mod_rewrite and two URLs

I can access my site from:



and:



I also want to use friendly URLs. However in the default friendly URL directives in the .htaccess file there is only one RewriteBase entry:



The [(base_url)] reflects the RewriteBase setting. My problem is that I need to be able to ensure that [(base_url)] is correct for both URLs. I.e. it is either "/" or "/~foo/". How can I achieve this? Any ideas?

Andy

Well, if the second case will only be used for SSL, there are lots of ways that you could separate out those two in .htaccess. I find that I always have to play around until I get it right, however. Check the Apache docs or search for .htaccess tricks.

You should be able to use
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 443
and
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80

or set up a Virtual Host for each.

Thanks Zap, that did the trick! Previously I tried using {HTTPS} !=on etc. but it didn’t work.

I now have just about all the pieces in place to allow selective encryption of MODx pages, based on a TV checkbox. I’ll clean it up and post it as a How To when I have finished it.

Andy

Oooooh! That would be a VERY nice trick indeed! I have been setting some pages for ShopX to https only in .htaccess, but it would be so much more user-freindly if it could be set via a TV (or by choosing a specific template).

Should have it finished in the next day or so. Only problem left is to ensure that a form on an encrypted page is POSTed using encryption, and I think I have an easy solution for that.

Andy

That shouldn’t be a problem, since MODx writes its URLs relatively anyway...

Yep, I found that out pretty quickly. Based on your suggestion I’m also going to allow template based encryption without the need for a TV, so you can choose which you want to use. Anyway, I now have it working just fine on a test site using a shared SSL certificate.

Andy

That’s excellent! It will be useful for a lot of different purposes, including ShopX, login screens, etc. I suggested using a template instead of a TV as the trigger because I tend to have an SSL template with an https base href and other specific SSL files (mostly to avoid partially-encrypted pages; I used to add Google Analytics SSL code in those also, but now the plugin can recognize that the page is SSL and add the correct links).

http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,9648.0.html

Andy