301 redirect all except one directory

Can I do this?

[trillianjedi]

I have one server not on WWW duty but requires example.com to point at it.

So I have example.com resolving to it's IP, and I need to redirect any web requests to the www box.

So far, easy.

Problem is that I need to access phpmyadmin on this box from time to time, so I do need access to example.com/phpmyadmin

Is there any way I can do a conditional 301?

So if the requested URL isn't /phpmyadminXYZ then 301 to www.example. com?

Thanks,

TJ

[jd01]

Just answered that while you were posting.

here: [webmasterworld.com...]

Justin

[trillianjedi]

Thanks for the link from the other thread JD.

I couldn't actually get this to work. The directory I don't want the redirect on is /phpmyadmin, so I tried this:-

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule!^/phpmyadmin - [C]
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

But it's still redirecting everything.

Any thoughts?

TJ

[jdMorgan]

Is this code in httpd.conf, or in .htaccess?

Jim

[trillianjedi]

Hey Jim.

In .htaccess.

It's the only code in there - this box does nothing else web-wise.

Thanks,

TJ

[jd01]

The problem is the / (it is stripped before comparrison in the .htaccess.)

RewriteRule !^phpmyadmin - [C]

Justin

[jdMorgan]

Or, a bit more efficient:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond $1 !^phpmyadmin
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Jim

[trillianjedi]

Thank you very much guys, works a treat now.

TJ