My RewriteRule needs tweaking

---------Current mod_rewrite--------

RewriteEngine on
# Last RewriteRule for phpmyadmin to work
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/phpmyadmin.*
RewriteRule ^(.+) - [L]

# Last RewriteRule so I can grab my images
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/images.*
RewriteRule ^(.+) - [L]

# Last RewriteRule for my css
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/css.*
RewriteRule ^(.+) - [L]

#Last (and lastly) let every argument in the URI to be passed thru parser.php (which parses out the URI)
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/(.*)$
RewriteRule ^([A-Za-z0-9]+)/?$ parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]
RewriteRule ^(.+) parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

---------My Problem--------
This has worked very well for me so far. However, now I want to restructure my site. I have many areas to my site (i.e. "Products", "Members", "Vendors", etc...). And what I would like is for them to have their own parser script.

Example...
http://domain/ProductsRest/of/URI/ (so anything after "Products" would be parsed by product_parser.php)
http://domain/Members/Rest/of/URI/ (...would be parsed by members_pasrer.php)
http://domain/Vendors/Rest/of/URI/ (...parsed by vendors_parser.php)

-------Would this be my tweak?-------
# Have anything after Members (i.e. http://domain/Members/Rest/of/URI) go thru members_parser.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Members/(.*)$
RewriteRule ^([A-Za-z0-9]+)/?$ members_parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]
RewriteRule ^(.+) members_parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

------Or this?------
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/(.*)$
RewriteRule ^Members/(.+) members_parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

Along with those two I have tried just about every other mutation but no luck. Am I close? Any suggestions? Can you explain what I am doing wrong.

Thank you in advance,

Piet

------Maybe this------
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Members/([^/A-Za-z0-9]+)$
RewriteRule ^Members/(.+)$ /server/path/to/members_parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

For your 3 ignore dirs, you should add [PT] like so:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/phpmyadmin.*
RewriteRule ^(.+) - [PT,L]

FreeBSD,

No luck. Do I have everything set up correctly?

Just so we are on the same page, my rewrite so far is this:

/* -------------------------- Rewrite ----------------------------*/
RewriteEngine on
# Last RewriteRule for phpmyadmin to work w/Passthru
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/phpmyadmin.*
RewriteRule ^(.+) - [PT,L]

# Last RewriteRule so I can grab my images w/Passthru
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/images.*
RewriteRule ^(.+) - [PT,L]

# Last RewriteRule for my css w/Passthru
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/css.*
RewriteRule ^(.+) - [PT,L]

# Last if 1st argument in URI is Members
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Members/([^/A-Za-z0-9]+)$
RewriteRule ^Members/(.+)$ /path/to/member_parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

#Last if 1st argument in URI is Products
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Products/([^/A-Za-z0-9]+)$
RewriteRule ^Members/(.+)$ /path/to/products_parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

# Last if 1st argument in URI is neither Members nor Products
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/(.*)$
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ /path/to/parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

/* ---------------- End Rewrite ------------------------*/

Do you see anything wrong in this? I have tested this on Linux and NT and I get the sames results for both.

Piet

>> Do you see anything wrong in this?

Yes. Remove the ^ should fix it like so:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Members/([/A-Za-z0-9]+)$

You also got a typo error on this line:

RewriteRule ^Members/(.+)$ /path/to/products_parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

It should be ^Products/(.+)$

Have you enabled RewriteLog? If not, do so now for debugging. Whenever you requesting something that doesn't match, you should see pass through and not-matched.

Freebsd,

I have corrected my mistakes with your suggestions and it is not yet working. This is what's happening:

When I go to http://domain/ it brings me the index page. Great!
When I go to http://domain/Forums/ it goes to Forums. Great!
When I go to...
http://domain/Products/
or
http://domain/Members/

it doesn't seem to read my product_parser.php or member_parser.php scripts but instead it keeps on reading the catchall_parser.php (aka parser.php in the posts above) script.

