[wp-hackers] Help needed with two issues on established WP install

Vogel, Andrew (vogelap) VOGELAP at UCMAIL.UC.EDU
Fri Aug 25 14:55:01 GMT 2006


Here's the .htaccess I'm using:

# BEGIN Url Rewrite section
# (Automatically generated.  Do not edit this section)
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On

    RewriteBase /

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d [OR]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} gallery\_remote2\.php
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !/wp-gallery2\.php$
    RewriteRule .   -   [L]


    RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \ /d/([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)/([^\/\?]+)(\?.|\
.)
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !/wp-gallery2\.php$
    RewriteRule .
/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=%1&g2_serialNumbe
r=%2&g2_fileName=%3   [QSA,L]

    RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \ /f/([^?]+)(\?.|\ .)
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !/wp-gallery2\.php$
    RewriteRule .
/wp-gallery2.php?g2_controller=permalinks.Redirect&g2_filename=%1
[QSA,L]

    RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \ /v/([^?]+)(\?.|\ .)
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !/wp-gallery2\.php$
    RewriteRule .   /wp-gallery2.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_path=%1
[QSA,L]

</IfModule>

# END Url Rewrite section

# BEGIN worst-offenders
Deny from 194.165.130.93
Deny from 193.93.237.16
<additional entries removed for space>
Deny from 193.93.237.20
# END worst-offenders

