rewriting rule to include a GET variable 1

[nachenko]

Hi everyone.

I'm developing a site (PHP + MySQL) in a terribly limited server. For reasons too long to explain, I need to read a user cookie and given some conditions, include cookie variable in the URL. That is:

1 - read cookie
2 - then rewrite URL to include this variable.

I don't even know if you can read a user's cookie using a .htaccess file, then use this value to rewrite the URL. Then there is the other problem: write the Rewriting rule.

And believe me, this has to be done this way, the URL must be rewritten before starting PHP execution. The server belongs to a public institution and all decisions are taken by bureaucrats. This is the only solution I can apply given the technical limitations and bureaucratic restrictions I've been imposed.

Please help.

Thank you.

 

[feherke]

Hi

I don't even know if you can read a user's cookie using a .htaccess file

The cookies are sent in the HTTP request and reaching the HTTP request is elementary part o the processing.

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule (.*) $1?%{QUERY_STRING}&cookie=%{HTTP_COOKIE}

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html

Feherke.

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