Here is an excerpt from my RewriteLog (sorry for the lengthyness)

/* --------------RewriteLog-----------------*/

(4) RewriteCond: input='/Products/' pattern='^/(.*)$' => matched
(2) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] rewrite products/ -> catchall_parser.php?request=products/
(3) split uri=catchall_parser.php?request=products/ -> uri=catchall_parser.php, args=request=products/
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] add per-dir prefix: catchall_parser.php -> /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php
(2) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] remember /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php to have MIME-type 'application/x-httpd-php'
(2) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip document_root prefix: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php -> /catchall_parser.php
(1) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] internal redirect with /catchall_parser.php [INTERNAL REDIRECT]
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php -> catchall_parser.php
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^(.+)' to uri 'catchall_parser.php'
(4) RewriteCond: input='/catchall_parser.php' pattern='^/phpmyadmin.*' => not-matched
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php -> catchall_parser.php
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^(.+)' to uri 'catchall_parser.php'
(4) RewriteCond: input='/catchall_parser.php' pattern='^/images.*' => not-matched
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php -> catchall_parser.php
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^(.+)' to uri 'catchall_parser.php'
(4) RewriteCond: input='/catchall_parser.php' pattern='^/css.*' => not-matched
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php -> catchall_parser.php
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^Members/(.+)$' to uri 'catchall_parser.php'
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php -> catchall_parser.php
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^Products/(.+)$' to uri 'catchall_parser.php'
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php -> catchall_parser.php
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^(.+)$' to uri 'catchall_parser.php'
(4) RewriteCond: input='/catchall_parser.php' pattern='^/(.*)$' => matched
(2) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] rewrite catchall_parser.php -> catchall_parser.php?request=catchall_parser.php
(3) split uri=catchall_parser.php?request=catchall_parser.php -> uri=catchall_parser.php, args=request=catchall_parser.php
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] add per-dir prefix: catchall_parser.php -> /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php
(2) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] remember /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php to have MIME-type 'application/x-httpd-php'
(1) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] initial URL equal rewritten URL: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php [IGNORING REWRITE]
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/images/spacer.gif -> images/spacer.gif
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^(.+)' to uri 'images/spacer.gif'
(4) RewriteCond: input='/images/spacer.gif' pattern='^/phpmyadmin.*' => not-matched
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/images/spacer.gif -> images/spacer.gif
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^(.+)' to uri 'images/spacer.gif'
(4) RewriteCond: input='/images/spacer.gif' pattern='^/images.*' => matched
(2) forcing '/phpdev3/www/images/spacer.gif' to get passed through to next API URI-to-filename handler
(1) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] initial URL equal rewritten URL: /phpdev3/www/images/spacer.gif [IGNORING REWRITE]
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] add path-info postfix: /phpdev3/www/products -> /phpdev3/www/products/
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/products/ -> products/
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^(.+)' to uri 'products/'
(4) RewriteCond: input='/Products/' pattern='^/phpmyadmin.*' => not-matched
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] add path-info postfix: /phpdev3/www/products -> /phpdev3/www/products/
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/products/ -> products/
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^(.+)' to uri 'products/'
(4) RewriteCond: input='/Products/' pattern='^/images.*' => not-matched
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] add path-info postfix: /phpdev3/www/products -> /phpdev3/www/products/
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/products/ -> products/
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^(.+)' to uri 'products/'
(4) RewriteCond: input='/Products/' pattern='^/css.*' => not-matched
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] add path-info postfix: /phpdev3/www/products -> /phpdev3/www/products/
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/products/ -> products/
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^Members/(.+)$' to uri 'products/'
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] add path-info postfix: /phpdev3/www/products -> /phpdev3/www/products/
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/products/ -> products/
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^Products/(.+)$' to uri 'products/'
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] add path-info postfix: /phpdev3/www/products -> /phpdev3/www/products/
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/products/ -> products/
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^(.+)$' to uri 'products/'
(4) RewriteCond: input='/Products/' pattern='^/(.*)$' => matched
(2) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] rewrite products/ -> catchall_parser.php?request=products/
(3) split uri=catchall_parser.php?request=products/ -> uri=catchall_parser.php, args=request=products/
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] add per-dir prefix: catchall_parser.php -> /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php
(2) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] remember /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php to have MIME-type 'application/x-httpd-php'
(2) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip document_root prefix: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php -> /catchall_parser.php
(1) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] internal redirect with /catchall_parser.php [INTERNAL REDIRECT]
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php -> catchall_parser.php
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^(.+)' to uri 'catchall_parser.php'
(4) RewriteCond: input='/catchall_parser.php' pattern='^/phpmyadmin.*' => not-matched
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php -> catchall_parser.php
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^(.+)' to uri 'catchall_parser.php'
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php -> catchall_parser.php
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^(.+)' to uri 'catchall_parser.php'
(4) RewriteCond: input='/catchall_parser.php' pattern='^/css.*' => not-matched
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php -> catchall_parser.php
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^Members/(.+)$' to uri 'catchall_parser.php'
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php -> catchall_parser.php
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^Products/(.+)$' to uri 'catchall_parser.php'
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] strip per-dir prefix: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php -> catchall_parser.php
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] applying pattern '^(.+)$' to uri 'catchall_parser.php'
(4) RewriteCond: input='/catchall_parser.php' pattern='^/(.*)$' => matched
(2) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] rewrite catchall_parser.php -> catchall_parser.php?request=catchall_parser.php
(3) split uri=catchall_parser.php?request=catchall_parser.php -> uri=catchall_parser.php, args=request=catchall_parser.php
(3) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] add per-dir prefix: catchall_parser.php -> /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php
(2) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] remember /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php to have MIME-type 'application/x-httpd-php'
(1) [per-dir /phpdev3/www/] initial URL equal rewritten URL: /phpdev3/www/catchall_parser.php [IGNORING REWRITE]

