[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #15083: Apache rewrite loop on subdirectory install

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#15083: Apache rewrite loop on subdirectory install
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 Reporter:  wpmuguru      |       Owner:                 
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new            
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Multisite     |     Version:                 
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:  has-patch      
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Description changed by wpmuguru:

Old description:

> If a requested file under the wp-content directory does not exist, this
> creates a rewrite loop for the file. Let's say {{{/subsite/wp-
> content/themes/theme-x/images/abc.gif}}} does not exist, then the rewrite
> that is invoked is:
>
> {{{RewriteRule  ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $2
> [L]}}}
>
> The first rewrite pass rewrites the url to {{{/subsite/wp-
> content/themes/theme-x/images/abc.gif}}} which also does not exist.
> However, the rewritten request still matches the rewrite rule because the
> question mark {{{^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?}}} makes it so the rewrite rule also
> applies to {{{/wp-content/themes/theme-x/images/abc.gif}}}.

New description:

 If a requested file under the wp-content directory does not exist, this
 creates a rewrite loop for the file. Let's say {{{/subsite/wp-
 content/themes/theme-x/images/abc.gif}}} does not exist, then the rewrite
 that is invoked is:

 {{{RewriteRule  ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $2
 [L]}}}

 The first rewrite pass rewrites the url to {{{/wp-
 content/themes/theme-x/images/abc.gif}}} which also does not exist.
 However, the rewritten request still matches the rewrite rule because the
 question mark {{{^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?}}} makes it so the rewrite rule also
 applies to {{{/wp-content/themes/theme-x/images/abc.gif}}}.

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