mod_rewrite: Pass the path & query string URL as a parameter

Question

I\'m using mod_rewrite to rewrite pretty URLs to a form supported by a Spring 2.5 application.

e.g. /category/cat1?q=x   =>  /controller?category=cat1&         


        

Answer 1

Is there a host header you can use? Sorry for being so vague, but last time I had to do this was using PHP (urgh, dont ask), and I think thats how we did it - eg REQUEST_URI (http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/mod_rewrite-variables-cheatsheet.html)

You also may be able to SET a host header in the rewrite (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html)

eg:

ReWriteRule /category/(cat1)?q=(x) /controller?category=$1&q=$2 [E=FOO:....]

(and no, I'm so totally NOT a mod-rewrite ninja)