It is not my API. But I will forward your comment to the developper! Thanks! Also thanks to Eric! I will go through "RewriteQueryString". On 2018/03/13 12:31:23, Frank Gingras <thumbs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Why is your API not using pathinfo? You could simply use FallbackResource > /app/controllers/ApiController.php then. > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 7:55 AM, Eric Covener <covener@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 3:51 AM, Anke.Wienecke@xxxxxxx > > <Anke.Wienecke@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have to admit that I am a total amateur concerning apache and its > > configuration. However, I am in the need to do so. In order to use an API > > to add data into an application which is running in apache2 I need to set a > > redirection. > > > > > > Everything what I found by now does not really help me, probably also as > > I do not know the syntax in detail and which files are really important. > > > > > > I have the Info how this redirection works in Nginx: > > > location ~ ^/api/v1/(.*)/?$ { > > > rewrite /api/v1/(.*)$ /app/controllers/ApiController.php?req=$1? last; > > > } > > > > > > In words what the redirection needs to do is that all requests that go > > to /api/v1/BLAH are redirected to /app/controllers/ > > APIController.php?=req=BLAH > > > > > > The "home" directory is: /var/www/html/elabftw > > > and the API stuff is in /var/www/html/elabftw/app/controllers/ > > > > > > I tried already something like that: > > > - creating a .htaccess file in /var/www/html/elabftw/ > > > - adding: > > > RewriteEngine On > > > RewriteRule ^/api/v1/(.*)$ /app/controllers/ApiController.php?req=$1? > > [R=301] > > > > > > ..but it does not work... > > > > > > I would be very happy and thankful for help - in which file > > (.htaccess??), do I need to write what... > > > > With mod_rewrite, you need to watch out for a few gotchas (that you > > unfortunatley walked right into) > > > > > > 1 - if you have access to the real conf, use it over htaccess. Rules > > go in your <virtualhost>. > > 2 - rules have a slightly different syntax in htaccess -- the leading > > prefix of the match is stripped off based on the htaccess location. > > Nothing ever starts with / > > 3 - if you want to capture the query string, you need to add a > > RewriteCond then use the %1 backreference. > > > > Probably something close here: > > https://wiki.apache.org/httpd/RewriteQueryString > > > > > > -- > > Eric Covener > > covener@xxxxxxxxx > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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