Apache > 2.2.22 rewrite rule not working?
- by EBAH
since yesterday I'm trying to figure out how to fix the following:
running phpipam (http://www.phpipam.net/) with WAMP (Windows environment).
The problem I am facing is related with RewriteRule functionality, so forget phpipam for a moment and concentrate on few lines of code.
Here is the directory structure of my test website that emulate the first steps phpipam does (you can download http://goo.gl/ksvuGc):
C:\wamp\www\rewrite-tst\
C:\wamp\www\rewrite-tst\.htaccess
C:\wamp\www\rewrite-tst\index.php
C:\wamp\www\rewrite-tst\install
C:\wamp\www\rewrite-tst\install\index.php
It seems that the following rewrite rule in .htaccess doesn't work:
C:\wamp\www\rewrite-tst\.htaccess
# install
RewriteRule ^install$ install/ [R]
RewriteRule ^install/$ index.php?page=install
When opening C:\wamp\www\rewrite-tst\index.php the first step check the URL for "install" argument.
Since the URL is:
http://localhost/rewrite-tst
no arguments are supplied and the browser is redirected to:
header("Location: /rewrite-tst/install/")
At this point the browser opens the page:
C:\wamp\www\rewrite-tst\install\index.php >> http://localhost/rewrite-tst/install
Apache, thanks to C:\wamp\www\rewrite-tst.htaccess should intercept this URL and redirect to:
http://localhost/rewrite-tst/index.php?page=install
Here are my tries:
Win Apache 2.2.22: works
Win Apache 2.4.4: KO
Win Apache 2.4.6: KO
In the attached zip file you can also find two traces from apache RewriteLog which I can't understand very well.
Why Apache 2.4 doesn't work on Windows?
Is it possible that there's a bug on Windows version of Apache (2.4.4 and 2.4.6) or am I wrong someway?
Thanks for your help!!!
Evan
-- UPDATE 12 oct 2013
Now I'm really confused!
Working on Linux, Kubuntu 13.04.
Linux Apache 2.2.22: works
Linux Apache 2.4.6: KO
I guess there's something wrong in my rules at this point, or some change happened from Apache 2.2 to 2.4 ...
