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Mod-rewrite question: convert static URL to dynamic for dynamic signatures

Hey there, I want to create a mod_rewrite rule to allow dynamic signatures.

Here is the client URI: http://www.somesite.com/pilot1.png
Here is the rewritten URI: http://www.somesite.com/sigs/sig.php?id=pilot1.png

Also please include which .htaccess file(s) needs modifying.

Thanks.

Dodger42

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No response so points bumped up.

Tol_cv

if you want it for png extension only, you can try something like :

RewriteRule ^(.*)\.png$ http://www.somesite.com/sigs/sig.php?id=$1\.png
more info on url rewriting:
http://rosebud.stanford.edu/manual/misc/rewriteguide.html

Dodger42

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Ok that redirect is kind of working, but there is an extra slash in there after the = sign:

http://192.168.0.250/sigs/sig.php?id=/42SF-Dodger

"/42SF-Dodger" should be "42SF-Dodger"

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Dodger42

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One more thing. If I only want this rule to take place if the request is in the / directory, do I just put that rule int he directory section for /?

Thanks

Tol_cv

you can use:

RewriteRule ^/(.+[^/])\.png$ http://www.somesite.com/sigs/sig.php?id=$1\.png
(.+[^/]) where matches everything , exept string that contains /

it doesn't help to use RewriteRulele ^/(.*)\.png$ http://www.somesite.com/sigs/sig.php?id=$1\.png in <directory> section. A rule is used in non-server context if you add it to a .htaccess file.