apache .htaccess file on lighttpd

apache .htaccess lighttpd
Matt picture Matt · Sep 7, 2010 · Viewed 12.1k times · Source 
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^packed\.js$ pack.php?debug=0 [nc]
RewriteRule ^debug$ pack.php?debug=1 [nc]

That worked fine on apache in a .htaccess file placed in a specific directory. If I want to do this on lighttpd, do I have to add it in the config file or something?

Would I need to make any changes to these rules?

Answer

joschi picture joschi · Sep 7, 2010

lighttpd doesn't support .htaccess files like Apache httpd does. That's where the "light" in "lighttpd" comes into play.

You can, however, migrate these rules from Apache httpd's mod_rewrite to lighttpd's mod_rewrite. But be aware that the NC flag (case-insensitive matching) is not supported by lighttpd's mod_rewrite. If you are fine without it, you could simply use the following rewrite rules:

url.rewrite-once = (
    "^packed\.js$"  => "pack.php?debug=0",
    "^debug$" => "pack.php?debug=1" 
)

If you need the match to be case-insensitive, you'll probably need to invoke mod_magnet and a custom Lua script.

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