Mod_rewrite

[spadin]

Hi, I'm trying to make a rule on an .htaccess file, but for some reason the rule is not working. First the rule is:

 

>RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^test/(.*)/(.*).php /test.php?var1=$1&var2=$2

 

The script is called test.php and it is:

 

><?php
echo "var1 is: ";
echo $_GET['var1'];
echo "<br />";

echo "var2 is: ";
echo $_GET['var2'];

?>

 

I chmod the .htaccess to 644 (-rw-r--r--) because some tutorial on the web suggested it. The .htaccess file is in a subdirectory. Does it have to be in the home directory? The htaccess file and the test.php and in the same directory and when I call the the file I call it relative to where the .htaccess file is.

 

I'm confused. Can anyone help?

 

Thanks,

Sandro

[spadin]

Ok, so I got it to work by changing the directory and adding [R] to the end, but now the url changes to the old format. I would like the url to stay like /test/thisis/atest.php instead of /test.php?var1=thisis&var2=atest

 

 

>RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^test/(.*)/(.*).php /polidiggs/testbed/test.php?var1=$1&var2=$2 [R]

[spadin]

Sometimes you figure things out after you ask people questions. This is one of those times. I needed to add the [L] flag instead of the [R] flag.

 

Sandro

[TCH-Rob]

Glad you got it working Sandro

[TCH-Don]

Thanks for the update.