Comments on: mod_rewrite and APEX http://tylermuth.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/mod_rewrite-and-apex/ Technology with a focus on Oracle, Application Express and Linux Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:47:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Christopher Beck http://tylermuth.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/mod_rewrite-and-apex/#comment-1463 Christopher Beck Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:05:23 +0000 http://tylermuth.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-1463 Tyler, Couldn't the <b>[0-9]{0,}*</b> in Line 9 just be <b>[0-9]*</b> since * indicates "zero or more". Also, I don't see the ranges for 4, 40-49 and 400-499 represented?!?! If I read your current rules correctly Line 7 - the 4000s Line 9 - any number that does not start with a 4 Line 11 - any number thats start with 4 that is 40000 or greater How about this? # Change all 4000s to builder DAD RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}%{QUERY_STRING} /pls/apex/f?p=(4[0-9]{3}:.*) RewriteRule /pls/apex/ /pls/builder/f?p=%1 [R] # Change 4, 40-49, 400-499, or any number starting with 4 greater than 40000 to apex DAD RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}%{QUERY_STRING} /pls/builder/f?p=(4[0-9]{0,2}|4[0-9]{4,}:.*) RewriteRule /pls/builder/ /pls/apex/f?p=%1 [R] # Change all numbers not starting with 4 to apex DAD RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}%{QUERY_STRING} /pls/builder/f?p=(([1-3]|[5-9])[0-9]*:.*) RewriteRule /pls/builder/ /pls/apex/f?p=%1 [R] chris. Tyler,

Couldn’t the [0-9]{0,}* in Line 9 just be [0-9]* since * indicates “zero or more”.

Also, I don’t see the ranges for 4, 40-49 and 400-499 represented?!?!

If I read your current rules correctly

Line 7 – the 4000s
Line 9 – any number that does not start with a 4
Line 11 – any number thats start with 4 that is 40000 or greater

How about this?

# Change all 4000s to builder DAD
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}%{QUERY_STRING} /pls/apex/f?p=(4[0-9]{3}:.*)
RewriteRule /pls/apex/ /pls/builder/f?p=%1 [R]

# Change 4, 40-49, 400-499, or any number starting with 4 greater than 40000 to apex DAD
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}%{QUERY_STRING} /pls/builder/f?p=(4[0-9]{0,2}|4[0-9]{4,}:.*)
RewriteRule /pls/builder/ /pls/apex/f?p=%1 [R]

# Change all numbers not starting with 4 to apex DAD
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}%{QUERY_STRING} /pls/builder/f?p=(([1-3]|[5-9])[0-9]*:.*)
RewriteRule /pls/builder/ /pls/apex/f?p=%1 [R]

chris.

]]> By: Tyler Muth http://tylermuth.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/mod_rewrite-and-apex/#comment-1462 Tyler Muth Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:19:08 +0000 http://tylermuth.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-1462 Thanks to some feedback from <a href="http://christopherbeck.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Christopher Beck</a>, I changed line 9 such that it includes all numbers from 1-3999 and 5000-infinity. My original line only had numbers 100-3999 and 5000-infinity. Since it might be possible to create an app with a number less than 100, best to play it safe. Original line 9: <code>RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}%{QUERY_STRING} /pls/builder/f?p=(([1-3]|[5-9])[0-9]{2,}:.*)</code> New line 9: <code>RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}%{QUERY_STRING} /pls/builder/f?p=(([1-3]|[5-9])[0-9]{0,}:.*)</code> Note the change from ...{3,}... meaning "2 or more" to ...{0,}..., meaning "0 or more". Thanks Chris! Thanks to some feedback from Christopher Beck, I changed line 9 such that it includes all numbers from 1-3999 and 5000-infinity. My original line only had numbers 100-3999 and 5000-infinity. Since it might be possible to create an app with a number less than 100, best to play it safe. Original line 9:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}%{QUERY_STRING} /pls/builder/f?p=(([1-3]|[5-9])[0-9]{2,}:.*)
New line 9:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}%{QUERY_STRING} /pls/builder/f?p=(([1-3]|[5-9])[0-9]{0,}:.*)
Note the change from …{3,}… meaning “2 or more” to …{0,}…, meaning “0 or more”. Thanks Chris!

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