rewriterule is working in conf but not in .htaccess

[twelve]

Hi,

if a user requests a file in the directory /foo in want the Apache to serve the requested file from /bar.

It works like expected When i use

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RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/foo/(.*)$ /bar/$1


in the configuration file of the virtual host.
But when i place the rule in a .htaccess file nothing happens.
In order to get it to work i have to change it (remove the / of /foo) to

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RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^foo/(.*)$ /bar/$1


Coult someone please explain that to me?

regards
Robert

[Sharley]

Hello Robert.

It is related to paths and the location of the .htaccess and configuration file of the vhost.

They are both in different locations and the vhost file that works is an absolute path starting with / so Apache knows to look in the web root (DocumentRoot) for directory foo.

The foo location path is relative to the .htaccess file which is already in the DocumentRoot so Apache looks for directory foo in the same directory as the .htaccess file is located.

Look up absolute and relative path meanings on the web for a more detailed explanation.

I hope this has helped a little.

Best wishes.