Hello, I've been going crazy over this problem and even though I've seen mentions of similar issues on this mailing list and elsewhere, I've just not been able to apply the recipes there to solve my issue. I have the following setup of a virtual host: <VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost ServerName example.com DocumentRoot /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site <Directory /> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None </Directory> <Directory /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews AllowOverride None Require all granted RewriteEngine On LogLevel trace3 RewriteRule ^wms/(.+)$ /cgi-bin/qgis_mapserv.fcgi?map=/home/geogf405/PROJETS/$1.qgs [QSA,PT,L] RewriteRule ^balades/(.+)$ http://example.com/qgiswebclient.html?map=/home/geogf405/PROJETS/$1.qgs # RewriteRule ^balades/(.+)$ /qgiswebclient.html?map=/home/geogf405/PROJETS/$1.qgs </Directory> ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/cgi-bin/ <Directory "/home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/cgi-bin/"> AllowOverride None Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews -SymLinksIfOwnerMatch Require all granted #Uncomment the next line to enable logging to a file #SetEnv QGIS_LOG_FILE /tmp/qgislog.txt </Directory> So currently, when I enter example.com/balades/moritz it rewrites (or actually redirects) to http://example.com/qgiswebclient.html?map=/home/geogf405/PROJETS/moritz.qgs. However, with that solution, it is the above URL which appears in the browser. I would like to be able to enter example.com/balades/moritz and keep seeing that URL but get the same result as http://example.com/qgiswebclient.html?map=/home/geogf405/PROJETS/moritz.qgs. This works perfectly with the first RewriteRule for wms. So I tried with the (currently commented) second RewriteRule concerning "balades": RewriteRule ^balades/(.+)$ /qgiswebclient.html?map=/home/geogf405/PROJETS/$1.qgs This just gives me a blank page in the Browser, no error message. Looking at the logs, the rewrite seems to work, but apparently then an internal redirect happens and everything is stripped from the URL: [Tue Apr 29 11:30:56.452602 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14753:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34876] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a64b50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] add path info postfix: /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/balades -> /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/balades/moritz.qgs [Tue Apr 29 11:30:56.452615 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14753:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34876] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a64b50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] strip per-dir prefix: /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/balades/moritz.qgs -> balades/moritz.qgs [Tue Apr 29 11:30:56.452623 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14753:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34876] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a64b50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] applying pattern '^wms/(.+)$' to uri 'balades/moritz.qgs' [Tue Apr 29 11:30:56.452636 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14753:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34876] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a64b50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] add path info postfix: /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/balades -> /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/balades/moritz.qgs [Tue Apr 29 11:30:56.452645 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14753:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34876] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a64b50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] strip per-dir prefix: /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/balades/moritz.qgs -> balades/moritz.qgs [Tue Apr 29 11:30:56.452651 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14753:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34876] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a64b50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] applying pattern '^balades/(.+)$' to uri 'balades/moritz.qgs' [Tue Apr 29 11:30:56.452673 2014] [rewrite:trace2] [pid 14753:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34876] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a64b50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] rewrite 'balades/moritz.qgs' -> '/qgiswebclient.html?map=/home/geogf405/PROJETS/moritz.qgs.qgs' [Tue Apr 29 11:30:56.452683 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14753:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34876] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a64b50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] split uri=/qgiswebclient.html?map=/home/geogf405/PROJETS/moritz.qgs.qgs -> uri=/qgiswebclient.html, args=map=/home/geogf405/PROJETS/moritz.qgs.qgs [Tue Apr 29 11:30:56.452715 2014] [rewrite:trace1] [pid 14753:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34876] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a64b50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] internal redirect with /qgiswebclient.html [INTERNAL REDIRECT] [Tue Apr 29 11:30:56.452771 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14753:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34876] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a64b50][rid#7fe67c675150/initial/redir#1] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] strip per-dir prefix: /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/qgiswebclient.html -> qgiswebclient.html [Tue Apr 29 11:30:56.452780 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14753:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34876] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a64b50][rid#7fe67c675150/initial/redir#1] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] applying pattern '^wms/(.+)$' to uri 'qgiswebclient.html' [Tue Apr 29 11:30:56.452786 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14753:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34876] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a64b50][rid#7fe67c675150/initial/redir#1] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] strip per-dir prefix: /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/qgiswebclient.html -> qgiswebclient.html [Tue Apr 29 11:30:56.452791 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14753:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34876] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a64b50][rid#7fe67c675150/initial/redir#1] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] applying pattern '^balades/(.+)$' to uri 'qgiswebclient.html' [Tue Apr 29 11:30:56.452795 2014] [rewrite:trace1] [pid 14753:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34876] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a64b50][rid#7fe67c675150/initial/redir#1] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] pass through /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/qgiswebclient.html When I add [QSA,PT,L] at the end of the RewriteRule, I get the same result in the browser, but slightly different messages in the log: [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466778 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] add path info postfix: /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/balades -> /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/balades/moritz [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466790 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] strip per-dir prefix: /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/balades/moritz -> balades/moritz [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466798 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] applying pattern '^wms/(.+)$' to uri 'balades/moritz' [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466809 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] add path info postfix: /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/balades -> /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/balades/moritz [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466816 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] strip per-dir prefix: /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/balades/moritz -> balades/moritz [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466824 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] applying pattern '^balades/(.+)$' to uri 'balades/moritz' [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466846 2014] [rewrite:trace2] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] rewrite 'balades/moritz' -> '/qgiswebclient.html?map=/home/geogf405/PROJETS/moritz.qgs' [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466855 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] split uri=/qgiswebclient.html?map=/home/geogf405/PROJETS/moritz.qgs -> uri=/qgiswebclient.html, args=map=/home/geogf405/PROJETS/moritz.qgs [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466863 2014] [rewrite:trace2] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] forcing '/qgiswebclient.html' to get passed through to next API URI-to-filename handler [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466869 2014] [rewrite:trace1] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c67a0a0/initial] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] internal redirect with /qgiswebclient.html [INTERNAL REDIRECT] [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466929 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c677368/initial/redir#1] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] strip per-dir prefix: /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/qgiswebclient.html -> qgiswebclient.html [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466937 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c677368/initial/redir#1] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] applying pattern '^wms/(.+)$' to uri 'qgiswebclient.html' [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466955 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c677368/initial/redir#1] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] strip per-dir prefix: /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/qgiswebclient.html -> qgiswebclient.html [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466964 2014] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c677368/initial/redir#1] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] applying pattern '^balades/(.+)$' to uri 'qgiswebclient.html' [Tue Apr 29 11:39:01.466971 2014] [rewrite:trace1] [pid 14957:tid 140627917055744] mod_rewrite.c(475): [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:34942] XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX - - [example.com/sid#7fe684a5eb50][rid#7fe67c677368/initial/redir#1] [perdir /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/] pass through /home/geogf405/qgis-web-client/site/qgiswebclient.html I have trouble understanding the entire process of internal redirection and rewriting. I imagine that this is some simple configuration (RewriteBase ?) that needs to be added/changed, but I just can't wrap my head around it. Could someone give me pointers to where to look for the solution (and yes, I've read though the page on mod_rewrite, but this hasn't put me on the right path, yet) ? Thank you ! Moritz --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx