Question

I have a .htaccess problem which is slowly destroying my sanity. In my project, I have a root folder with a 404.php in it, and an explicit subdirectory called signup. The subdirectory contains a file called index.php which performs processing. The project is using XAMPP under Windows 7.

The root .htaccess file contains the following:

Options +FollowSymlinks

RewriteEngine On

ErrorDocument 404 /404.php

The .htaccess in the signup physical subdirectory contains:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteOptions inherit

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/signup/page1$ [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) signup/index.php?page=1 [NC,L]

The rewrite log below seems to be deciding that /signup/page1 does not exist before the rewrite module can even check it. Does anyone have any ideas on what might be causing this issue?

10.1.1.201 - - [03/Dec/2012:15:06:58 +1100] [testsite.com/sid#463bd0][rid#4412b10/initial] (1) [perdir C:/workspace/project/public/signup/] pass through C:/workspace/project/public/signup/page1
10.1.1.201 - - [03/Dec/2012:15:06:58 +1100] [testsite.com/sid#463bd0][rid#4500fc0/initial/redir#1] (3) [perdir C:/workspace/project/public/] strip per-dir prefix: C:/workspace/project/public/404.php -> 404.php
10.1.1.201 - - [03/Dec/2012:15:06:58 +1100] [testsite.com/sid#463bd0][rid#4500fc0/initial/redir#1] (3) [perdir C:/workspace/project/public/] applying pattern '(.*)' to uri '404.php'

Answer 1

You must use RewriteBase like this in the .htaccess inside your signup directory:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteOptions inherit
Options +FollowSymlinks

RewriteBase /signup

RewriteRule ^page1$ /signup/index.php?page=1 [NC,L,QSA]