htaccess gurus...

JanTM · 2003-09-05, 06:28 PM

I have this htaccess file in place at one of my domains...

AuthType Basic
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.amanogawa-sfm.com/ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://amanogawa-sfm.com/ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.amanogawa-sfm.com [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://amanogawa-sfm.com [NC]
RewriteRule /* http://www.amanogawa-sfm.com/index.shtml [R,L]

It is placed in a subdir on the server along with a bunch of Adobe PDF files and one html page with links to these PDF files. However when I click on the links to open the PDF files I get an error in Acrobat Reader saying "File does not start with %PDF". Removing the htaccess... and everything works fine. Whats up with that?

Cleo · 2003-09-05, 06:43 PM

I don't see any conditions in your rewrite rule.

This is what I use, I just put it in the root of all my domains,

RewriteEngine on
RewriteOptions inherit
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.yourdomain.com/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://yourdomain.com*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://yourdomain.com/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.yourdomain.com*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://yourdomain.com:80/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.yourdomain.com:80/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://yourdomain.com:80.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.yourdomain.com:80.*$ [NC]

RewriteRule .*[Jj][Pp][Ee]*[Gg]$|.*[Gg][Ii][Ff]$ http://www.yourdomain.com/bad.html [R,L]

JanTM · 2003-09-05, 08:29 PM

I placed a copy of your htaccess in my subdir... but it doesn't work

It doesn't work either if I place it in the root of the domain...perhaps something needs to be enabled on my server?

Cleo · 2003-09-05, 08:56 PM

Are you sure you are on a *nix server? If you are then they could have Mod_rewite disabled.

Are sure that you have your htaccess right, named ".htaccess" without the quotes. Uploaded it as plain text, you don't have the frontpage crap installed on your server?

JanTM · 2003-09-05, 09:15 PM

yeah I'm on a unix server... no Microsoft here.

All my .htaccess files are modelled after the one I posted in the first post and they work fine to disable hotlinking of my pics

Try this link
http://www.amanogawa-sfm.com/pensum/SFM%20Bronze.pdf

The htaccess is there right now - in place and spelled right

JanTM · 2003-09-05, 09:17 PM

LOL... of course when I click the link above it works fine

However... if I type the link directly into the url field... it doesn't??

Cleo · 2003-09-05, 09:23 PM

Do you have this line in your file?

RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$

That line is what lets you type in a url and get the content.

Here is one of my old htaccess files
http://cleogoodstuff.com/htaccess.txt

JanTM · 2003-09-05, 09:29 PM

Yeah I had that line... but its gone now.
Alas... that takes me back to my original error from Adobe Acrobat Reader "File does not start with %-PDF" ??

JanTM · 2003-09-05, 09:34 PM

Hmmm... but it appears it has something to do with that particular line. I inserted it again.

Now it is like before... htaccess works if you click my link above... but you can enter the url directly and get the document. However it also gets rid of the error if I click the link internally on my site.
Guess I'll have to live with that solution

Cleo · 2003-09-05, 09:45 PM

You do have to be careful of spaces or other invisible characters. The editor that I use can show all invisibles and I've found that it is often what doesn't normally show up that causes problems.

venturi · 2003-09-07, 08:05 AM

My guess, and it is a guess as I've not linked to pdf files so far, that it is a similar problem to linking to .wmv files. You are actually launching an external application and htaccess is interpreting the request from Acrobat as a type-in request. If my guess is correct, you'll probably need to drop a cookie 1st then have htaccess test for the cookie's existance before the surfer can load the pdf document(s).

Then again, I could be completely full of shit...

Carrie · 2003-09-07, 03:42 PM

The .htaccess that Cleo gave you only blocks jpg, jpeg, and gif files. Look at the last line where it specifies what file types to look for in the URL.
Have you added Pd Dd Ff to your Rewrite Rule (the last line)?

Cleo · 2003-09-07, 03:46 PM

I don't think he is trying to protect PDF files, not like you can hot link them anyway. I think he is having a problem with getting them to load while his image protecting htaccess is in place.

At least that is how I understood his posts.

JanTM · 2003-09-07, 08:07 PM

Thats two questions at once

Yes I added Pp Dd Ff to the last line of the htaccess.

