Re: ReDirect question

[Kurtis Rader <krader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 4:45 PM, James Moe <jimoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

----[ from the vhost file ]----
<VirtualHost *:80>
...
 <Directory "/data01/t-drv/websites/sma-v3">
     # Always use a secure connection
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} =80
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R,L]

That rewrite rule should retain the query string. Have you tested whether the .htaccess rewrite works if you make the initial connection over https?

Try adding another rewrite rule to the .htaccess. For example,

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} =testing=123

RewriteRule ^ . [F]

If you then issue a "GET /category/?testing=123" do you get a 403 Forbidden status in response?

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Kurtis Rader

Caretaker of the exceptional canines Junior and Hank