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apache.htaccessmod-rewritefastcgi

htaccess RewriteRule without RewriteCond not working

Why does this work:

Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler fcgid-script .fcgi
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /app.fcgi/$1 [L]

But if I remote the RewriteCond it doesnt work and I get an internal server error.

Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler fcgid-script .fcgi
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /app.fcgi/$1 [L]

If I modify the RewriteCond e.g. like this it doesnt work too.

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l

I want to redirect all requests to app.fcgi. I dont want the user to be able to access files directly.

Thanks in advance!

Solution

  • It is giving you internal server error (500) because without RewriteCond your loop is infinitely looping.

    You can use this rule to prevent this:

    Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler fcgid-script .fcgi
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^((?!app\.fcgi/).*)$ /app.fcgi/$1 [L,NC]

    (?!app\.fcgi/) is a negative lookahead that prevents this rewrite rule to execute if request is already /app.fcgi/.