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

-andrew vogel
Manager of Professional Programs
University of Cincinnati
College of Pharmacy 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com 
> [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of 
> Vogel, Andrew (vogelap)
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 10:54 AM
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> Subject: RE: [wp-hackers] Help needed with two issues on 
> established WP install
> 
> I made the change to httpd.conf and did "service httpd 
> restart". The site worked normally, so I went to 
> www.drewvogel.com/wp-admin/options.php and edited the 
> "permalink_structure" field to remove "/index.php", clicked 
> "Update Structure" to save changes. Just for grins, I did 
> another "service httpd restart". Visiting the site, I got a 
> non-WP 404. I went to
> Options->Permalink and clicked "Update Permalink Structure" with the
> same result -- a broken site with non-WP 404.
> 
> I went BACK to www.drewvogel.com/wp-admin/options.php and 
> added "/index.php" to the permalink_structure field and saved 
> changes. The site was still broken and I had to empty and 
> restore the database to get it working again.
> 
> I tried your plugin, but after activating it, the screen went 
> white and the only way to get it back was to delete the 
> plugin. Perhaps something is wrong in there?
> 
> -andrew vogel
> Manager of Professional Programs
> University of Cincinnati
> College of Pharmacy 
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> > [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Jamie 
> > Holly
> > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 9:04 AM
> > To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> > Subject: RE: [wp-hackers] Help needed with two issues on 
> established 
> > WP install
> > 
> > Change this:
> > 
> > DocumentRoot "/var/www/html"
> > # First, we configure the "default" to be a very 
> restrictive set of # 
> > features.
> > #
> > <Directory />
> >     Options FollowSymLinks
> >     AllowOverride None
> > </Directory>
> > 
> > To this:
> > 
> > DocumentRoot "/var/www/html"
> > # First, we configure the "default" to be a very 
> restrictive set of # 
> > features.
> > #
> > <Directory />
> >     Options FollowSymLinks
> >     AllowOverride All
> > </Directory>
> > 
> > That tells apache to process the .htaccess file. I don't know if it 
> > will make any difference. Your .htaccess file is being 
> processed, as 
> > evident by the output logs. It could be that the file was being 
> > processed, but Apache wasn't actually reading the output since 
> > overrides was denied.
> > 
> > I noticed you have it further down in the config file, but it could 
> > actually be that having it in there twice is screwing with apache.
> > 
> > Another quick test you can do is make a short and easy plugin that 
> > dumps the rewrite array. Just make a quick text/php file 
> with this in 
> > it:
> > 
> > <?php
> > /*
> > Plugin Name: Dump Permalink Structure
> > Plugin URI: 
> > Version: 
> > Description: 
> > Author:
> > Author URI:  
> > */
> > 
> > add_filter("rewrite_rules_array", keywords_createRewriteRules,10);
> > 
> > function keywords_createRewriteRules($rewrite) {
> > 
> > 	echo "<pre>";
> > 	print_r($rewrite);
> > 	echo "</pre>";
> > 	return $rewrite
> > }
> > ?>
> > 
> > Then upload it to your plugins and activate it. It will dump the 
> > rewrite array on the top of every page, so you don't want 
> to keep it 
> > activated long.
> > Try getting rid of the /index.php/ in your rewrite rules 
> then reload 
> > the page and make sure that the /index.php/ is gone from 
> the beginning 
> > of the rewrites. If it isn't then you got a query cache that is 
> > throwing the monkey wrench in everything.
> > 
> > 
> > Jamie Holly
> > http://www.intoxination.net
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> > [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf 
> Of Vogel, 
> > Andrew
> > (vogelap)
> > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 8:56 AM
> > To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> > Subject: RE: [wp-hackers] Help needed with two issues on 
> established 
> > WP install
> > 
> > Thanks for your attention and energy on this problem.
> > 
> > So, it seems that permalinks are actually working (even though they
> > don't) -- so that's not the problem.
> > 
> > I wonder if it might be something in my httpd.conf... 
> Here's the lines 
> > I think may be relevant... Can you take a look at them to 
> verify that 
> > I've got things correctly configured? Thanks!
> > 
> > DocumentRoot "/var/www/html"
> > # First, we configure the "default" to be a very 
> restrictive set of # 
> > features.
> > #
> > <Directory />
> >     Options FollowSymLinks
> >     AllowOverride None
> > </Directory>
> > 
> > # Note that from this point forward you must specifically ALLOW # 
> > particular features to be enabled - so if something's not 
> working as # 
> > you might expect, make sure that you have specifically enabled it # 
> > below.
> > #
> > <Directory "/var/www/html/cgi-bin">
> >         Options ExecCGI Includes
> >         AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl
> >         AllowOverride None
> > </Directory>
> > 
> > <Directory "/var/www/html/gallery2">
> >         AllowOverride Options FileInfo </Directory>
> > 
> > # This should be changed to whatever you set DocumentRoot to.
> > #
> > <Directory "/var/www/html">
> > # Possible values for the Options directive are "None", "All", # or 
> > any combination of:
> > #   Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks SymLinksifOwnerMatch ExecCGI
> > Multiviews
> > #
> > # Note that "MultiViews" must be named *explicitly* --- 
> "Options All"
> > # doesn't give it to you.
> > #
> > # The Options directive is both complicated and important.  
> > Please see # http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/core.html#options
> > # for more information.
> > #
> >     Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
> > 
> > # AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess 
> > files.
> > # It can be "All", "None", or any combination of the keywords:
> > #   Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
> > #
> >     AllowOverride All
> >     AcceptPathInfo On
> > 
> > # Controls who can get stuff from this server.
> > #
> >     Order allow,deny
> >     Allow from all
> > </Directory>
> > 
> > #
> > # Disable autoindex for the root directory, and present a # default 
