This looks like a simple rewrite rule surely?On Wed, 2009-08-26 at 12:23 +0100, Andrew Hole wrote:
> Hi guys!
>
> Actually our web application has a retry mechanism based on http
> status code returned to client. Just an example:
> - An http request is made to http://web/software_A_folder/file.swf
> - if the file doesn't exist (http 404) on software_A_folder, the
> request is made in core folder: http://web/core/file.swf
>
> This mechanism is used on entire application: when a file doesn't
> exist on software_x_folder, a retry is made on core folder.
>
> In terms of Apache, this mechanism make always 2 requests (in case of
> file not found).
>
> What I want to know is if there are any option on Apache to handle 404
> status code without retry the request. When file not found, some logic
> will handle the 404 and return the file located on other folder.
>
> I appreciate your help.
>
> Best Regards,
> A.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/software_A_folder/(.*)
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/core/%1 -f
RewriteRule ^/software_A_folder/(.*) /core/$1 [L]
Cheers
Tom
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