If I use mod_rewrite to control all my 301 redirects, does this happen before my page is served? so if I also have a bunch of redirect rules in a php script that runs on my page, will the .htaccess kick in first?
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Yes, the .htaccess file is parsed before your script is served.
Adam Bellaire
2008-10-01 16:11:01
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When a request is made to the URI affected by the .htaccess file, then Apache will handle any rewrite rules before any of your PHP code executes.
Noah Goodrich
2008-10-01 16:11:43
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Hi!
htaccess is controlled by the webserver. This file will be taken in account before your PHP file.
For example, you could restrict access to a particular folder with your htaccess file. So, it have to be take in charge before your PHP.
Hope this helps.
vIceBerg
2008-10-01 16:12:45
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The .htaccess is performed by Apache before the php script execution. (imagine if the php script is executed and then the .htaccess make a redirection to another page...).
p4bl0
2008-10-01 16:13:27
Could you post a link to image?
Noah Goodrich
2008-10-01 16:43:48
edited to add the image attribution.
bmdhacks
2008-10-01 21:22:10
Interesting, I did not realize logging happened only after the response was delivered. +1 for finding that diagram.
Tim Post
2009-11-16 10:48:19
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You always can test this with the following command:
wget -S --spider http://yourdomain.com
With this command you see the who is responding to your request.
As all the others mentioned, .htaccess is first.
DrDol
2010-01-19 18:23:50