Yes, I tried this, but it didn't seem to make any difference .. with this in place there is no error but the cookie doesn't get set ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krist van Besien" <krist.vanbesien@xxxxxxxxx> To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, 13 August, 2008 5:13:28 AM GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, Portugal Subject: Re: Using variables with CO= in mod_rewrite ... On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 02:30, Gareth Bult <gareth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to be able to use a variable in a cookie setting for example; > > <VirtualHost *:80> > ServerName myserver > RewriteEngine On > SetEnv MYPATH "Hello_World" > RewriteRule . - [CO=COOKIEID:%{MYPATH}:.domain.com:120] > ProxyPass / http://myrealserver:8080/ > </VirtualHost> > > But for some reason environment variables don't seem to work. You access environment variables in rewrite rules in a different way. The correct syntax in this case is: %{ENV:MYPATH} Krist -- krist.vanbesien@xxxxxxxxx krist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Bremgarten b. Bern, Switzerland -- A: It reverses the normal flow of conversation. Q: What's wrong with top-posting? A: Top-posting. Q: What's the biggest scourge on plain text email discussions? --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Managing Director, Encryptec Limited Tel: 0845 5082719, Mob: 0785 3305393 Email: gareth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Statements made are at all times subject to Encryptec's Terms and Conditions of Business, which are available upon request. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx