Any directory redirection to one file

[artmedia]

Hi! I need a redirection of any page in any directory that is using this query string siteid=yyyyy to grab that value as a cookie in cookie.php

Then I have created this rule:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} siteid=(.*)$
RewriteRule ^(index\.php)?$ http://example.com/cookie.php?host=%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}&siteid=%1

But this is working just for index.php, because I tried
RewriteRule ^(.*)?$ http://example.com/cookie.php?host=%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}&siteid=%1 but it does not work.

[g1smd]

When you say 'all' files, do you really need this to redirect for robots.txt, images, css and js files too?

As coded, you have a 302 redirect. If this is a redirect, add [R=301,L] on the end of what you already have.

"Does not work" is too vague to be of any clue.

[artmedia]

Ok sorry, let me be more specific, I need redirect any php, htm or html page.

for example:
1. example.com/index.php?siteid=yyy --> example.com/cookie.php?siteid=yyy
2. example.com/something.html?siteid=yyy --> example.com/cookie.php?siteid=yyy
3. example.com/other.htm?siteid=yyy --> example.com/cookie.php?siteid=yyy

And for that cases these rules are working:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} siteid=(.*)$
RewriteRule ^(.*)\.(htm¦html)$ http://example.com/cookie.php?host=%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}&siteid=%1

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} siteid=(.*)$
RewriteRule ^/(.*)\.php$ http://example.com/cookie.php?host=%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}&siteid=%1

But when I need do it for a directoy, example:

1. example.com/dir1/index.php?siteid=yyy --> example.com/cookie.php?siteid=yyy
2. example.com/dir2/something.html?siteid=yyy --> example.com/cookie.php?siteid=yyy
3. example.com/dir3/dir4/other.htm?siteid=yyy --> example.com/cookie.php?siteid=yyy

I use this rule:
RewriteRule ^/(.*)/(.*)\.(htm¦html)$ http://example.com/cookie.php?host=%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}&siteid=%1 [R=301,L]

but, it does not work, do not nothing.

Thanks!

[jdMorgan]

URLs "seen" by RewriteRule in a per-directory (.htaccess) context do not include the path to the current .htaccess directory. Therefore, you must not start you pattern with a slash. You second rule above (redirect .php) would not work for this reason.

You can accommodate any number of directory-levels (including zero) and improve the efficiency of your codde like this:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} siteid=
RewriteRule ^(([^/]+/)*[^.]+\.(html?¦php))$ http://example.com/cookie.php?host=%{HTTP_HOST}$1 [QSA,L]

Jim

[g1smd]

*** example.com/index.php?siteid=yyy ***

What happens if someone requests example.com/?siteid=yyy which is an 'equivalent' URL?

[artmedia]

ok, i follow your suggestion, but using [QSA,L] instead of %1, it did not work, and Morgan, about the second rule, you were right, I have these two now:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} siteid=(.*)$
RewriteRule ^(.*)\.html?$ http://example.com/cookie.php?host=%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}&siteid=%1

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} siteid=(.*)$
RewriteRule ^(index\.php)?$ http://example.com/cookie.php?host=%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}&siteid=%1

The second one, is the answer to g1smd.

I don't know exactly why this do not work using just one rule and adding the php, for example:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} siteid=(.*)$
RewriteRule ^(.*)\.(html?¦php)$ http://example.com/cookie.php?host=%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}&siteid=%1

I get this error: Internal Server Error 500

But, about the directories thing, i cannot do that? redirect from any directory to one root file?

Thanks

[artmedia]

ok, checking everything again, i think Jim gave me the answer with

RewriteRule ^(([^/]+/)*[^.]+\.(html?¦php))$ http://example.com/cookie.php?host=%{HTTP_HOST}$1 [QSA,L]

That is for any directory level, just was to optimal to see it the first time, anyway i can't continue if a simple rule like this:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} siteid=(.*)$
RewriteRule ^(.)+\.php$ http://example.com/cookie.php?host=%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}&siteid=%1

do not redirect for any php file, even I have a rule for html and htm files working, do I have some specific configuration for php files?

Thanks again

[artmedia]

well, nobody around, anyway i just want to say i fixed my problem, was close to Morgan's suggestion but with a little change:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} siteid=(.*)$
RewriteRule ^(([^/]+)/)*([^/]+)\.(html?)+$ http://example.com/cookie.php?host=%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}&siteid=%1

[artmedia]

I forgot the case that g1smd said, then the complete solution is:
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} siteid=(.*)$
RewriteRule ^((([^/]+)/)*([^/]+)\.(html?)+)?$ http://example.com/cookie.php?host=%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}&siteid=%1

[Caterham]

Don't know why you're using such a regular expression if you don't need any backreferences from parts of the pattern but if your intention is to speed things up, use a possessive quantifier with a positive lookbehind (since apache 2.0)

^(?:.++(?<=\.html?))?$

[g1smd]

The last code gives a 302 redirect - probably not what you want.

Add [R=301,L] to the end to make it into a 301 redirect.

[artmedia]

g1smd,actually i need a 302, i'll do the 301 with the php file after setting the cookie, thanks anyway.

Caterham, i tested your code, but it doesn't work, actuallt I don't undertand it, can you explain it a little bit more?

[Caterham]

Mixed things up - ? is allowed for lookbehinds but not for lookaheads.

^(?:.++(?<=\.html¦\.htm))?$

You'll have to replace the ¦ pipe with solid ones since the latin1 character 7C is replaced with A6 when posting to this forum.

^(?:................)?$

^ matches at the starting position of the string
(?:....) everything inside the parenthesis is not remembered as a backerference (-> ?: = non-capturing group)
? at the end left of $ makes the expression optional (and will match an empty string in our case which is the example.com/ request)
$ matches at the end of the string

.++(?<=\.html¦\.htm)

.++ matches 1 or n of any characters without trying it again (no backtracking/re-evaluation, fails immediately)
(?<=\.html¦\.htm) .html or .htm must follow the match '.++'. This sub-pattern is evaluated prior '.++'.

[g1smd]

If you need a 302, then add [R=302,L] the end of the rule. The [L] is important.