2009/6/2 Skip Evans <s...@bigskypenguin.com>
> Hey all,
>
> The original programmer created the following in the system's .htaccess
> file:
>
> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
> RewriteRule .* index.php
>
> ...which sends any incorrect URL to the home page, correct?
It rewrites any request for a non-existent file or directory to index.php.
The first url (http://www.ranghart.com/cgi-bin/?D=A) requests the cgi-bin
directory. Presumably this directory exists in some form which would prevent
your rewrite rule from firing, but access to the directory is denied - hence
the 403 FORBIDDEN.
The second url (http://www.ranghart.com/cgi-bin/%3fD=A) requests a file
called /cgi-bin/?D=A. This file genuinely doesn't exist so the url gets
rewritten to index.php - hence your 200 OK response.
-robin
