isapi_rewrite conversion

[d3z1gnr]

hi there, am using the opencart application which uses the following rewrite rules (for the apache mod_rewrite)...

Options +FollowSymlinks

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)\?*$ index.php?_route_=$1 [L,QSA]

this is very new to me, and was wondering if anyone could help converting to isapi_rewrite (version 3?). any help would be greatly appreciated.

mike

[d3z1gnr]

just while i am thinking, found this explanation of the first bit...

RewriteEngine on
This line starts the mod_rewrite module
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
If the request is for a real directory (one that exists on the server), index.php isn't served.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
If the request is for a file that exists already on the server, index.php isn't served.

[davidd]

Mike,

ISAPI_Rewrite version 3 uses the same syntax as mod_rewrite, so you will not need to convert anything for it to work. You will just need to remove the following line since that is an Apache directive dealing with symbolic links, which a Windows server does not have:

Options +FollowSymlinks

Simply place all of the other lines in a .htaccess file in your /wwwroot folder, and it should work fine as long as you are on a server with version 3 of ISAPI_Rewrite.

NOTE: The following post shows how you can test which version of ISAPI_Rewrite is installed for your site:
http://forum.hostek.com/showthread.php?t=147

David D.