2009/3/11 Steven Bower <dbcmaster@xxxxxxxxx>: > Hi- > I am using mod_rewrite to redirect from a sub-directory of my existing > domain to a new domain just for this section. > Here is my .htaccess file in /othersite/ (specific domains and paths > hidden): > <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> > RewriteEngine on > RewriteBase /othersite/ > RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://<myotherwebsite>.com/$1 [R=301,L] > </IfModule> > When I go to <mycurrentwebsite>.com/othersite/ (or any file within this > directory) it redirects perfectly fine. The strange part is when I go to > <mycurrentwebsite>.com/othersite (with no trailing slash), I get redirected > to <myotherwebsite>.com//var/www/<mycurrentsite>.com/web/othersite/. Apache > for some reason replaces the $1 with the local path, which is a major > security issue. I would rather not have my server paths revealed in this > way. [...] > I am running Apache Version 2.0.52 on CentOS 4.6 IIRC this issue is fixed in the 2.2 branch. Workaround: Put the rules into /.htaccess instead of /othersite/.htaccess with RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^othersite/?(.*)$ http://<myotherwebsite>.com/$1 [R=301,L] But anyway: Unless you're using other RewriteRules which may conflict with the Redirect directives provided by mod_alias, use mod_alias for such a simple redirection instead of mod_rewrite: Redirect 301 /othersite http://<myotherwebsite>.com Bob --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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