Htaccess Code Not Working On Apache 2.2

[trigoon]

Hello,
Im still quite a novice when it comes to htaccess so im hoping someone here can help clear things up for me.

The problem is I have a hosting account at hostgator which runs an earlier version of apache. I need to redirect anyone who isnt using firefox, internet explorer or opera as a browser to another file. I made the following:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} !^Mozilla/5.0.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} !^Mozilla/4\.[0-9]+\ \(compatible;\ MSIE\ [0-9.]+
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} !^Opera/[0-9.]+
RewriteRule ^test/index.html [mysite.com...] [R=301,L]

The code seems to work fine on the hostgator hosting account. The problem is on my sever which runs apache 2.0+. For some odd reason the code doesnt work at all anymore, this problem has happened in the past as well when using other codes. I asked some people but all they could tell me was that the L flag may be causing problems, I tried removing it but still got the same problem.

Hope someone can help :)

[phranque]

welcome to WebmasterWorld [webmasterworld.com], trigoon!

have you removed the RewriteCond statements to see if it works without any conditions?

[trigoon]

Thanks for the welcome :) Hmm so you mean removing the RewriteCond just to check if the problem is with the line RewriteRule ^test/index.html http://example.com/test/index.php [R=301,L] ? Ill test it out :)

[edited by: jdMorgan at 1:50 am (utc) on Feb. 16, 2008]
[edit reason] example.com [/edit]

[jdMorgan]

Also, this may just be a difference in the default server configurations, and not due the Apache version itself.

If not already configured, you will need:

In httpd.conf :

Allow Override All

and in .htaccess, preceding any other mod_rewrite directives :

Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews -Indexes
RewriteEngine on

Note that -Multiviews and -Indexes are optional -- I suggest them for sanity and security, respectively. If in doubt, look them up in the Apache core Options documentation [httpd.apache.org].

Always completely flush your browser cache (or "Temporary Internet Files" in Internet Explorer) before testing any new code, otherwise, you are likely looking at the results of a cached server response.

If this does not help, please post specifics of how "it doesn't work" such as:

How did you test?

What were the results?

How did those results differ from your expectations?

What, if anything, appeared in your server error log?

Jim

[The Contractor]

As jdMorgan states, make sure you have RewriteEngine on so in your case it would look like:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} !^Mozilla/5.0.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} !^Mozilla/4\.[0-9]+\ \(compatible;\ MSIE\ [0-9.]+
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} !^Opera/[0-9.]+
RewriteRule ^test/index.html http://example.com/test/index.php [R=301,L]

[edited by: jdMorgan at 1:50 am (utc) on Feb. 16, 2008]
[edit reason] example.com [/edit]

[trigoon]

Hello,

Thanks for all the replies. I tried what was said but it still doesnt seem to make a difference.

Whats wrong:
- It wont redirect someone when they arent using the required browsers
- I tested it by removing the firefox conditional (RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} !^Mozilla/5.0.*$ [NC]) and going to the website with firefox, doesnt redirect.
- The results differ because the code works fine on my hostgator hosting account.

Thanks