Hello Jeff, On your server you may have virtual host setup, so the rewrite rule has to be put inside the virtual host configuration /etc/apache2/sites/ for each site that need it.
Xavier > Did this on my dev machine and it worked great, but on my leopard server > deployment machine I added the same entry in /etc/apache2/httpd.conf and no > dice. The shorter URL's are being output from my app using the Wonder > er.extensions.ERXApplication.replaceApplicationPath properties, but I get the > "requested URL not found" error when I click on one of them. Nothing in the > rewrite.log file. Is there some other property to set in httpd.conf or > elsewhere? > > Thanks, > Jeff > > > On Apr 16, 2009, at 9:50 AM, Kieran Kelleher wrote: > >> Finally! Searching the apache docs more, I found another option PT, the >> passthrough option, that specifically refers to this being needed for >> mod_alias or using mod_rewrite with any other modules that do >> URI-to-filename mapping or translation. >> >> The final working rewrite rule is: >> >> <IfModule rewrite_module> >> # rewrite logging >> RewriteLog "/var/log/apache2/rewrite.log" >> >> # PURL feature >> RewriteEngine On >> RewriteRule ^/purl/(.*)$ >> /cgi-bin/WebObjects/cheetah.woa/-52040/wa/PurlAction/purl?p=$1 [PT] >> </IfModule> >> >> Thanks for the mind-prodding guys. >> >> Now it is working in apache2 on my dev machine. Hopefully apache 1.3 will be >> similar configuration when I deploy this feature in a few days. >> >> Regards, Kieran >> >> On Apr 16, 2009, at 10:28 AM, Kieran Kelleher wrote: >> >>> I added an [R] option on the end of the rule to force an external redirect >>> and it works, albeit the URL in the browser address bar becomes the ugly >>> one. So, at least this is returning the page ... not let's see if I can >>> make it do without an external redirect so that the short URL stays in the >>> browser address bar .... (since the marketing design spec wants the short >>> URL) >>> >>> <IfModule rewrite_module> >>> # rewrite logging >>> RewriteLog "/tmp/rewrite.log" >>> >>> # PURL feature >>> RewriteEngine On >>> RewriteRule ^/purl/(.*)$ >>> /cgi-bin/WebObjects/cheetah.woa/-52040/wa/PurlAction/purl?p=$1 [R] >>> </IfModule> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 16, 2009, at 10:17 AM, Kieran Kelleher wrote: >>> >>>> I am using WO 5.3 on leopard with apache 2.2.9. The wo module is coming >>>> before rewrite module in httpd.conf: >>>> LoadModule WebObjects_module >>>> /System/Library/WebObjects/Adaptors/Apache2.2/mod_WebObjects.so >>>> LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache2/mod_rewrite.so >>>> >>>> Further investigation shows that each time I try to access the short URL, >>>> I see the following error in the apache error_log: >>>> [Thu Apr 16 10:12:15 2009] [error] [client ::1] File does not exist: >>>> /Library/WebServer/Documents/cgi-bin >>>> >>>> So just maybe the rewrite rule is working but the result may be >>>> conflicting with mod_alias which has a scriptalias entry for the wo >>>> cgi-bin??? >>>> >>>> Does that ring any bells with anyone? >>>> >>>> Kieran >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 16, 2009, at 10:08 AM, Mike Schrag wrote: >>>> >>>>> if you're rewriting to wo instances, you need to make sure the ordering >>>>> of your modules is right, too ... in 5.3 (i don't know about 5.4), the >>>>> order of the modules was wrong -- you have to make mod_webobjects come >>>>> before mod_rewrite (iirc). >>>>> >>>>> ms >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 16, 2009, at 9:25 AM, Kieran Kelleher wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello list, >>>>>> >>>>>> Well when Brian Moore said mod_rewrite was voodoo >>>>>> (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/rewrite/), I was skeptical, but now I >>>>>> believe him! I need some help for what I think should be a pretty simple >>>>>> rewrite rule. I am currently trying to get this to work initially on my >>>>>> development machine, and I keep getting a 404 "Not Found" message from >>>>>> apache (version 2.2.9). >>>>>> >>>>>> The rule is supposed to take convert URLs like this : >>>>>> http://localhost/purl/KieranKelleher >>>>>> >>>>>> and rewrite them like this (on my dev machine): >>>>>> http://localhost/cgi-bin/WebObjects/cheetah.woa/-52040/wa/PurlAction/purl?p=KieranKelleher >>>>>> >>>>>> I have added this to the end of my /etc/apache2/httpd.conf just before >>>>>> the last 2 includes at the end of the file (other/*.conf and WO >>>>>> apache.conf) >>>>>> >>>>>> <IfModule rewrite_module> >>>>>> # rewrite logging >>>>>> RewriteLog "/tmp/rewrite.log" >>>>>> >>>>>> # PURL feature >>>>>> RewriteEngine On >>>>>> RewriteRule ^/purl/(.*)$ >>>>>> /cgi-bin/WebObjects/cheetah.woa/-52040/wa/PurlAction/purl?p=$1 >>>>>> </IfModule> >>>>>> >>>>>> I can confirm that when I restarted apache it creates the >>>>>> /tmp/rewrite.log if it does not exist, however nothing gets written >>>>>> there. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have studied the docs, the wiki docs and many examples. This looks >>>>>> like it should work, but I cannot for the life of me figure out why it >>>>>> does not work :-( >>>>>> >>>>>> Any clues or hints would be appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, Kieran >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>>>> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>>>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>>>> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/mschrag%40mdimension.com >>>>>> >>>>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. 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