htaccess redirect rewrite php parameter problem

Bionic · 24.02.2005, 01:16

I am using StaticXT to serve up some php pages that would be difficult to incorporate into Mambo properly at the moment. The problem I have is with the standard htaccess file.

I need to divert some of the old pages into the new urls. So I used redirect permanent for a page that looks like mypage.php to the new long staticxt/mambo page - no problem it works fine.

However, if I need to do the same thing with a page that has parameters like mypage.php?filter=Books then I appear to not be able to use redirect, or I am writing it incorrectly. If I try to use a Rewrite rule, it has no effect because the default is looking to send everything unknown to the index page. I have actually been trying to solve this problem for a week with posts on other (ahem) forums, without a single answer. So I am hoping that this forum is friendlier, more knowledgeable, or at least can tell me that I am stupid, or I am asking the wrong question. The htaccess file at the moment looks something like this

Code:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*) index.php

#Dodgy rule
#RewriteRule ^/myotherpage\.php?filter=book$ /component/option,com_staticxt/Itemid,41/xt_item,1/staticfile,myotherpage.php/filter,Book

#Redirection of old files

redirect permanent /compweb.php http://www.mysite.com/index.php?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=mypage.php&Itemid=41

As you can see I have commented out the dodgy rule.

By the way, the rule I am having the problem with is shown with a SEF url. JUst trying to keep working on!

Thanks in anticipation!

doctorj · 24.02.2005, 01:20

Did you try to use the wrapper instead

You can apply a URL a little easier to it.

Bionic · 24.02.2005, 01:33

Thank you very much for such a rapid reply. I am just getting off the floor!

I never actually tried the wrapper because after researching the various forums, it seemed that StaticXT was better? To be fair, it was probably the easiest part of the whole project.

TBH, I think the problem is with the parameters on the url. I can divert to the main staticxt page as indicated without a parameter using redirect in the standard mambo .htaccess file. I may be wrong, but I think you need to use a RewriteRule if there are parameters in order to be able to use regular expressions. But I could be wrong. And as soon as you disable the default rule for index, the whole system comes grinding to a halt, including being able to link to ther pages from main menu etc. So still baffled. But thanks again.

doctorj · 24.02.2005, 03:08

No Prob. Wish I could have been of more help.

Bionic · 01.03.2005, 22:04

Any takers? Still got the same problem. Thanks