www.domain.com/directory => directory.domain.com

[richardk]

On Monday when you use the PHP i gave you, you'll be able to see the variables that get sent to the script, and you'll be able to work out what mod_rewrite (or the script) is doing wrong.

[justanothernoob]

I don't know if I will be able to personally work out anything, since I don't know jack about mod_rewrite. But here's the results. Check out this too.


http://www.domain.com/

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Array
(
)

// Variables OK.


http://www.domain.com/alabama/

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Array
(
    [category] => alabama/
)

//  Variables OK here too.

http://alabama.domain.com/

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Array
(
)

// I would expect the "[category] => alabama" variable to be here too. But surprisingly this works.

http://www.domain.com/alabama/alabama-s ... partments/

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Array
(
    [category] => alabama
    [title] => alabama-state-departments
)

//  Variables look OK, but don't redirect when clicked.

http://alabama.domain.com/alabama

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Array
(
    [category] => alabama
    [title] => alabama
)

// what the heck??

http://alabama.domain.com/alabama-public-records/

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Array
(
    [category] => alabama
    [title] => alabama-public-records
)

// Now see, this  Variable looks right, but doesn't work...  I'm beginning to think the script doesn't display the correct data on the page because when the category is placed at the beginning of the URL, as a subdomain it's no longer a value of the query? Or does PHP extract query values before mod_rewrite?

http://alabama.domain.com/alabama/alaba ... c-records/

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Array
(
    [category] => alabama
    [title] => alabama
    [commentspage] => alabama-public-records
)

// This Variable is not right. The comments page should just be a numerical value. /alabama/alabama-public-records/2/ for example.

Edit: I've temporarily put the .htaccess file back to the way it was originally, since certain people wish to see the site working.

[richardk]

alabama.domain.com/alabama ... what the heck??

Why have you go two "alabama"s? I though you wanted to move the alabama, not repeat it. What were you expecting?

alabama.domain.com/alabama-public-records/ ... Now see, this Variable looks right, but doesn't work... I'm beginning to think the script doesn't display the correct data on the page because when the category is placed at the beginning of the URL, as a subdomain it's no longer a value of the query? Or does PHP extract query values before mod_rewrite?[/code]

The PHP should get it's values from the $_GET array, which is what you're seeing. Maybe it doesn't, ask the script author.

alabama.domain.com/

Ah. Replace the ".*" in the first RewriteRule with ".+".

Variables look OK, but don't redirect when clicked.

You want it to redirect to where, the sub domain?

// This Variable is not right. The comments page should just be a numerical value. /alabama/alabama-public-records/2/ for example.

Replace

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RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$ index.php?category=%2&title=$1&commentspage=$2 [L]

with

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RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$ index.php?category=%2&title=$1&commentspage=$2 [L]

and replace

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RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$ index.php?category=$1&title=$2&commentspage=$3 [L]

with

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RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/([^/]+)/([0-9]+)/?$ index.php?category=$1&title=$2&commentspage=$3 [L]

[justanothernoob]

Why have you go two "alabama"s? I though you wanted to move the alabama, not repeat it. What were you expecting?

Just as a test. I noticed that all of my links are absolute, such as:

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<a href="/alabama/alabama-public-records/">link</a>


but this will no longer work if the page is a subdomain.

You want it to redirect to where, the sub domain?

Actually, if the user clicks on a link while inside the subdomain homepage and it redirects them to that corresponding page back on the main site, thats okay. As long as they don't hit 404 on the subdomain index page its fine by me.

[richardk]

Actually, if the user clicks on a link while inside the subdomain homepage and it redirects them to that corresponding page back on the main site, thats okay.

Try

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<IfModule mod_php4.c>
    php_value session.use_trans_sid 0
</IfModule>

Options +FollowSymLinks

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.domain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?([^\.]+)\.domain\.com$ [NC]
Rewriterule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/%1/$1 [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{ENV:REDIRECT_STATUS} !^$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule .* - [L]

RewriteRule ^([a-z_]+)/([^/]+)/?$          /index.php?category=$1&title=$2                 [L]
RewriteRule ^([a-z_]+)/([^/]+)/([0-9]+)/?$ /index.php?category=$1&title=$2&commentspage=$3 [L]
RewriteRule ^([a-z0-9_-]+)/([0-9]+)/?$     /index.php?category=$1&articlespage=$2          [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*[^/])/?$                   /index.php?category=$1                          [L]

[justanothernoob]

Tried, failed. Sigh. You know I'm beginning to think that perhaps I should take the scripts authors advice. Which was that trying to do this is not a good idea.

[richardk]

Try replacing %1 with %2. Then it should redirect correctly.

You know I'm beginning to think that perhaps I should take the scripts authors advice. Which was that trying to do this is not a good idea.

The design of the script shouldn't break the redirect (the last mod_rewrite). But it could be the cause of the other errors.