I put the "no_sketch.jpg" image in path "/mnt/data/pawebdata/docs/images/sketches" and indeed, every jpg showed the "no_sketch.jpg" image. The 302 didn't seem to do anything. Julie Kurpa >>> "Julie Kurpa" <jkurpa@xxxxxxxxxxx> 5/3/2016 11:34 AM >>> Yes there is an alias for the images specified in the vhosts.conf file. :) Alias /images/ /mnt/data/pawebdata/images/ <Directory /mnt/data/pawebdata/images> AllowOverride None Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> I can create the directory path "/mnt/data/pawebdata/docs/images/sketches" just to see if the "no_sketch.jpg" shows. But that couldn't be the permanent solution. I will also try the 302 thing. Julie Kurpa >>> Yehuda Katz <yehuda@xxxxxxxxxx> 5/3/2016 11:25 AM >>> The images have to be accessible somehow: Just to clarify, you said: - The DocumentRoot is "/mnt/data/pawebdata/docs" - The images are located in "/mnt/data/pawebdata/images" How does the browser ever load any image? Is there an alias directive somewhere in the configuration? Can you put the image at /mnt/data/pawebdata/docs/images/sketches/no_sketch.jpg and see if it works? You could try an external redirect instead, but I haven't tested that myself. I recommend making it a temporary redirect (302) rather than permanent (301): RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteRule \.(gif|jpe?g|png|bmp)$ /images/sketches/no_sketch.jpg [NC,L,R=302] - Y On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Julie Kurpa <jkurpa@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks Yehuda, > > I tried your suggested code already and have just retried it. The > behavior is that all jpg's are now not showing at all. > > From what I tell from the rewrite.log, it is pasting the DocumentRoot path > in front of the path to the "no_sketch.jpg" for all JPG references. > > The DocumentRoot is "/mnt/data/pawebdata/docs" > > Here's what the log shows is being used for the path to "no_sketch.jpg" > > /mnt/data/pawebdata/docs/images/sketches/no_sketch.jpg > > Note that I did not configure this Apache environment. I'm coming in > (inexperienced...but not dumb) with the assignment to show "no_sketch.jpg" > for missing JPGs in the /image/sketches path and having to work with > someone else's configuration. > So I'll try to give the best information I can. > > > Julie Kurpa > Sr. Systems Programmer > 119 W. Indiana Ave > DeLand, FL 32720 > Office: (386) 736-5960 x12875 > > >>> Yehuda Katz <yehuda@xxxxxxxxxx> 5/3/2016 11:02 AM >>> > On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 10:52 AM, Julie Kurpa <jkurpa@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > The sketches themselves are JPGs located within a directory on the Linux > > server. > > If the JPG for a property is found to be missing, I would like to show an > > alternate JPG called "no_sketch.jpg". > > > > > I've tried a gazillion variations of the RewriteRule and am now trying the > > Redirect. > > > > I'm completely at a loss. Here is what I have in my > > vhosts.d/non-ssl.conf file for this step: > > > > <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> > > RewriteEngine on > > RewriteLog /var/log/apache2/rewrite.log > > RewriteLogLevel 4 > > RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f > > RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} "\.(gif|jpg|jpeg|png)$" > > Redirect .* http://pawebdev1.vcgov.org/images/sketches/no_sketch.jpg > > </IfModule> > > > > You need to use RewriteRule, Redirect has nothing to do with RewriteCond. > Something like the following should be enough: > > RewriteEngine on > RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f > RewriteRule \.(gif|jpe?g|png|bmp)$ /images/sketches/no_sketch.jpg [NC,L] > > I also usually recommend not using the <IfModule> directive. If you want > this to work, you probably want the server to show an error if the rewrite > module isn't loaded rather than ignore the configuration. > > - Y > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx