route/hello

 

but the link doesnt work. the .htaccess isn't kicking in it seems. Is it not meant to be seen in the php as:

http: //127.0.0.1:8080/testsite/?route=hello

 

So that i can grab the route from the $_GET?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jcbones]

but the link doesnt work. the .htaccess isn't kicking in it seems. Is it not meant to be seen in the php as:

http: //127.0.0.1:8080/testsite/?route=hello

 

Yes, and that is how your server is seeing it, but that isn't a valid filepath.  You must point your mod-rewrite to a valid file path.

Maybe something like:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^/route/([A-Za-z0-9]+)$             index.php?route=$1    [PT]

 

This is assuming that your .htaccess file resides in the testsite directory, and you want it to open the index file.

 

[maccy93]

jcbones, thanks... but it didn't work. I have now scrapped easy php and am just testing it on my site live instead. Mod_rewite is definitely enabled on my live server as I have 404 and 403 errors usually being redirected fine. I disbaled them for the time being to see if the mod rewrite was workingL:

 

Ok, so i'm lost...

 

I've been following a few different guides on mod rewrite but i cant get it to work...

the guy who wrote this guide http://anantgarg.com/2009/03/13/write-your-own-php-mvc-framework-part-1/ uses an ifModule which i treid out but then commented out.

 

This is my .htaccess:

Options -Indexes
#ErrorDocument 404 http://www.mysite.com
#ErrorDocument 403 http://www.mysite.com


#<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   RewriteEngine on
   RewriteRule ^/route/([A-Za-z0-9]+)$                index.php?route=$1    [PT]
#</IfModule>

 

In the index.php, i have the following to see what is getting through. Which works fine if I just go to www.mysite.com?var=value:

if(!empty($_GET))
   {
      print_r($_GET);
   }

 

But if i enter www.mysite.com/route/hello  I expect my index.php to print out

Array

(

    [route] => 'hello'

)

In the source. But instead I keep getting a 404 error.

 

 

Have i missed something? Is there any other tests to see if mod_rewrite is working properly of not?

[maccy93]

If the mod_rewrite was running perfectly on my server, shoudl the following .htaccess file in my web root change the url from

www.mysite.com/route/hello

 

to

 

www.mysite.com?route=hello

 

   RewriteEngine on
   RewriteRule ^/route/([A-Za-z0-9]+)$                index.php?route=$1    [PT]

 

(im trying to deduce which bit i have got wrong, a server setting or my .htaccess, although the .htaccess for 403 and 404 redirects was working fine before)

[jcbones]

Lets work through this route from a basic standpoint. 

 

1. Place this file in your ROOT directory.

.htaccess

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^(.*).htm$ testmodwrite.php

 

2. Place this file in your root directory:

testmodwrite.php

<?php
echo '<h1>Mod re-write has just sent you to this PHP file from a htm request!</h1>';
?>

 

3. If this works, then you can slowly add rules until it works as desired.  Mod re-write can be confusing to some trying to learn it.

4. For further help you can set the RewriteLogLevel to 3 or higher (de-bugging only), and make sure you can view the RewriteLog file.  Manual to Mod rewrite