Mod Rewrite / htaccess Help

[nick-harper]

Hi Guys,

I am trying to make it so that my blog can be found at domain.com/blog/ and then the posts are domain.com/blog/blog-title/

I have used the below code but it doesn't seem to work:

RewriteRule ^blog/([a-z_0-9-]*)/([a-z_0-9-]*)$ blogpost.php?first=$1&second=$2 [L]
RewriteRule blog blog.php

 

[ii silver ii]

Try this..

RewriteOptions inherit
RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^blog/([a-z_0-9-]+)/([a-z_0-9-]+)$ blogpost.php?first=$1&second=$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^blog$ blog.php [L]

If it's wordpress you don't need to go through changing the .htaccess it can do it for you.

 

[nick-harper]

Thanks, that didn't seem to work

It isn't Wordpress it is custom. Wordpress would have been easier

 

[Drake]

Why dont you just install the guts of it into /blog, fire it up, and then set permalinks or whatever you call it in that.

You really should not have to force it with htaccess. And if you switch to Wordpress you can do what i said above easy.

 

[nick-harper]

The only reason I am forcing it is to make it show as /blog/ rather than /blog.php

I have it all coded already so I don't need to use WP I know it is possible but can't remember how I have done it in the past!

 

[ii silver ii]

RewriteRule ^blog/([a-z_0-9-]+)/([a-z_0-9-]+)$ blogpost.php?first=$1&second=$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^blog/$ blog.php [L]

You didn't say you wanted /blog/

That's the code to do it above so try that.

 

[nick-harper]

Thanks.

The /blog/ now works but the bit Blog Posts won't work/

It is strange.

/blog/test-post/

This it an example

 

[imkazu]

what's your post's URL before the rewrite ?
From the looks of your rule, you would need to pass an id of some sort

/blog/12/my-title/

which then directs to blogpost.com?first=12

 

[nick-harper]

It is just doing it via the page title.

The Post URL works fine when blog doesnt work, but then the blog works but the blogpost doesnt work

 

[Flash4Ever]

Maybe the second slash in the blog post:

RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^blog/([a-z_0-9]+)-([a-z_0-9]+)/$ blogpost.php?first=$1&second=$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^blog/$ blog.php [L]

 

[nick-harper]

Still no joy

 

[Flash4Ever]

Well, let's try to debug and simplify.
Replace '+' with '*' and add the Passthru flag to the rule (if you access the page without http:// in the URL).

RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^blog/([^/]*)-([^/]*)/$ blogpost.php?first=$1&second=$2 [PT,L]
RewriteRule ^blog/$ blog.php [L]

 

[nick-harper]

Thanks very much

I managed to get it working with:

RewriteRule ^blog/([^/]*)/$ blogpage.php?first=$1 [PT,L]

RewriteRule ^blog/$ blog.php [L]