What I am trying to accomplish is to have a protected area on my site. The protected area consists of one html page that has links on it to various PDF files. The only way I want people to be able to access the html page in this area is via a link that is on a closed section of a messageboard on the site. Does that make sense?

Cleo · 2003-09-07, 08:15 PM

Damn, I thought that your anti-hotlinking htaccess was messing with your PDF links.

Here you go,

AuthType Basic
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://.*cleos-porn-links.com:80/*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://.*cleos-porn-links.com/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://.*cleos-porn-links.com*$ [NC]
RewriteRule /* http://www.cleos-porn-links.com/adult-links/submit.shtml [R,L]

I use the above to protect my submit form. If you try to go to my submit form without first coming from my rules page it will kick you back to my rules page.

Surfn · 2003-09-07, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JanTM
What I am trying to accomplish is to have a protected area on my site. The protected area consists of one html page that has links on it to various PDF files. The only way I want people to be able to access the html page in this area is via a link that is on a closed section of a messageboard on the site. Does that make sense?

Not to me |rasta|

JanTM · 2003-09-07, 09:08 PM

But Cleo... the htaccess you just posted is identical to the one I originally posted (as far as I can see)... and that didn't work and hence I made this thread

Surfn... LOL
You will see things more clearly once you stop smoking weed, stop looking at big boobs, stop spreading gossup, stop making fun of people and stop running around. Of course then your life will be dull and boring... but you will see things clearly

Cleo · 2003-09-07, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JanTM
But Cleo... the htaccess you just posted is identical to the one I originally posted (as far as I can see)... and that didn't work and hence I made this thread

Yeah after I posted it I saw that, lol.

At least you know that it should work.

It basically is the same thing as protecting an AVS site so any of the examples that the AVS services give out should work too.

You are putting the PDF links on a HTML page and not just having a directory of PDF files right?

JanTM · 2003-09-07, 09:20 PM

Yes. Links to PDF files on a HTML page. Both the HTML page and all PDF files are in the same sub directory on the server.

2003-09-05, 06:28 PM	#1
JanTM Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some tang it would be you Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 446	htaccess gurus... I have this htaccess file in place at one of my domains... AuthType Basic RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.amanogawa-sfm.com/ [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://amanogawa-sfm.com/ [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.amanogawa-sfm.com [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://amanogawa-sfm.com [NC] RewriteRule /* http://www.amanogawa-sfm.com/index.shtml [R,L] It is placed in a subdir on the server along with a bunch of Adobe PDF files and one html page with links to these PDF files. However when I click on the links to open the PDF files I get an error in Acrobat Reader saying "File does not start with %PDF". Removing the htaccess... and everything works fine. Whats up with that? __________________ Tittius Maximus - Retired

2003-09-05, 06:43 PM	#2
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	I don't see any conditions in your rewrite rule. This is what I use, I just put it in the root of all my domains, RewriteEngine on RewriteOptions inherit RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$ RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.yourdomain.com/.$ [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://yourdomain.com$ [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://yourdomain.com/.$ [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.yourdomain.com$ [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://yourdomain.com:80/.$ [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.yourdomain.com:80/.$ [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://yourdomain.com:80.$ [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.yourdomain.com:80.$ [NC] RewriteRule .[Jj][Pp][Ee][Gg]$\|.[Gg][Ii][Ff]$ http://www.yourdomain.com/bad.html [R,L] __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft* Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2003-09-05, 08:29 PM	#3
JanTM Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some tang it would be you Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 446	I placed a copy of your htaccess in my subdir... but it doesn't work It doesn't work either if I place it in the root of the domain...perhaps something needs to be enabled on my server? __________________ Tittius Maximus - Retired

2003-09-05, 08:56 PM	#4
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Are you sure you are on a nix server? If you are then they could have Mod_rewite disabled. Are sure that you have your htaccess right, named ".htaccess" without the quotes. Uploaded it as plain text, you don't have the frontpage crap installed on your server? __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft* Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2003-09-05, 09:15 PM	#5
JanTM Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some tang it would be you Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 446	yeah I'm on a unix server... no Microsoft here. All my .htaccess files are modelled after the one I posted in the first post and they work fine to disable hotlinking of my pics Try this link http://www.amanogawa-sfm.com/pensum/SFM%20Bronze.pdf The htaccess is there right now - in place and spelled right __________________ Tittius Maximus - Retired

