Posted by Ed Mullen on 11/13/07 20:11

BootNic wrote:
> Ed Mullen <ed@edmullen.net> wrote:
> news:e7-dnTeEvLNua6ranZ2dnUVZ_v6rnZ2d@comcast.com:
>
>> Ed Mullen wrote:
>>> Jonathan N. Little wrote:
> [snip]
>>>> Very simple example...
>>>> .htaccess file
>>>>
>>>> RewriteEngine On
>>>>
>>>> RewriteRule ^(.*)\.html$ $1.php
>>>>
>>> Excellent. Thank you all. I do have the ability to edit the
>>> .htaccess file. I will go read more so as not to be quite as
>>> dangerous as I am now.
>>>
>> Well, that was interesting.
>>
>> Using the above RewriteRule I did a test. And the only way it works
>> is if I rename the calling .html file to .shtml. Which, obviously,
>> defeats the purpose.
>>
>> Is this something that can configured/over-ridden using the .htaccess
>> file? Or is it at the server configuration level (which I do not have
>> access to)?
>
> You could try to use RedirectMatch in your .htaccess:
>
> RedirectMatch 301 (?i)^(.*)\.html(.*)$ $1.php$2
>

Ok, that seems to be doing the trick! Thanks!

Now, how do I turn that off for a given folder on the Web server? Is
that possible? What would I put in the folder's .htaccess files?

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