modrewrites (different rewrites but same destination - is this possible) ?

[Andrew]

hi All,
is it possible to do this?

for instance:

http://www.domain.com/pdisplay.php?p...igrav&type=htm
to
http://www.domain.com/ps2antigrav.html

and

http://www.domain.com/gdisplay.php?p...igrav&type=htm
to
http://www.domain.com/g2antigrav.html

with a modrewrite:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)\.html$ pdisplay.php?pa ge=p2/$1&type=htm
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)\.html$ gdisplay.php?pa ge=g2/$1&type=htm

it basically works for the first one but not the second? Anyone know
why?
cheers,
Andrew

[Marco Zilotti]

Because the first rule is always true -> the both url ends with .html

you must add 1 more check in the rewrite rule, such as

ps2(.*).html$ pdisplay.php?pa ge=p2/ps2$1&type=htm
g2(.*).html$ gdisplay.php?pa ge=g2/g2$1&type=htm

Marco

[Andrew]

hi Marco,
thanks for replying, I'm a little confused as to what you mean by
adding another a rewrite? I think I understand why the first rule is
always true but where would I add that extra check in?

RewriteRule ^([^/]+)\ps2(.*).html $ pdisplay.php?pa ge=p2/$1&type=htm

cheers,
Andrew

[Marco Zilotti]

no no, the rule

RewriteRule ^([^/]+)\ps2(.*).html $ pdisplay.php?pa ge=p2/$1&type=htm

is correct, because you have added the 'ps2' before (.*).html (that is
'1 more check in the rewrite rule' of my previous post. Excuse me for
my bad english, i'm italian :D )

When apache look for a page, example
http://www.domain.com/g2antigrav.html

it find that both rules match :

RewriteRule ^([^/]+)\.html$ pdisplay.php?pa ge=p2/$1&type=htm
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)\.html$ gdisplay.php?pa ge=g2/$1&type=htm

but the first rule is follow.

In that rule
RewriteRule ^([^/]+)\ps2(.*).html $ pdisplay.php?pa ge=p2/$1&type=htm

http://www.domain.com/g2antigrav.html doesn't match, because the name
of the page doesn't start with ps2, so the rule is ignored.

with

RewriteRule ^([^/]+)\g2(.*).html$ pdisplay.php?pa ge=g2/$1&type=htm

the url http://www.domain.com/g2antigrav.html match because the name of
the page starts with g2.

[Andrew]

hi Marco,
thanks for your help but unfortunately that extra rule doesn't seem to
work? I'm not sure how to fix the error? Any chance of lending another
hand? :-)
cheers
Andrew

[Marco Zilotti]

mmm, test this rule:

insert the .htaccess file in you root

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^ps2(.*).html$ pdisplay.php?pa ge=p2/ps2$1&type=htm [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^g2(.*).html$ gdisplay.php?pa ge=g2/g2$1&type=htm [L,NC]

I use rules very similar in most of my website, and they work. Mmm, is
the rewrite engine enabled ?

[Andrew]

hi Marco,
thanks mate! It worked PERFECTLY!!!! :) Almost a month later and you
solved my dilemma! Thankyou thankyou! Merry Christmas Marco!
cheers,
Andrew

[Marco Zilotti]

Perfect :D