mod_rewrite - Removing index.php from URL (in subfolder)

Question

I'm trying to get an API working (locally, for now), which lives in a subfolder. I've been trying every example I can find, but all are ending up in 404 errors.

I have this URL:
http://127.0.0.1/~owner/personal/api/v1/index.php/tasks

I want to be able to use this:
http://127.0.0.1/~owner/personal/api/v1/tasks

Eventually, it will become this:
http://api.mydomain.com/tasks

I just can't seem to get my .htaccess rules setup correctly. This keeps getting suggested, but does nothing:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php/$1 [L]

What am I missing?

Update

I have setup my virtual hosts to use http://api.local/ instead of the previously used addresses.

Accessing http://api.local/index.php/tasks works.

Accessing http://api.local/tasks does not.

Panama Jack · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-12 01:49:08Z

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Maybe part of your problem is your development environment. You are using a local server to do this on with several subfolders deep and I think it's messing with your .htaccess depending on the location.

If your .htaccess is in the root of your website http://127.0.0.1/.htaccess then it's not going to work properly.

Make sure it's in the same directory as your index.php file and make sure /~owner/personal/api/v1/ is your document root for your dev environment as specified in your apache config file.

Then you can test out your htaccess rules and see how they work. Your current rule should be ok providing /tasks won't be a real directory in the root.

On another note,

I always suggest using your real domain name so you could see how it works as if it were in production. You can do that by modifying your HOST file on your PC and the site will only available to you and you can access via yoursite.com. This quick easy guide will show you.

Try specifying the rewrite base.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php/$1 [L]

edited Feb 12, 2014 at 1:49

answered Feb 11, 2014 at 22:59

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Steve Over a year ago

I don't know why this didn't occur to me earlier. I have setup a virtual host on my machine, and am now pointing at api.local instead of the address being used earlier. I am still unable to get the rewrite rules to work, though, and the api is insisting on having the /index.php/ in there. The /v1 folder is set as root, and the .htaccess file is in there. No luck, though.

Steve Over a year ago

I just noticed the first part of your answer... Yes, it would end up being http://api.local/.htaccess... How does that change the rewrite rules in this case?

Panama Jack Over a year ago

Hmm, It shouldn't be needed but maybe try specifying the rewritebase. See my example in the update.

Steve Over a year ago

Thank you, it's finally working. .htaccess has always been a pain for me. I'm glad you were able to help nail this down.

Panama Jack Over a year ago

Been there before. No problem.

elixenide · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-11 22:13:43Z

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You are using the parameters of RewriteRule backwards. You need this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^/?(.*?)/index.php(.+)?$ /$1$2

This means:

if it's not a file
and it's not a directory
and it looks like / (optional), possibly some more characters, then /index.php, then possibly some more characters, go to the URL without the /index.php part.

Note that I deleted the [L] for now -- it means "if the URL matches this rule, don't apply any more rules." You say you want to keep transforming it into http://api.mydomain.com/tasks, so you shouldn't use [L].

answered Feb 11, 2014 at 22:13

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Steve Over a year ago

This seemed promising, but didn't work, unfortunately

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