mod_rewrite with javascript frameset

[paulx82]

Hi all. I have a javascript frameset which I think is screwing up my URLs using mod_rewrite or it may just be my mod_rewrite rule, I'm not sure.

The frameset:

document.write('<frameset id=&quot;TopFrame&quot; rows=&quot;20%,80%&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; framespacing=&quot;0&quot;>');
document.write('<frame scrolling=&quot;no&quot; src=&quot;top.php&quot; name=&quot;top&quot;>');
document.write('<frameset id=&quot;BottomFrame&quot; cols=&quot;21%,79%&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; framespacing=&quot;0&quot;>');
document.write('<frame src=&quot;content_sb.php&quot; name=&quot;left&quot;>');

document.write(&quot;<frame src='

http://&quot;

+ &quot;<?php echo $SERVER_NAME; ?>&quot; + &quot;/&quot; +

(location.search?location.search.substring(1):'content.php') + &quot;' name='right'>&quot;

document.write('</frameset>');


Using the rule:
RewriteRule content-(.*)-(.*)-(.*)\.php$ /content\.php?category_id=$1&subcategory_id=$2&item_id=$3

with a URL such as:

http://localhost/content-2-8-75.php

Everything works fine. The page doesn't open in the frameset, but that is what it's supposed to do.


with a URL such as:

http://localhost/index2.php?content-2-8-75.php

Everything works fine. The page opens in the frameset as it is supposed to do.


What I want is a rewrite rule that maps

http://localhost/content-2-8-75.php

to

http://localhost/index2.php?content-2-8-75.php,

so the page opens in the correct frame of the frameset.


I have tried the following rewrite rule:
RewriteRule content-(.*)-(.*)-(.*)\.php$ /index2\.php?content\.php?category_id=$1&subcategory_id=$2&item_id=$3

but it doesn't work for some reason, the page in the right frame ends up being &quot;content.php&quot; (location.search doesnt exist), either because of the javascript frameset or just the rewrite rule.

Could you please help me with this?
Thanks.

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[siberian]

If your getting the javascript error 'location.search doesnt exist' then it sounds like your problem is before rewrite even gets a hold of it. I would look there first.

 

[paulx82]

Hi siberian. I think you may be right about it being a mod_rewrite problem only. I forgot to mention before that I am running Apache 2.0.48 on Windows XP. I tried a few different rewrite rules including:

RewriteRule content-([^-]*)-([^-]*)-([^-]*)\.php$ /index2\.php?content\.php?category_id=$1&subcategory_id=$2&item_id=$3 [QSA,L]

but still no luck. I've also turned AcceptPathInfo on in my httpd.conf and turned MultiViews off, because apparently they can cause problems. I'm no expert with mod-rewrite, but maybe the log of &quot;mod_rewriting&quot; will makes some sense to you and you'll be able to help me with a solution, if you would be so kind.

(2) init rewrite engine with requested uri /content-2-8-77.php
(3) applying pattern 'content-([^-]*)-([^-]*)-([^-]*)\.php$' to uri '/content-2-8-77.php'
(2) rewrite /content-2-8-77.php -> /index2.php?content.php?category_id=2&subcategory_id=8&item_id=77
(3) split uri=/index2.php?content.php?category_id=2&subcategory_id=8&item_id=77 -> uri=/index2.php, args=content.php?category_id=2&subcategory_id=8&item_id=77
(2) local path result: /index2.php
(2) prefixed with document_root to C:/Apache2/htdocs/index2.php
(1) go-ahead with C:/Apache2/htdocs/index2.php [OK]

The discipline used to write things down is the first step in making them a reality.

 

[siberian]

I think rewrite is handling it fine, that log seems to indicate this.

I think I mentioned this before, I think your javascript is busted.