Re: UrlRewrite htaccess confusion

Rob Gould wrote: > I feel like I'm really close to a solution for the clean-url method in > htaccess. I've successfully got it now so that: > > > http://benchwarmersports.com/packages/basketball/2010/nba-all-star-game > > maps to: > > > http://benchwarmersports.com/packages.php?category=basketball&year=2010&title=nba-all-star-game > > > However, I'm finding that when I click on subsequent links from: > > > http://benchwarmersports.com/packages/basketball/2010/nba-all-star-game > > that I land in a strange url-structure where it replicates the packages > part of the url. > > Can someone tell me what I might need to change about my rewrite logic > to fix this issue? I'm getting lost in the world of base urls and > recursive rewrites... > It's hard to tell without seeing the link and/or what code you use to generate it, but off the top of my head I would say that it's not a rewrite issue. It seems to be an issue with using relative URLs in your links. If you are on this page (this is in your browser address bar): http://benchwarmersports.com/packages.php?category=basketball&year=2010&title=nba-all-star-game The browser will interpret all relative links like 'somefile.php' as: http://benchwarmersports.com/somefile.php But if you use your rewritten URL, then the browser will see relative links as one of the following (not sure which without testing): http://benchwarmersports.com/packages/basketball/2010/nba-all-star-game/somefile.php --or-- http://benchwarmersports.com/packages/basketball/2010/somefile.php This is because it is interpreting the slashes as path separators. You probably need to generate absolute URLs in your links. -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com