Re: [PHP-DEV] Small addition to Apache 1.3.x

2004-10-06 Thread Manuel Vázquez Acosta
I'm starting to read mod_rewrite doc [1]; but in my current state of not knowing, my mind starts popping questions like: Does this URL to URL mapping will leave original URI visible somewhere or somehow to PHP (ie. $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'])? Does it leave the original PATH_TRANSLATED visible to PH

Re: [PHP-DEV] Small addition to Apache 1.3.x

2004-10-06 Thread Sean Coates
Alan Knowles wrote: Have you ever used mod_rewrite for anything complex? - it's a complete nightmare (unpredictable, almost impossible to debug..., uncomprehensible syntax.) This looks like quite usefull. - a little cleaner than 404 redirecting, which is the other way it's done at present..

Re: [PHP-DEV] Small addition to Apache 1.3.x

2004-10-06 Thread George Schlossnagle
On Oct 6, 2004, at 10:02 PM, Alan Knowles wrote: Have you ever used mod_rewrite for anything complex? - it's a complete nightmare (unpredictable, almost impossible to debug..., uncomprehensible syntax.) This looks like quite usefull. - a little cleaner than 404 redirecting, which is the oth

Re: [PHP-DEV] Small addition to Apache 1.3.x

2004-10-06 Thread Alan Knowles
Have you ever used mod_rewrite for anything complex? - it's a complete nightmare (unpredictable, almost impossible to debug..., uncomprehensible syntax.) This looks like quite usefull. - a little cleaner than 404 redirecting, which is the other way it's done at present.. Regards Alan Jason

Re: [PHP-DEV] Small addition to Apache 1.3.x

2004-10-06 Thread Jason Garber
Hello Manuel, After reading your motivations, it seems to me that you need mod rewrite. from: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_rewrite.html "Welcome to mod_rewrite, the Swiss Army Knife of URL manipulation! This module uses a rule-based rewriting engine (based on a regular