Mod-rewrite for css, js, html and directories in Apache/PHP

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I am using mod_rewrite in .htaccess. I can't figure out how to get the following done.

All css pages should go to /minify/?f=/styles.css
All js pages should go to /minify/?f=/js.js
All .txt, .gif, .jpg, .png files should open as they are
All other pages (eg: /page, /dir/page, /dir1/dir2/page) should go to /page.php
All other files in directories should open as it is (eg: /admin/login.php)

Edit: This is the code that I came up with. It's not elegant, and it fails sometimes. For eg: I can't get /admin/login.php to work. When I open that URL, it's going to page.php.

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(\.css|\.js|\.png|\.jpg|\.gif|\.txt)$
RewriteRule .* page.php
RewriteRule ^.*?\.css$ /min/?f=/styles.css [L]
RewriteRule ^.*?\.js$ /min/?f=/js.js [L]

Great. So anything you actually tried besides writing a list of requirements? How does your .htaccess look and where / how exactly does it fail? What ressources did you consult? — planetmaker
– planetmaker, Commented Nov 2, 2015 at 11:42
Apologies. I pasted the code that I came up with so far. It's not elegant and /admin/... pages don't work. I am hoping that you guys can help me with something better. — Castor troy
– Castor troy, Commented Nov 2, 2015 at 11:47

hjpotter92 · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-02 11:56:52Z

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Try the following:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.(css|js|png|txt|gif|jpe?g)$
RewriteRule ^ /page.php [L]

RewriteRule \.css$ /minify/?f=/styles.css [NE,L]
RewriteRule \.(js)$ /minify/?f=/$1.$1 [NE,L]

answered Nov 2, 2015 at 11:56

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Castor troy Over a year ago

I tried your code and it's working fine for all the URLs, except /. I get 403 Forbidden error for http:// website and http:// website/. It's working for http:// website/dir urls though.

hjpotter92 Over a year ago

@Castortroy The 403 is raised by something else.

Castor troy Over a year ago

I don't have a index.php file. It should also go to page.php. I removed all the code from the .htaccess and tried and it still throws 403 forbidden. So, I am guessing it's because of lack of a index file, but I do want them to be sent to page.php

hjpotter92 Over a year ago

You can add a custom rule @Castortroy like: RewriteRule ^/?$ /page.php [L]

Castor troy Over a year ago

Perfect !! You are a savior

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