/* -----------End RewriteLog----------------*/


This is my first time reading a log but I am pretty sure it is telling me that the catchall_parser.php is always coming up, not products_parser or members_parser.php. It is strange b/c I have noticed in the first line there is a match :

RewriteCond: input='/Products/' pattern='^/(.*)$' => matched

Anymore help would be greatly appreciated.

Piet

>> it doesn't seem to read my product_parser.php

I found a problem with the design flaw.
When you go to http://domain/Products/abc/123

and if your http://domain/product_parser.php looks like so:

<?php
echo "$QUERY_STRING";
?>

You should get abc/123.

However, since your ^/Products/([/A-Za-z0-9]+)$ requires something after /Products/something_here, so requesting http://domain/Products/ would return not-matched.

How about changing ^/Products/([/A-Za-z0-9]+)$ to ^/Products([/A-Za-z0-9]*)$ like so:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Members([/A-Za-z0-9]*)$
RewriteRule ^Members(.*)$ /path/to/member_parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

#Last if 1st argument in URI is Products
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Products([/A-Za-z0-9]*)$
RewriteRule ^Products(.*)$ /path/to/products_parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

With this changes, at least accessing to http://domain/Products or http://domain/Products/ matches your Product's condition and it's left for your product_parser.php to determine what to do with the QUERY_STRING.

Say going to http://domain/Products or http://domain/Products/, your $QUERY_STRING should be /, then have product_parser.php to display Please choose a product.

You saw this (4) RewriteCond: input='/Products/' pattern='^/(.*)$' => matched because it matches your catch-all parser.

Or you can even do this:
/* -------------------------- Rewrite ----------------------------*/
RewriteEngine on
# Last RewriteRule for phpmyadmin to work w/Passthru
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/phpmyadmin.*
RewriteRule ^(.+) - [PT,L]

# Last RewriteRule so I can grab my images w/Passthru
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/images.*
RewriteRule ^(.+) - [PT,L]

# Last RewriteRule for my css w/Passthru
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/css.*
RewriteRule ^(.+) - [PT,L]

# Last if 1st argument in URI is Members
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Members/([/A-Za-z0-9]+)$
RewriteRule ^Members/(.+)$ /path/to/member_parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

#Last if 1st argument in URI is Products
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Products/([/A-Za-z0-9]+)$
RewriteRule ^Products/(.+)$ /path/to/products_parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Products/?$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /path/to/products_parser.php?no_product_selected [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Members/?$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /path/to/member_parser.php?no_member_selected [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

# Last if 1st argument in URI is neither Members nor Products
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/(.*)$
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ /path/to/parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

/* ---------------- End Rewrite ------------------------*/

Freebsd,

Finally! It works. Just so you know what worked and what didn't.

/*------------ Working -------------- */

# Last if 1st argument in URI is Members
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Members/([/A-Za-z0-9]*)$
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ /path/to/member_parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

/* ---------------------------------------*/



/* ----------Not Working -------------*/

# Last if 1st argument in URI is Members
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Members/([/A-Za-z0-9]+)$
RewriteRule ^Members/(.+)$ /path/to/member_parser.php?request=$1 [T=application/x-httpd-php,L]

/*----------------------------------------*/


For some reason the RewriteRule beginning with ^Members/ didn't seem to work.

Thank you VERY much for your help.

Piet

>> Just so you know what worked and what didn't.

Both should work. It's the fact that you shouldn't access it with http://domain/Members/nothing_here because your RewriteCond requires ([/A-Za-z0-9]+)$] and http://domain/Members/something_here

This RewriteRule ^Members/(.+)$ works fine if you pust something after Members/.