On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Andrew Connick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Also, as it stands, I get an internal server error, which I can fix by > uncommenting #RewriteRule ROOT/ - [L] but why is this line needed ? You problem is due to the way RewriteRules are processed in a .htaccess file context. RewriteRules in a .htaccess file context are only applied after Apache has found out what file to serve, because that is when .htaccess files are read. If the rules change the URL apache will restart the request, because the change could mean it now has to read another .htaccess file... This can lead to loops, which lead to internal server errors. In your case apache will, after rewriting foo.html to ROOT/foo.html, restart the requests and this causes a rewrite to ROOT/ROOT/foo.html, which causes a restart of the request which causes a rewrite until some limit gets reached and a server error will be logged. The rule you need to add breaks this loop: RewriteRule ROOT/ - [L Krist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bremgarten b. Bern, Switzerland -- A: It reverses the normal flow of conversation. Q: What's wrong with top-posting? A: Top-posting. Q: What's the biggest scourge on plain text email discussions? --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
