Yarp!

Yet Another Rewrite Problem...

[mipapage]

Hey all,

We have access to a server that will be hosting a site shortly. While waiting for the domain to propogate, I'd reaallly like to do some testing, however I'm having some trouble.

The Setup
The server has us set up like this:
[IP_ADDRESS...]

The Screwup!
The following is my htaccess file:

RewriteEngine on 
Options +FollowSymlinks 
RewriteBase /~username/ 
RewriteRule ^\.htaccess$ - [F] 
RewriteRule ^be/(.*)/$ be/template.php/$1 [L] 
RewriteRule ^be/$ be/template.php [L] 
RewriteRule ^de/(.*)/$ de/template.php/$1 [L] 
RewriteRule ^de/$ de/template.php [L] 
RewriteRule ^se/(.*)/$ se/template.php/$1 [L] 
RewriteRule ^se/$ se/template.php [L] 
RewriteRule ^ru/(.*)/$ ru/template.php/$1 [L] 
RewriteRule ^ru/$ ru/template.php [L] 
RewriteRule ^(.*)/es/$ es/template.php/$1 [L] 
RewriteRule ^es/$ es/template.php [L] 
RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ template.php/$1 [L] 
RewriteRule ^$ [oldsite.com...]  [L] 

This file works great for requests to the root template, i.e. [IP_ADDRESS...] redirects as requested when you enter the root (http://IP_ADDRESS/~username/) but chokes (hello 500) when I try and send it to another language, i.e.
i.e. [IP_ADDRESS...] Why?Why?Why?[6]Why?[/6]runs around room in small circles...

I do not have access to error logs, though I may put in a request...

Any ideas? :-]

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And, if anyone knows how I can make that monster a little more simple, feel free to enlighten!

[Birdman]

Have you tried adding a leading slash to the rewritten URLs?

Eg:

RewriteRule ^es/$ /es/template.php [L]

Also, why is there a rewrite for .htaccess? That file should be protected in the server configuration. I'd probably remove that line.

Regards,
Birdman

[mipapage]

Also, why is there a rewrite for .htaccess...

Thanks Birdman, I was monkeying around with that one, consider it 'cut'!

Leading Slash
I have tried a zillion things, but at your request ;-] I tried again, and here's the result:

The requested URL /be/template.php was not found on this server.

It seems then it looks to the root for the file. I've tried appending 'more path' before the trailing slash (makes sense, no?) but no luck...

[Birdman]

Sorry it didn't help :(

The requested URL /be/template.php was not found on this server

That's a good sign, I think.

Maybe try this:

RewriteRule ^es/$ /~username/es/template.php [L]

And if no go, maybe this:

RewriteRule ^es/$ ht*p://IP_ADDRESS/~username/es/template.php [L]

[mipapage]

Thanks Birdman...

Sadly, both of those get me 500 Errors. Those were the 'more path' I was referring to; they makes sense, I think, but they don't work!

[mipapage]

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[jdMorgan]

mipapage,

I'd suggest you drop the RewriteBase directive, eliminate all but two or three RewriteRules, and try to get it working in simplified form. Once you have a single, correctly-working example, you can then incrementally add additional code sections (for additional languages, in your case) and test to make sure it still works.

It's always easier to get simple code working. Simple code is also likely to garner more people willing to help get it working, as it requires a smaller mental effort and commitment of time.

Jim

[mipapage]

Nice tips jdMorgan, I'll give it a go.

[mipapage]

Well, after some playing around, turns out it was an include problem [google.com]...

[mipapage]

In addition to the include problem, it seems that if I throw a PHP "headers already sent error" this host returns a 500 Internal Server error rather than the PHP errors.

I don't know if this is common; if not, worth keeping in mind...