Apache - mod rewrite with virtual host question

Question

I have Apache 2.0 set up with a virtual host like this:

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerName wackystore
     ServerAlias wackyprojects
     Alias /media/admin /opt/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/$
     Alias /media /opt/DjangoProjects/wacky/media
     #mod_wsgi setup
     WSGIScriptAlias / /opt/DjangoProjects/wacky/django.wsgi
</VirtualHost>

I have our DNS set up so both "wackystore" and "wackyprojects" go to this server.

What I want to have happen is for mod rewrite to change the url for wackyprojects to wackprojects/tools.

Examples:

http://wackystore -> no change

http://wackystore/something -> no change

http://wackyprojects/ -> http://wackyprojects/tools

http://wackyprojects -> http://wackyprojects/tools

http://wackyprojects/something -> no change

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 12 '11 at 15:16

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Something like this should work:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^wackyprojects$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/*$
RewriteRule .* http://wackyprojects/tools [R,L]

"If the HTTP_HOST is wackyprojects and the REQUEST_URI is / or nothing at all, then rewrite the request to http://wackyprojects/tools and stop there."

answered Aug 12 '11 at 15:16

loopforever

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Wow that's so simple! Now why couldn't I figure that out from the docs :-( Thanks a bunch! – Greg_the_Ant Aug 12 '11 at 15:19
What are the [NC] and [R,L] for? – Greg_the_Ant Aug 12 '11 at 15:20
NC = no case (case insensitive), R = redirect, L = last (no more rules processed). See more here: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewriteflags – loopforever Aug 12 '11 at 15:21

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 12 '11 at 16:25

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Try this:

RewriteEngine   on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST}    wackyprojects [NC]
RewriteRule ^/$             http://wackyprojects/tools [L,R]

NC flag means no case
L - Last rule and R - force redirect

answered Aug 12 '11 at 16:25

quanta

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