mod_rewrite

[houseronin]

need to know if I can use this in my .htaccess file:

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RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_USER} ^userx
RewriteRule ^/$ http://www.mysite.com/new/directory/userx/ [R]

RewriteCond %{REMOTE_USER} ^usery7
RewriteRule ^/$ http://www.mysite.com/new/directory/usery/ [R]
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what it should do is redirect a selected user to a predefined directory. I do not want to a standerd redirect due to mutiple users accessing the directory each with their own predefined base directory, and i do not want to use a cgi script so I can keep the stress on the system down, and I thought it would be cool to use mod_rewrite.


David Gutieirrez

[houseronin]

out of the spirit of hating posts with out happy ending I'll post what I got to work.

.htaccess
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AuthType Basic
AuthName "Protected"
AuthUserFile /home/my/.htpasswds/welcome_directory/.passwd

require valid-user

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_USER} userY
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.com/dir/subdirX/$1 [R]

RewriteCond %{REMOTE_USER} userY
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.com/dir/subdirY/$1 [R]

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anyone going to http://www.mysite.com/welcome_directory
will go to a selected directory depending on their

David Gutierrez