On 5 Dec 2009, at 01:25, Frank Z wrote:

> is there a way via RewriteRule to force all access to a certain URL to return 
> with a HTTP 500 
> 
> e.g.  i have a number 3 applications that are or will be obsoleted and is 
> expected to return a 500 to all callers who try to access it.
> 
> so when someone tries to access a deprecated URL such as 
> http://myserver/myApp1  I would like to send back a 500 and preferably some 
> textual information (nice to have).
> 
> Will it be possible to do this via mod_rewrite?

(a) Don't send 500.  410 (Gone) would seem more appropriate.
(b) Yes, you can do this with mod_rewrite: just put your text in an
ErrorDocument.  Or for a possibly-simpler solution, look up
mod_asis and put the entire response in a single file.

-- 
Nick Kew

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