> Because the absolute path does not go anywhere near the "dummy" > directory which is where your .htaccess file is, so the .htaccess file > never gets read for that request. Aaaahhhhhhhh. OK. Thanks! That clarifies a *lot* of things - and makes perfect sense, too. It seems that I somehow got into the mindset that, since the image file was being requested from within a file located in the same folder as .htaccess, that .htaccess would apply against those requested files. However, this would mean that httpd would have to keep track of the referrers, which, I think, is what Tom warned me that I was trying to do but I misunderstood. If I've read it correctly, /docs/current/getting-started.html gives a summary of how the HTTP client/server relationship works and a very high-level overview of HTTP. The documentation may benefit from a diagram or 'sample conversation' between a client and server so that people new to httpd (like me) understand exactly what httpd does and, more importantly, what it doesn't do. I checked Safari and couldn't really find a book that explains httpd beyond how to install it on a particular system. Perhaps adding this theory to the Apache doc would help people like me get into the correct paradigm? If so, I'll try to 'repay' by suggesting changes to the docs unless someone can suggest a resource that I *should* have consulted first to help me understand how HTTP and httpd work. > Put your .htaccess file somewhere that it will actually be read for the > requests which you want it to affect. Which means that I'm right back to changing the VirtualHost configuration, but at least I understand now why it has to work this way. > BTW, you don't need mod_rewrite for this sort of redirection. mod_alias > would do just as well and be more lightweight and less confusing. Your > choice, however. I understand from the docs that Alias directives can't be used in .htaccess files. Is this correct? This inability is partly why I kept struggling with RewriteRules - the other was to force myself to practise regexes and advanced configuration. > All the best, > > Pete Much obliged and grateful. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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