> > Welcome page if no other index page is present.
> > #
> > <LocationMatch "^/$>
> >     Options -Indexes
> >     ErrorDocument 403 /error/noindex.html </LocationMatch>
> > 
> > -andrew vogel
> > Manager of Professional Programs
> > University of Cincinnati
> > College of Pharmacy
> >  
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> > > [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On 
> Behalf Of Jamie 
> > > Holly
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:43 PM
> > > To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> > > Subject: RE: [wp-hackers] Help needed with two issues on
> > established
> > > WP install
> > > 
> > > Everything looks good in the logs. They are both passing to
> > /index.php
> > > and nothing is stopping in the way.
> > > 
> > > ************************
> > > BROKEN
> > > ************************
> > > (2) init rewrite engine with requested uri /2006/05/01/quicklinks/
> > > (3) applying pattern '.*' to uri '/2006/05/01/quicklinks/'
> > > (4) RewriteCond: input='GET' pattern='^TRACE' => not-matched
> > > (1) pass through /2006/05/01/quicklinks/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] add path info postfix: 
> > > /var/www/html/2006 -> /var/www/html/2006/05/01/quicklinks/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] strip per-dir prefix:
> > > /var/www/html/2006/05/01/quicklinks/ -> 2006/05/01/quicklinks/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] applying pattern '.' to uri 
> > > '2006/05/01/quicklinks/'
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: 
> input='/var/www/html/2006'
> > > pattern='-f' => not-matched
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: 
> input='/var/www/html/2006'
> > > pattern='-d' => not-matched
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: 
> input='/var/www/html/2006'
> > > pattern='gallery\_remote2\.php' => not-matched
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] add path info postfix: 
> > > /var/www/html/2006 -> /var/www/html/2006/05/01/quicklinks/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] strip per-dir prefix:
> > > /var/www/html/2006/05/01/quicklinks/ -> 2006/05/01/quicklinks/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] applying pattern '.' to uri 
> > > '2006/05/01/quicklinks/'
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: input='GET 
> > > /2006/05/01/quicklinks/ HTTP/1.1' pattern='\
> > /d/([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)/([^\/\?]+)(\?.|\ .)' => not-matched
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] add path info postfix: 
> > > /var/www/html/2006 -> /var/www/html/2006/05/01/quicklinks/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] strip per-dir prefix:
> > > /var/www/html/2006/05/01/quicklinks/ -> 2006/05/01/quicklinks/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] applying pattern '.' to uri 
> > > '2006/05/01/quicklinks/'
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: input='GET 
> > > /2006/05/01/quicklinks/ HTTP/1.1' pattern='\ /f/([^?]+)(\?.|\
> > .)' => not-matched
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] add path info postfix: 
> > > /var/www/html/2006 -> /var/www/html/2006/05/01/quicklinks/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] strip per-dir prefix:
> > > /var/www/html/2006/05/01/quicklinks/ -> 2006/05/01/quicklinks/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] applying pattern '.' to uri 
> > > '2006/05/01/quicklinks/'
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: input='GET 
> > > /2006/05/01/quicklinks/ HTTP/1.1' pattern='\ /v/([^?]+)(\?.|\
> > .)' => not-matched
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] add path info postfix: 
> > > /var/www/html/2006 -> /var/www/html/2006/05/01/quicklinks/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] strip per-dir prefix:
> > > /var/www/html/2006/05/01/quicklinks/ -> 2006/05/01/quicklinks/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] applying pattern '.' to uri 
> > > '2006/05/01/quicklinks/'
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: 
> input='/var/www/html/2006'
> > > pattern='!-f' => matched
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: 
> input='/var/www/html/2006'
> > > pattern='!-d' => matched
> > > (2) [perdir /var/www/html/] rewrite '2006/05/01/quicklinks/' 
> > -> '/index.php'
> > > (2) [perdir /var/www/html/] trying to replace prefix 
> /var/www/html/ 
> > > with /
> > > (1) [perdir /var/www/html/] internal redirect with /index.php 
> > > [INTERNAL REDIRECT]
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > *******************
> > > working
> > > ******************
> > > (2) init rewrite engine with requested uri 
> > > /2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/
> > > (3) applying pattern '.*' to uri
> > '/2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/'
> > > (4) RewriteCond: input='GET' pattern='^TRACE' => not-matched
> > > (1) pass through /2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] add path info postfix: 
> > > /var/www/html/2005 ->
> > /var/www/html/2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] strip per-dir prefix:
> > > /var/www/html/2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/ -> 
> > > 2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] applying pattern '.' to uri 
> > > '2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/'
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: 
> input='/var/www/html/2005'
> > > pattern='-f' => not-matched
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: 
> input='/var/www/html/2005'
> > > pattern='-d' => not-matched
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: 
> input='/var/www/html/2005'
> > > pattern='gallery\_remote2\.php' => not-matched
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] add path info postfix: 
> > > /var/www/html/2005 ->
> > /var/www/html/2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] strip per-dir prefix:
> > > /var/www/html/2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/ -> 
> > > 2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] applying pattern '.' to uri 
> > > '2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/'
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: input='GET 
> > > /index.php/2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/ HTTP/1.1'
> > > pattern='\ /d/([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)/([^\/\?]+)(\?.|\ .)' => 
> not-matched
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] add path info postfix: 
