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Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:22:00 +0200
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Thread-Topic: [users@httpd] Getting a simple mod_rewrite "Rewrite
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From: "Boyle Owen" <Owen.Boyle@swx.com>
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Subject: RE: [users@httpd] Getting a simple mod_rewrite "Rewrite

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eraticus Majoricus [mailto:eraticus@gmail.com]=20
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 8:02 AM
> To: users@httpd.apache.org
> Subject: [users@httpd] Getting a simple mod_rewrite "Rewrite
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> Apache users,
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> I have had a problem with the use of mod_rewite. I'm hoping that =20
> someone can point me in the right direction...
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> To test the usage of mod_rewrite, I am trying to direct users who =20
> connect to "/" to get /index.html.fr, that is, the French version of =20
> the default home page. In order to do this, I have added this to the =20
> httpd.conf file:
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> #LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
> #AddModule mod_rewrite.c
> Options SymlinksIfOwnerMatch
> RewriteEngine On
> RewriteRule ^/$ /index.html.fr [L]
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> This seems to have no effect at all. If I have a syntax error in my =20
> RewriteRule directive, I receive an error, but if it is correct, it =20
> seems not to affect the behavior of httpd in the least.
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> The test platform is a Mac running OS 10.4. The version of httpd is =20
> 2.2 compiled fresh.
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> I would be thankful for any help at all.

As a general tip, whenever you have problems understanding what
mod_rewrite is doing, switch on the RewriteLog
(http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewritelog)

Rgds,
Owen Boyle
Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored.=20

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