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February 26, 2011
ashley76

mod rewrite question

when I click generate for the .htaccess code the only thing that generates is the following

Code:

RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /

I know that can't be it because it isn't telling anything rewrite stuff.

What am I missing?
February 27, 2011
pegasus

The Rewrite Generator bases its output on Settings > Options > VaultWiki: Server Settings. If you haven't changed these, then there is no rewrite needed.
February 27, 2011
ashley76

I really want something like this though...

Before - http://www.kordindustries.com/showwi...se_Classics_14
After - http://www.kordindustries.com/wiki/Z...se_Classics_14
February 27, 2011
pegasus

This is possible. Before the Rewrite Generator can give you the rules for this, you need to make the necessary changes to Settings > Options > VaultWiki: Server Settings.

Change the Wiki File Name to "wiki", and turn Simple URLs on.
February 27, 2011
ashley76

so when I enable simple URLs it breaks all the links. I get invalid forum.
February 28, 2011
tagman

Not to hijack the thread or anything but I have the same issue. I turned on simplify wiki links and inserted the corresponding code from the re-write generator into my .htaccess file but I am only getting "Invalid Forum specified" errors when navigating to the wiki. I know mod re-write works because I have vbseo installed and working.

Here is the code the re-write generator had me put in my .htaccess file.

Place the following in http://www.mywebsite.org/.htaccess

Code:

RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^showwiki.php?title=(.*)$ showwiki/$1 [L,R=301] RewriteRule ^showwiki/Field+Guide:(.*)$ showwiki/$1 [L,R=301] RewriteRule ^showwiki$ showwiki/ [L,QSA,R=301] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^showwiki/(.*)?$ showwiki_proxy.php [L,QSA]

In order to avoid a potential conflict with vBSEO, you should make the following changes to the same file.
Find

Code:

RewriteRule ^((archive/)?(.*\.php(/.*)?))$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]

Replace

Code:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !showwiki_proxy.php RewriteRule ^((archive/)?(.*\.php(/.*)?))$ vbseo.php [L,QSA]

Maybe there is something simple we are missing to get this to work properly?
February 28, 2011
pegasus

If you are getting invalid forum specified, then vBSEO is still hijacking the URLs. The first code box you posted should be placed above ALL rules that point to vBSEO.
February 28, 2011
ashley76

Totally confused now. My "generate" doesn't give me anything, but what I posted initially. I too have vbseo installed on my site. Any other ideas?
February 28, 2011
pegasus

Like I've said, you need to change VaultWiki: Server Settings to your desired settings before you run the generator. Yes, this will break all links, because your server doesn't have the rewrite rules for the settings you entered. After changing the settings, go to the generator, and it will give you the rules to fix the links.
February 28, 2011
tagman

Man, I'm so close to getting this! Really wish I knew more about .htaccess. I had a really hard time getting vbseo working the way I wanted because .htaccess was giving me trouble. Anyhow, I moved the vaultwiki rewrite rules above all the vbseo rules as you said. I can now acces my wiki. I can see the special pages and books and categories, but now when I try to go to a specific page I get a 500 server error.

For instance, I can now see http://www.pwckitsap.org/showwiki/Special:Allpages but when I click on one of the pages listed, I get the error.

Here is my .htaccess. Maybe you can see what I've done wrong?

Code:

# Comment the following line (add '#' at the beginning) # to disable mod_rewrite functions. # Please note: you still need to disable the hack in # the vBSEO control panel to stop url rewrites. RewriteEngine On # Some servers require the Rewritebase directive to be # enabled (remove '#' at the beginning to activate) # Please note: when enabled, you must include the path # to your root vB folder (i.e. RewriteBase /forums/) RewriteBase / Options -MultiViews RewriteRule ^showwiki.php?title=(.*)$ showwiki/$1 [L,R=301] RewriteRule ^showwiki/Field-Guide:(.*)$ showwiki/$1 [L,R=301] RewriteRule ^showwiki$ showwiki/ [L,QSA,R=301] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^showwiki/(.*)?$ showwiki_proxy.php [L,QSA] #RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.yourdomain\.com #RewriteRule (.*) http://www.yourdomain.com/forums/$1 [L,R=301] RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap_).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(admincp/|modcp/|cron|vbseo_sitemap) RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !showwiki_proxy.php RewriteRule ^((archive/)?(.*\.php(/.*)?))$ vbseo.php [L,QSA] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !/(admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/ RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php [L,QSA] RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]
February 28, 2011
pegasus

