Apache <LocationMatch> regEx field

Question

I can't seem to set regex correctly for the directive.

The syntax is:

<LocationMatch regex> ... </LocationMatch>

I've tried many of the following to no avail:

<LocationMatch "^/(admin-media|connect|css|downloads|images|images-web|js)/.+$">
<LocationMatch "^/(admin-media|connect|css|downloads|images|images-web|js)/.+">
<LocationMatch "/(admin-media|connect|css|downloads|images|images-web|js)/.+$">
<LocationMatch "/(admin-media|connect|css|downloads|images|images-web|js)/.">

Basically, I'm trying to override my default handler to None for addresses that match http://mysite/css/anything, but with no luck!

I could try setting up <Location "/admin">, and so forth, but that's just bloating

Answer 1

Are you really sure that your problem is with the LocationMatch directive? All your examples seem perfectly valid to me. I suspect that you are barking up the wrong tree here.

Answer 2

Are you sure the regex is actually executed when placed inside a string ("") or is it treated as a literal?

Answer 3

Are you setting this in your .htaccess file or your global config file? The .htaccess file can't do LocationMatch

Answer 4

Do you have "RewriteEngine on" inside your VirtualHost directive? (and mod_rewrite enabled)