ReWrite script from apache 1.3 to 2.2

[jonnyd91]

Hi, I had been using the following script for friendly urls and it is working fin in apache 1.3. We just upgraded to apache 2.2.17 and it doesnt seem to be working anymore.

Is there something that needs to be tweaked to work in 2.2?

http://www.mysite.com/products?BRAND=ADIDAS&VENDORCODE=581 (ORIGINAL URL)

http://www.mysite.com/products/ADIDAS/581 (FRIENDLY URL)

Options +FollowSymLinks 
RewriteEngine On 

RewriteRule ^(.*/)?products/([^/]+)/([0-9]+)/?$ $1/products?BRAND=$2&VENDORCODE=$3 [PT,L] 
RewriteRule ^(.*/)?products/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/([0-9]+)/?$ $1/products?BRAND=$2&VENDORCODE=$3&offset=$4 [PT,L]

RewriteRule ^(.*/)?DeptItems/([^/]+)/([0-9]+)/?$ $1/DeptItems?BRAND=$2&catCode=$3 [PT,L]
RewriteRule ^(.*/)?DeptItems/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/([0-9]+)/?$ $1/DeptItems?BRAND=$2&catCode=$3&offset=$4 [PT,L]

RewriteRule ^(.*/)?itemdetail/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$ $1/itemdetail?BRAND=$2&desc1=$3 [PT,L]

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$ 
RewriteRule ^(login|myaccount|register|updateUser|accountedit|confirm|Submit|ReviewOrder|ExpressOrder|DispExpOrder|DispExpInvoice|ShowInfoExp|DispOrderInfoExp|OrderExp)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L] 

#RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^80$ 
#RewriteRule ^(displayCart)$ http://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L] 

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^80$ 
RewriteRule ^$ http://%{HTTP_HOST}/ [R=301,L]

[g1smd]

(.*/)? should be ([^/]+/)*

Where the target begins $1/ add a leading slash /$1/

(login|myaccount|register|updateUser|accountedit|confirm|Submit|ReviewOrder|ExpressOrder|DispExpOrder|DispExpInvoice|ShowInfoExp|DispOrderInfoExp|OrderExp)

simplifies to

(login|myaccount|register|updateUser|accountedit|confirm|Submit|(Review|Express)Order|DispExp(Order|Invoice)|(Show|DispOrder)InfoExp|OrderExp)

[jonnyd91]

ok id changed it to this:

RewriteRule ^([^/]+/)*products/([^/]+)/([0-9]+)/?$ /$1/products?BRAND=$2&VENDORCODE=$3 [PT,L]

I dont know if it matters but i am using apache in front of tomcat and passing the requests from apache to tomcat.

I still get a 404 error with that rule. I had the server company recompile apache to version 1.3 and it works with my old rules, however when i upgrade to 2.2.17 theu do not work anymore.

[g1smd]

I have corrected obvious syntax errors, but cannot advise on the actual URLs and paths as only you and your hosting company could know what they are.

There are further problems with your rules. The most obvious is that they are likely in the wrong order. The redirects should be listed fist, not last. They should be ordered from most selective to most general.

[jonnyd91]

hmm so how would you order the rules i currently have

thanks
John