Hi. I'm trying to set up a simple rule in my httpd.conf as a precursor to some more complex rules I need to set up.
If I use this:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/test\.txt
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://127.0.0.1:8080 [R,L]
... then a request for /test.txt goes to port 8080, as expected.
But if I add a ! to flip the REQUEST_URI match, like this:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/test\.txt
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://127.0.0.1:8080 [R,L]
... then every request gets sent to port 8080, including requests for /test.txt. I was expecting text.txt to be allowed through because the RewriteCond would be applying the following rule to every request that doesn't match /text.txt.
What stupid, simple mistake am I making here? I Googled until I got dizzy.