Python+Flask+Cgi+Apache Rewrite?

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I have a problem similar to this question - I'm restricted to using 1and1 hosting, running cgi through virtualenv.

I have the following in my .htaccess file:

Options +ExecCGI

DirectoryIndex index.cgi

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/mypath/test/index.cgi/(.*)$ - [S=1]
RewriteRule ^/mypath/test/(.*)$ /mypath/test/index.cgi/$1 [QSA,L]

My index.cgi contains

#!/path/to/myenv/bin/python

from wsgiref.handlers import CGIHandler
from flask import Flask

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route("/", defaults={"path":''})
@app.route("/<path:path>")
def main(path):
    return "oh hai, mr. %s" % path


@app.route("/fnord")
def fnord():
    return "allo"

CGIHandler().run(app)

What I would like to be able to do is go to www.mysite.com/mypath/test/page-one and www.mysite.com/mypath/test/page-two. But right now all I can do is go to index.cgi or index.cgi/fnord. I can also go to /test/. What do I need to do to fix this?

Jon Lin · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-31 07:05:54Z

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Try removing the leading slashes in your rule's patterns:

RewriteRule ^mypath/test/index.cgi/(.*)$ - [S=1]
RewriteRule ^mypath/test/(.*)$ /mypath/test/index.cgi/$1 [QSA,L]

The URI has the leading slash stripped off when applying rules inside an htaccess file.

You can also replace the [S=1] with simply [L].

answered Dec 31, 2013 at 7:05

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Wayne Werner Over a year ago

Ahah - this worked + placing the .htaccess file in the root folder of the webpage, i.e. mv .htaccess ~/

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