Rewriting a domain's specific .html requests

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January 18th, 2013, 01:04 PM

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Here it is: rewrite of superhost.gr's specific .html requests.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.superhost\.gr$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^superhost\.gr$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^/?(.+\.html) /cgi-bin/counter.py?htmlpage=$1 [L,PT,QSA]

I just need a way for .htaccess to grab NOT ONLY the basename of the html file being requested BUT it's absolute path too.

Please help me ADD it and if you see something wrong the way i have written it up until now, perhaps a better way to write this, please alter the code too.

Thank you very much.

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January 18th, 2013, 02:08 PM

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You can stick the REQUEST_FILENAME in there.

Code:

RewriteRule ^/?(.+\.html) /cgi-bin/counter.py?htmlpage=%{REQUEST_FILENAME} [L,PT,QSA]

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January 18th, 2013, 02:56 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by requinix

You can stick the REQUEST_FILENAME in there.

Code:

RewriteRule ^/?(.+\.html) /cgi-bin/counter.py?htmlpage=%{REQUEST_FILENAME} [L,PT,QSA]

But that would be the same as:

RewriteRule ^/?(.+\.html) /cgi-bin/counter.py?htmlpage=$1 [L,PT,QSA]

No?!

January 18th, 2013, 03:50 PM

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No. The REQUEST_FILENAME is the full, absolute, filesystem path to the requested file while $1 is just what the RewriteRule matched.
If the URL is /path/to/file.html then $1="path/to/file.html" while REQUEST_FILENAME="/home/nik/public_html/path/to/file.html" (or whatever).

January 18th, 2013, 03:57 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by requinix

Thank you, i have understtod that now!

Code:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.superhost\.gr$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^superhost\.gr$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^/?(.+\.html) /cgi-bin/counter.py?htmlpage=%{REQUEST_FILENAME} [L,PT,QSA]

Can this be written any better though than it already is? perhaps by removing 1 line of condition for superhost.gr ?

January 18th, 2013, 04:24 PM

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Sure: you can make the "www." optional.

Code:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?superhost\.gr$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^/?(.+\.html) /cgi-bin/counter.py?htmlpage=%{REQUEST_FILENAME} [L,PT,QSA]

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