Re: [WebDNA] behavior of [thisurl] in the context of 'mod_rewrite'
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2012
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 108165
interpreted = N
texte = William DeVaul wrote: > THISURL should provide what is in the browser's address bar. This is > the requested URL. > > I just reviewed a link on a site I run on CentOS apache with a rewritten > url and THISURL. In v6.2, [thisurl] shows the pre-rewrite url even > though a rewriterule in apache handled it. This is what I'd expect. > THISURL should reflect what is in the browser's address line. > > If the rewriterule goes back the browser and makes a change like a > redirect, the browser's address line changes and so does THISURL. > > In short, a redirect changes the request in the browser and, > consequently, in THISURL. On the other hand, a server-side rewriterule > leaves the request alone for THISURL (and the browser). > > You're seeing something different I gather. I wonder if the rewrites > are identical between server and development? rewriterule is powerful > and can do redirects or server-side rewrites only. If a redirect will > work, that is usually preferred. > > Does that help? > > Bill My (simple) rewrites are identical, both in .htaccess, both on the same platform. Behavior is different between 6.2 and 7, such as Govinda posted. If you are seeing something different, post your code please. Donovan -- Donovan Brooke Euca Design Center www.euca.us
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William DeVaul wrote: > THISURL should provide what is in the browser's address bar. This is > the requested URL. > > I just reviewed a link on a site I run on CentOS apache with a rewritten > url and THISURL. In v6.2,
[thisurl] shows the pre-rewrite url even > though a rewriterule in apache handled it. This is what I'd expect. > THISURL should reflect what is in the browser's address line. > > If the rewriterule goes back the browser and makes a change like a > redirect, the browser's address line changes and so does THISURL. > > In short, a redirect changes the request in the browser and, > consequently, in THISURL. On the other hand, a server-side rewriterule > leaves the request alone for THISURL (and the browser). > > You're seeing something different I gather. I wonder if the rewrites > are identical between server and development? rewriterule is powerful > and can do redirects or server-side rewrites only. If a redirect will > work, that is usually preferred. > > Does that help? > > Bill My (simple) rewrites are identical, both in .htaccess, both on the same platform. Behavior is different between 6.2 and 7, such as Govinda posted. If you are seeing something different, post your code please. Donovan -- Donovan Brooke Euca Design Center www.euca.us
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