[eluser]Rick Jolly[/eluser]
Well that can't be your only rule, or all urls besides those starting with "system" wouldn't work. For example, you could use rules that look something like this:
Code:
RewriteCond $1 ^system [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?/$1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?/$1 [L]
Since "system" is a directory, if the first rule was last, it wouldn't get matched since RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d would be true. That says if the REQUEST_FILENAME is a directory, execute the rule.
Quote:What’s the difference between the two?
For you, probably nothing. But I think it is better to not use REQUEST_URI in .htaccess if your RewriteBase is a subdirectory - which apparently doesn't apply to you. Otherwise you'd have to include your subdirectory before the "system" in the REQUEST_URI RewriteCond. It's a subtle difference and only applies if you are working in a subdirectory and using .htaccess.
So I don't think the rewrite rule by itself was the problem. I suspect some other rule above it matched so that rule wasn't executed. The [L] means last - "if this rule matched, don't execute another".
Quote:Why would two rules be needed?
One rule must match, or your script won't be found.