2003-09-05, 09:17 PM	#6
JanTM Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some tang it would be you Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 446	LOL... of course when I click the link above it works fine However... if I type the link directly into the url field... it doesn't?? __________________ Tittius Maximus - Retired

2003-09-05, 09:23 PM	#7
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Do you have this line in your file? RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$ That line is what lets you type in a url and get the content. Here is one of my old htaccess files http://cleogoodstuff.com/htaccess.txt __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2003-09-05, 09:29 PM	#8
JanTM Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some tang it would be you Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 446	Yeah I had that line... but its gone now. Alas... that takes me back to my original error from Adobe Acrobat Reader "File does not start with %-PDF" ?? __________________ Tittius Maximus - Retired

2003-09-05, 09:34 PM	#9
JanTM Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some tang it would be you Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 446	Hmmm... but it appears it has something to do with that particular line. I inserted it again. Now it is like before... htaccess works if you click my link above... but you can enter the url directly and get the document. However it also gets rid of the error if I click the link internally on my site. Guess I'll have to live with that solution __________________ Tittius Maximus - Retired

2003-09-05, 09:45 PM	#10
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	You do have to be careful of spaces or other invisible characters. The editor that I use can show all invisibles and I've found that it is often what doesn't normally show up that causes problems. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2003-09-07, 08:05 AM	#11
venturi No offence Apu, but when they were handing out religions you must have been out taking a whizz Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: An Oasis atop a High Desert Mesa Posts: 282	My guess, and it is a guess as I've not linked to pdf files so far, that it is a similar problem to linking to .wmv files. You are actually launching an external application and htaccess is interpreting the request from Acrobat as a type-in request. If my guess is correct, you'll probably need to drop a cookie 1st then have htaccess test for the cookie's existance before the surfer can load the pdf document(s). Then again, I could be completely full of shit... __________________ Please Re-Read The Rules For Sig Files

2003-09-07, 03:42 PM	#12
Carrie Are you sure you're an accredited and honored pornographer? Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 68	The .htaccess that Cleo gave you only blocks jpg, jpeg, and gif files. Look at the last line where it specifies what file types to look for in the URL. Have you added Pd Dd Ff to your Rewrite Rule (the last line)?

2003-09-07, 03:46 PM	#13
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	I don't think he is trying to protect PDF files, not like you can hot link them anyway. I think he is having a problem with getting them to load while his image protecting htaccess is in place. At least that is how I understood his posts. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2003-09-07, 08:07 PM	#14
JanTM Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some tang it would be you Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 446	Thats two questions at once Yes I added Pp Dd Ff to the last line of the htaccess. What I am trying to accomplish is to have a protected area on my site. The protected area consists of one html page that has links on it to various PDF files. The only way I want people to be able to access the html page in this area is via a link that is on a closed section of a messageboard on the site. Does that make sense? __________________ Tittius Maximus - Retired

2003-09-07, 08:15 PM	#15
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Damn, I thought that your anti-hotlinking htaccess was messing with your PDF links. Here you go, AuthType Basic RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://.cleos-porn-links.com:80/$ [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://.cleos-porn-links.com/.$ [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://.cleos-porn-links.com$ [NC] RewriteRule /* http://www.cleos-porn-links.com/adult-links/submit.shtml [R,L] I use the above to protect my submit form. If you try to go to my submit form without first coming from my rules page it will kick you back to my rules page. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2003-09-07, 09:08 PM	#17
JanTM Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some tang it would be you Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 446	But Cleo... the htaccess you just posted is identical to the one I originally posted (as far as I can see)... and that didn't work and hence I made this thread Surfn... LOL You will see things more clearly once you stop smoking weed, stop looking at big boobs, stop spreading gossup, stop making fun of people and stop running around. Of course then your life will be dull and boring... but you will see things clearly __________________ Tittius Maximus - Retired

2003-09-07, 09:20 PM	#19
JanTM Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some tang it would be you Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 446	Yes. Links to PDF files on a HTML page. Both the HTML page and all PDF files are in the same sub directory on the server. __________________ Tittius Maximus - Retired