.htaccess question

Rewriting missing images

[shady]

Hi folks!

I have a directory from the root of my domain: /img
Under normal circumstances, images are picked up from html using URLs such as <img src="http://domain.com/img/image01.jpg">

Can I setup .htaccess in this subdirectory to return a "default" image if one is not specified: (<img src="http://domain.com/img/">)

Many thanks
Shady!

[jdMorgan]

shady,

Sure, it's a simple two-line rewrite, but we try to avoid "write my code for me" threads around here. Why not try it to figure it out for yourself, and post again if you get stuck.

Ref: Introduction to mod_rewrite [webmasterworld.com]

Jim

[sun818]

Hi shady, I asked a similar question previously. Something like an "image not available" graphic?

[jdMorgan]

sun818,

Not quite the same here; In this case, 'missing' is defined as 'missing in the requested URL'.

Jim

[sun818]

Could you write an index.html that displayed a default image or possibly redirect you to a graphic?

[shady]

Thanks sun818

I'll give that a go! I use .htaccess a lot and had already tried to use it for this scenario but I didn't get it to work. Please don't think that I want code written without trying myself first!

Shady!

[RobinC]

Why not just use the DirectoryIndex command with the name of the default image? Save having to mod_rewrite anything...

Robin

[sun818]

Thanks RobinC, that what I was trying to suggest - I wasn't aware of the technical term. :)