variable DirectoryIndex based on a cookie?

[jimoblak]

Would there be any way to push a variable DirectoryIndex through .htaccess based on a cookie stored on the client computer?

For example:

I have index.html with plain content and index-alt.html with extra content for a registered user.

Unregistered users without a cookie would receive the default index.html page when accessing

http://www.mydomain.com/

Registered users with a cookie would receive an alternate page (index-alt.html) when accessing the same web address.

My goal is to keep the same URL appearing in the browser's address bar but different content would display in the page. I can do this content switching easily with PHP and putting all content in index.php but I was wondering if the same effect could be achieved with Apache tricks on plain html pages.

- - picklefish - -
Why is everyone in this forum responding to me as picklefish?

 

[ericbrunson]

Sure:

if ( isset( $_SESSION[ 'yourvar' ] )
   include( 'basic-index.html' );
else
   include( 'extended-index.html' );

Or you could use redirects.

 

[ericbrunson]

There's a typo in there, but you can find it.

 

[ericbrunson]

Ooops, this is the apache forum and not the php forum.

I don't think you can without getting into a procedural language. I don't think server side includes can comprehend cookies, but I haven't read up on them lately, that would be my only other recommendation.