Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Apache and mod_rewrite Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]Tony327[/m] at 12:41 pm on Aug. 25, 2008[quote](I've done work with htaccess and mod_rewrite on my own before, and have never had to have http://%{SERVER_NAME} in my rewrite rules to accomplish what I wanted to accomplish.)[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post ThugAngel Posted at 12:30 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 So I wrote the following in a .htaccess file: Code: RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^games$ http://%{SERVER_NAME}/index.php?category=games [R] The problem is that the address in the browser is replaced with 'http://localhost/index.php?category=games', when I want it to remain http://localhost/games/ Does anyone know how I can do this? Thanks

Replies Tony327 Posted at 1:03 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 Quote: from ThugAngel at 3:58 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 Quote: from Tony327 at 3:55 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 Quote: from ThugAngel at 3:46 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 If I don't put the http://%{REMOTE_HOST}/ I this error   http://localhost/C:/http/index.php?category=games   C:/http/ being where the server is. Also, my rewrite works, but I don't want the browser address to change.    This might not be relevant, but, why do you have the [R] flag? Have you tried taking it off, and seeing what that does?   LOL that worked!! thanks! also when removing that I didn't need to specify the whole server. Code: RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^games index.php?category=games I'm glad it worked ThugAngel Posted at 12:58 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 Quote: from Tony327 at 3:55 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 Quote: from ThugAngel at 3:46 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 If I don't put the http://%{REMOTE_HOST}/ I this error    http://localhost/C:/http/index.php?category=games    C:/http/ being where the server is. Also, my rewrite works, but I don't want the browser address to change. This might not be relevant, but, why do you have the [R] flag? Have you tried taking it off, and seeing what that does? LOL that worked!! thanks! also when removing that I didn't need to specify the whole server. Code: RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^games index.php?category=games Tony327 Posted at 12:55 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 Quote: from ThugAngel at 3:46 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 If I don't put the http://%{REMOTE_HOST}/ I this error http://localhost/C:/http/index.php?category=games C:/http/ being where the server is. Also, my rewrite works, but I don't want the browser address to change. This might not be relevant, but, why do you have the [R] flag? Have you tried taking it off, and seeing what that does? Narfle the Garthok Posted at 12:46 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 I see what your saying now. ThugAngel Posted at 12:46 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 If I don't put the http://%{REMOTE_HOST}/ I this error http://localhost/C:/http/index.php?category=games C:/http/ being where the server is. Also, my rewrite works, but I don't want the browser address to change. Narfle the Garthok Posted at 12:43 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 Quote: from ThugAngel at 12:30 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 So I wrote the following in a .htaccess file: Code: RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^games$ http://%{SERVER_NAME}/index.php?category=games [R] The problem is that the address in the browser is replaced with 'http://localhost/index.php?category=games', when I want it to remain http://localhost/games/ Does anyone know how I can do this? Thanks Code: RewriteRule ^games$ http://%{SERVER_NAME}/index.php?category=games you are telling it to point to http://localhost/index.php?category=games http://www.ecauldron.com/web/design020.php Read that it will help you understand where you went wrong. Tony327 Posted at 12:41 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 (I've done work with htaccess and mod_rewrite on my own before, and have never had to have http://%{SERVER_NAME} in my rewrite rules to accomplish what I wanted to accomplish.) Tony327 Posted at 12:38 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 I believe by having the http:// in the rewrite rule, that forces an address change. Try taking that off (and even the server name variable), and see if that works? memorexdl Posted at 12:37 pm on Aug. 25, 2008 I are tarded dent esk meh All 9 previous replies displayed.