If you recently changed the encoding for Space characters via the VaultWiki: Server Settings menu, go to AdminCP > VaultWiki > Wiki URL Manager > Rebuild All URLs.
February 28, 2011
tagman

Tried that, but no luck. Any other ideas?
February 28, 2011
pegasus

When you create a new page, do you also get a 500 error after it's saved?
February 28, 2011
tagman

I just tried and yes I get the 500 error when it saves. I can see that it saved in showwiki/Special:Newpages. I can't seem to access the Book or wiki namespaces either. Only the special pages.

I also tried turning off the vbseo plugin temporarily. VW seems to work OK when vbseo is turned off.

With the plugin turned back on, I tried turning off only the forum redirect part of vbseo and I still get the error. I'm guessing there is something funny with htaccess still?
February 28, 2011
pegasus

For the part:

Code:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !showwiki_proxy.php

Does it make a difference if you use:

Code:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !showwiki_proxy.php
February 28, 2011
tagman

Doesn't seem to have helped.
February 28, 2011
ashley76

So here is my .htaccess file now after generating and making the changes...

Code:

# Comment the following line (add '#' at the beginning) # to disable mod_rewrite functions. # Please note: you still need to disable the hack in # the vBSEO control panel to stop url rewrites. RewriteEngine On # Some servers require the Rewritebase directive to be # enabled (remove '#' at the beginning to activate) # Please note: when enabled, you must include the path # to your root vB folder (i.e. RewriteBase /forums/) #RewriteBase / #RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.yourdomain\.com #RewriteRule (.*) http://www.yourdomain.com/forums/$1 [L,R=301] RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap_).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(admincp/|modcp/|cron|vbseo_sitemap) RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !showwiki_proxy.php RewriteRule ^((archive/)?(.*\.php(/.*)?))$ vbseo.php [L,QSA] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !/(admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/ RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php [L,QSA] RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L] RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^showwiki.php?title=(.*)$ showwiki/$1 [L,R=301] RewriteRule ^showwiki/DC_Wiki:(.*)$ showwiki/$1 [L,R=301] RewriteRule ^showwiki$ showwiki/ [L,QSA,R=301] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^showwiki/(.*)?$ showwiki_proxy.php [L,QSA]

I am still getting invalid forum pages when going into the wiki though...
February 28, 2011
pegasus

@tagman, in this case the problem is occurring after .htaccess or vBSEO. Your site seems to be having trouble fetching the contents of an article from the URL. If you PM me, I can debug the /vault files and get this working for you.

@ashley76, when editing .htaccess, make sure you place the generated rules above any rules for vBSEO.
February 28, 2011
ashley76

ah... let me give that a shot first!
February 28, 2011
ashley76

That did it pegasus! Thanks a ton!
February 28, 2011
pegasus

@tagman, after thorough investigation, the issue you are facing is a bug in vBSEO (which I have gone ahead and fixed on your site). Please report the following to them.

In vbseo/includes/functions_vbseo_hook.php, find:

Code:

if(!strstr($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'],$_SERVER['VBSEO_URI']) AND !vbseo_is_threadedmode())

Not sure why, but this throws a 500 server error on your server when: $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] is empty, and this is common IIRC.

To account for this possibility, the line should instead be:

Code:

if((!$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] OR !strstr($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'],$_SERVER['VBSEO_URI'])) AND !vbseo_is_threadedmode())
February 28, 2011
tagman

Thanks again Pegasus.

Here is the bug report I submitted to vbseo.
http://www.vbseo.com/f3/500-server-e...51/#post303702