Self-executing anonymous functions and MOD_REWRITE

[TomXampp]

I had begun a discussion of this on a different thread, but I've now found what seems to be the exact cause of my problem:

I have a file that relies on a self-executing anonymous Javascript/JQuery function to make the page's content appear. When I load the file directly, like this:

mysite/x.html

...then the page loads and everything displays. However, if I use even the simplest RewriteRule to fetch it without changing the URL, like this:

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RewriteRule ^g$ /x.html [NC,L]


...then the code is served to the browser when I enter:

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mysite/g

...(viewing the source confirms this) but the self-executing anonymous script function does not execute, and so only a blank page appears in the browser (there are no PHP errors, etc.; I've checked all of the logs).

However, appending an R flag to the RewriteRule, like this:

RewriteRule ^g$ /x.html [NC,L,R]

...allows the page to execute. The problem, however, is that "X.HTML" now appears in the URL bar; I want the "G" to remain in the URL bar.

How do I force MOD_REWRITE to allow self-executing anonymous functions to execute when the page is gotten by internal redirection?

[gsmith]

If the javescript inside the html file, doubtful you can.
If the javascript is in a separate file (like .js) that's included in the html with the script tag then you could treat that file separately with two rewrite rules, using RewriteCondition to not act on the .js in the main rule, then do the opposite in another rule that just acts on the .js file. Or simply just not act on the .js at all in the main rule if that is what is needed.

Rewriting is an art form, so much so it even has a website dedicated to it;
http://www.modrewrite.com/

[Nobbie]

I dont think its a question of mod_rewrite. Without having any knowledge about your coding, there might be a difference between HTTP_REFERER or somewhat else. JavaScript is executed by the browser (without any influence of Apache/PHP etc.) and a script is a script is a script - all Apache actions (like mod_rewrite) or any PHP code are already executed and finished, before the browser receives HTML/JS. Apache does not know anything about JavaScript, vice verse the browser does not know anything about PHP.

Seems you have a fairly complicated infrastructure and lost control of it...

[gsmith]

Good point Nobbie!