mod rewrite problem

I have a site hosted with godaddy that uses a database to hold content
which is then dynamically loaded into a fixed template by calling the
url such as mydomain.com/content.php?artid=3 etc.

It would be nice if users could enter urls as mydomain.com/articles/3
etc which I believe is achievable with apache mod rewrite. I therefore
added an .htaccess file containing:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^articles/([^/\.]+)/?$ content.php?artid=$1 [L]

When this didn't work I googled the problem to find the suggestion
that with godaddy it was necessary to add an additional command, ie:

Options -MultiViews
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^articles/([^/\.]+)/?$ content.php?artid=$1 [L]

However, this still returns a "page cannot be found error".

Any suggestions?

<Grouchy.Oldgit@googlemail.com> schreef in bericht
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>I have a site hosted with godaddy that uses a database to hold content
> which is then dynamically loaded into a fixed template by calling the
> url such as mydomain.com/content.php?artid=3 etc.
>
> It would be nice if users could enter urls as mydomain.com/articles/3
> etc which I believe is achievable with apache mod rewrite. I therefore
> added an .htaccess file containing:
>
> RewriteEngine on
> RewriteRule ^articles/([^/\.]+)/?$ content.php?artid=$1 [L]
>
> When this didn't work I googled the problem to find the suggestion
> that with godaddy it was necessary to add an additional command, ie:
>
> Options -MultiViews
> RewriteEngine on
> RewriteRule ^articles/([^/\.]+)/?$ content.php?artid=$1 [L]
>
Your .htaccess is at the root of the site, not in the folder articles?
If it is in the folder -I'ld prefere- add to it:
RewriteBase /

Are you sure this .htaccess is accessed?
Just to test its use add a line holding the single word 'bogus' :
a crashing site is proof of usage !


HansH

Grouchy.Oldgit@googlemail.com escribió:
> I have a site hosted with godaddy that uses a database to hold content
> which is then dynamically loaded into a fixed template by calling the
> url such as mydomain.com/content.php?artid=3 etc.
>
> It would be nice if users could enter urls as mydomain.com/articles/3
> etc which I believe is achievable with apache mod rewrite. I therefore
> added an .htaccess file containing:
>
> RewriteEngine on
> RewriteRule ^articles/([^/\.]+)/?$ content.php?artid=$1 [L]

This works fine for me, given that the URL is
http://mydomain.com/articles/3 or http://mydomain.com/articles/3/ and
there's a content.php script.

Try to have a look at Apache's error log (you may need to enable it in
Godaddy's control panel).

Also, is this your full .htaccess file?


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<Grouchy.Oldgit@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> I have a site hosted with godaddy that uses a database to hold content
> which is then dynamically loaded into a fixed template by calling the
> url such as mydomain.com/content.php?artid=3 etc.
>
> It would be nice if users could enter urls as mydomain.com/articles/3
> etc which I believe is achievable with apache mod rewrite. I therefore
> added an .htaccess file containing:
>
> RewriteEngine on
> RewriteRule ^articles/([^/\.]+)/?$ content.php?artid=$1 [L]
>
> When this didn't work I googled the problem to find the suggestion
> that with godaddy it was necessary to add an additional command, ie:
>
> Options -MultiViews
> RewriteEngine on
> RewriteRule ^articles/([^/\.]+)/?$ content.php?artid=$1 [L]
>
> However, this still returns a "page cannot be found error".
>
> Any suggestions?

[L,R]

You're rewriting a URL to a URL, not to a filename, so you need to re-inject
it by redirection.

<Grouchy.Oldgit@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> I have a site hosted with godaddy that uses a database to hold content
> which is then dynamically loaded into a fixed template by calling the
> url such as mydomain.com/content.php?artid=3 etc.
>
> It would be nice if users could enter urls as mydomain.com/articles/3
> etc which I believe is achievable with apache mod rewrite. I therefore
> added an .htaccess file containing:
>
> RewriteEngine on
> RewriteRule ^articles/([^/\.]+)/?$ content.php?artid=$1 [L]
>
> When this didn't work I googled the problem to find the suggestion
> that with godaddy it was necessary to add an additional command, ie:
>
> Options -MultiViews
> RewriteEngine on
> RewriteRule ^articles/([^/\.]+)/?$ content.php?artid=$1 [L]
>
> However, this still returns a "page cannot be found error".
>
> Any suggestions?

Scratch my prior answer (although it may still apply). I see an error with
your rule. Try:

RewriteRule ^/articles/([^/\.]+)/?$ content.php?artid=$1 [L]

You need a leading slash on the URI supplied by the user.

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> <Grouchy.Oldgit@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> news:edc59f35-e7ed-4774-9007-6a127f69093d@w34g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
>> RewriteEngine on
>> RewriteRule ^articles/([^/\.]+)/?$ content.php?artid=$1 [L]
>>
>> However, this still returns a "page cannot be found error".
>>
> Scratch my prior answer (although it may still apply). I see an error
> with
> your rule. Try:
>
> RewriteRule ^/articles/([^/\.]+)/?$ content.php?artid=$1 [L]
>
> You need a leading slash on the URI supplied by the user.
>
The leading slash is NOT to be used in .htaccess
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod...ml#rewritebase

HansH