Need help with rewrite rule

[Srikanth_Bodakunta]

Hi,

I hosted my site on Apache web server.

I wanted to redirect all the users request to a HTML page(maintenance page).

I used the below rewrite rule to do ths same.

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule .* /maintenance.html

The maintenance.html page contains an image.

When ever I try to access my site(during maintenance),I am being redirected to the maintenance.html page.But, I am unable to see the image.

Any help would be grateful.....

Thanks,
Srikanth Bodakunta

[Irithori]

You could create a directory "maintenance"
and then place maintenance.html and picture in there.

The Rewrite Rule would then work via negation
RewriteRule ! ^/maintenance/(.*) /maintenance/maintenance.html

Also, you might want to add maintenance.html to DirectoryIndex.

[Srikanth_Bodakunta]

Hi Irithori,

I have tried using the rewite rule you have suggested.But, it still does not work.

I actually wanted all requests to be redirected to the maintenace.html,except the image that I have tried using in the maintenace.html.

Below is the Rewrite rule
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule !^image.jpg /maintenance.html
RewriteRule .* /maintenance.html

Thanks,
Srikanth Bodakunta.

[Irithori]

That rule doesnt make sense
RewriteRule !^image.jpg /maintenance.htm

And my advice requires to have a directory "maintenance" that contains maintenance.html and the image,
as I have written.


If you do not want to have the maintenance directory,
then this might work

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/maintenance.html  [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/image.jpg  
RewrtiteRule ^/.* /maintenance.html

[Srikanth_Bodakunta]

Thanks a lot.....it worked for me.....

[Irithori]

Which version, if I may ask?