A tool to debug and test mod_rewrite (.htaccess) directives

Question

Although being a decent web developer, I and most of my colleagues always struggle with basic tasks when using mod_rewrite.

I read the manuals and understood most of it, however most skills I've learned in life are by doing. The trouble is, there's no easy way to debug the configuration. Most of the time if I succeed at configuring the .htaccess file it's by sheer random luck not by trial and error.

I realize one can read Apache error logs or pass rewriteRule results to GET parameters and present them in say, PHP files, but that's inconvenient and slow.

So, the question. Is there a tool for writing and debugging .htaccess directives?

Answer 1

unit testing tools won't be of much help here. look for functional testing tools.