> > > /var/www/html/2005 ->
> > /var/www/html/2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] strip per-dir prefix:
> > > /var/www/html/2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/ -> 
> > > 2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] applying pattern '.' to uri 
> > > '2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/'
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: input='GET 
> > > /index.php/2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/ HTTP/1.1'
> > > pattern='\ /f/([^?]+)(\?.|\ .)' => not-matched
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] add path info postfix: 
> > > /var/www/html/2005 ->
> > /var/www/html/2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] strip per-dir prefix:
> > > /var/www/html/2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/ -> 
> > > 2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] applying pattern '.' to uri 
> > > '2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/'
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: input='GET 
> > > /index.php/2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/ HTTP/1.1'
> > > pattern='\ /v/([^?]+)(\?.|\ .)' => not-matched
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] add path info postfix: 
> > > /var/www/html/2005 ->
> > /var/www/html/2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] strip per-dir prefix:
> > > /var/www/html/2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/ -> 
> > > 2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/
> > > (3) [perdir /var/www/html/] applying pattern '.' to uri 
> > > '2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/'
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: 
> input='/var/www/html/2005'
> > > pattern='!-f' => matched
> > > (4) [perdir /var/www/html/] RewriteCond: 
> input='/var/www/html/2005'
> > > pattern='!-d' => matched
> > > (2) [perdir /var/www/html/] rewrite
> > > '2005/06/02/funny-sign-in-new-york/' -> '/index.php'
> > > (2) [perdir /var/www/html/] trying to replace prefix 
> /var/www/html/ 
> > > with /
> > > (1) [perdir /var/www/html/] internal redirect with /index.php 
> > > [INTERNAL REDIRECT]
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Just out of curiosity - do you have some sort of query
> > cache running
> > > on your site? Perhaps that is causing the problem.
> > > 
> > > Also do you have any directories within your root directory
> > that could
> > > be causing a problem (ie. /2006/ or /2005/). Since you
> > sometimes get a
> > > standard
> > > 404 and other times get a wp-404, it is almost acting like it is 
> > > finding a directory and looking inside of there.
> > > 
> > > I would start by disabling any caching you might have 
> (query, apc, 
> > > wp-cache,
> > > etc.) and see if the problem persists. This is about all I
> > can think
> > > of at this point.
> > > 
> > > Jamie Holly
> > > http://www.intoxination.net
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> > > [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf
> > Of Vogel,
> > > Andrew
> > > (vogelap)
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:18 PM
> > > To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> > > Subject: RE: [wp-hackers] Help needed with two issues on
> > established
> > > WP install
> > > 
> > > It should be noted, however, that simply visiting the
> > > Options->Permalink page still breaks the site.
> > > 
> > > -andrew vogel
> > > Manager of Professional Programs
> > > University of Cincinnati
> > > College of Pharmacy
> > >  
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> > > > [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf
> > > Of Vogel,
> > > > Andrew (vogelap)
> > > > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 2:25 PM
> > > > To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> > > > Subject: RE: [wp-hackers] Help needed with two issues on
> > > established
> > > > WP install
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks for helping out so far, Jamie. I really do 
> appreciate your 
> > > > assistance!
> > > > 
> > > > I apologize for my ignorance, but I'm not sure what I'm
> > > looking for in
> > > > the rewrite log file, so I've posted the whole thing from
> > both the
> > > > working site (56K) and non-working (84K) configurations.
> > > > 
> > > > Here's what I did...
> > > > 
> > > > * I enabled the rewrite log on my functioning site and
> > visited the
> > > > main page and one article. The results of that test are here:
> > > > http://www.drewvogel.com/apache_rewrite_working.txt
> > > > 
> > > > Then, I...
> > > > * Went to http://www.drewvogel.com/wp-admin/options.php
> > and removed
> > > > the "/index.php" from the permalink_structure line and 
> click the 
> > > > "Update Settings" button.
> > > > 
> > > > * "service httpd restart" to restart Apache.
> > > > 
> > > > * I visited the main page and one article. The results of
> > that test
> > > > are
> > > > here: http://www.drewvogel.com/apache_rewrite_broken.txt. I
> > > received a
> > > > non-WP 404 when attempting to view the article.
> > > > 
> > > > On (an exciting) side note, I went back to 
> > > > http://www.drewvogel.com/wp-admin/options.php, re-added the 
> > > > "/index.php"
> > > > to the permalink_structure field, clicked "Update
> > > Settings", and did
> > > > "service httpd restart" and my site worked again -- I
> > > didn't need to
> > > > roll it back from the database backup! That's progress, 
> I suppose!
> > > > 
> > > > Please let me know how to proceed from here.
> > > > 
> > > > -andrew vogel
> > > > Manager of Professional Programs
> > > > University of Cincinnati
> > > > College of Pharmacy
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> > > > > [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On
> > > Behalf Of Jamie
> > > > > Holly
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:35 PM
> > > > > To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> > > > > Subject: RE: [wp-hackers] Help needed with two issues on
> > > > established
> > > > > WP install
> > > > > 
> > > > > At this point, I would suggest enabling the mod_rewrite
> > > log to make
> > > > > certain that mod_rewrite is fully firing. For some reason
> > > > it needs the
> > > > > index.php instead of mod_rewrite automatically appending the 
> > > > > index.php.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Jamie Holly
> > > > > http://www.intoxination.net
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
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